New Store Spark is up and Running in Severna Park

Originally scheduled to open on Tuesday, the new Spark Running store ran to the finish line and opened about a week early on Oct. 26.

Owner , is excited to be doing business in Park Plaza and was proud that the Spark sign was installed earlier this week to make it official.

Running shoes, socks and specialty clothing for men and women line the walls. A state-of-the-art treadmill stands with special software to analyze a shoe's best fit by displaying its readings on a flat screen TV. 

What adds a particular charm though are the doors to the two dressing rooms. Each door depicts a hand painted running scene completed by one of Burman's close friends, Kelly Hays, a 2010 graduate of Salisbury University and a 2006 graduate of Severn School.

The scenes include friends and family on the sidelines, one is of Burman running, the other on the men's door is Brian VanCleave, president of the University of Miami's Triathlon team, who joined while Burman was president before graduating in May.

Burman reports that business has been brisk to date and Spark will have its official ribbon-cutting with the at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 at 558-D Ritchie Highway (near .