Earphones for Running

Muzza1875 · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:26

I have these - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SHS...K1YO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357327446&sr=8-1

At first i thought they were pretty quiet but turns out it was my mp3 player which broke a few days later after buying it from amazon a day before.
They are plenty loud and fit snug inside my ears also no chance of them falling out either as they are hooked shaped.

One More Solo · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:49

ScottehBotteh said:
Aldi are selling Tevion ones for 3.99 at the moment.

Look identical to sennheiser pmx80's apart from the branding.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/3-99-tevion-sport-gym-headphones-aldi-1433428#comments

Just picked these up, just the ticket for training.

Sash · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:15

One More Solo said:
Just picked these up, just the ticket for training.

Are you able to compare them with any higher end 'phones?

One More Solo · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:38

Sash said:
Are you able to compare them with any higher end 'phones?

They stay in my ears and are loud enough. As far as I'm concerned if you're worried about sound quality then you aren't working hard enough.

shadowcreaper · 4 Jan 2013 at 23:12

dont run with earphones

going to get flamed here but running with earphones is only for treadmill peeps.

If you run 2 a beat your body doesn't run naturally thus you never know how to relax into your own stride.

learn to run without first and know your own relaxed running style before using headphones if you must.

i say this as TOO many runners in my club run with them and none of them are getting better only getting injured due to running with ear phones.

Sash · 5 Jan 2013 at 10:24

One More Solo said:
They stay in my ears and are loud enough. As far as I'm concerned if you're worried about sound quality then you aren't working hard enough.

Previously mentioned that I'd be replacing my old earphones that I use day to day so I don't have to carry around running ones and day to day earphones

King85 · 5 Jan 2013 at 10:52

shadowcreaper said:
dont run with earphones

going to get flamed here but running with earphones is only for treadmill peeps.

If you run 2 a beat your body doesn't run naturally thus you never know how to relax into your own stride.

learn to run without first and know your own relaxed running style before using headphones if you must.

i say this as TOO many runners in my club run with them and none of them are getting better only getting injured due to running with ear phones.

Most people run with earphones without issue myself and all of my friends included. We've all improved massively so I'm calling bs on this.

lemonkettaz · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:28

I don't get the need to spend a load on "running headphones" one big waste of money.

For £10 there are more than enough headphones that a waterproof and come with clips etc.

Sash · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:33

lemonkettaz said:
I don't get the need to spend a load on "running headphones" one big waste of money.

For £10 there are more than enough headphones that a waterproof and come with clips etc.

Said earphones will be used for day to day use and also for running, I could carry around two pairs, cheap ones for running and then a good pair for use at work or travelling to work, but that would involve having to then carry around two lots of earphones.

lemonkettaz · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:34

Wow, what a burden

One More Solo · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:57

Sash said:
Previously mentioned that I'd be replacing my old earphones that I use day to day so I don't have to carry around running ones and day to day earphones

If you're going to spend money on a decent pair of earphones then the last thing I would do would be sweating all over them, the drivers etc will corrode eventually.

Nexus · 5 Jan 2013 at 12:10

I'd get a proper pair of headphones/earphones designed for sport.

As a couple of people have already mentioned the biggest problems of using normal earphones are:

- Unlike sports headphones, they won't have sweat resistance, so will quickly become a mess and may even clog up or corrode.

- Inear designs aren't great for running for two reasons.... one they restrict what you can hear which could be dangerous, secondly most inears tend to amplify body movements which is fine when sitting still or walking, but with running it can be a right pain.

The Seenheister Sport range is really good and has all kinds of different ear and band options depending on personal preference.
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_en.nsf/root/private_headphones_sport-line

SexyGreyFox · 5 Jan 2013 at 12:21

Take the advice of somebody who has run 8 marathons, countless half marathons and keeps on running now.
Since 1999 I have used these -

I also get the wire from a coat hangar and black tape it to the band so that during running the headphones don't slip a fraction of a mm.
I've tried all sorts but always come back to these.

One More Solo · 5 Jan 2013 at 13:41

Nexus said:
I'd get a proper pair of headphones/earphones designed for sport.

As a couple of people have already mentioned the biggest problems of using normal earphones are:

- Unlike sports headphones, they won't have sweat resistance, so will quickly become a mess and may even clog up or corrode.

- Inear designs aren't great for running for two reasons.... one they restrict what you can hear which could be dangerous, secondly most inears tend to amplify body movements which is fine when sitting still or walking, but with running it can be a right pain.

The Seenheister Sport range is really good and has all kinds of different ear and band options depending on personal preference.
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_en.nsf/root/private_headphones_sport-line

The ones with the EarFin style system have always worked well for me.