FEBRUARY 2022 T3 59State of the art
You want buds that stay in, look good and deliver sweet music
to your ears. We may have just the things for you...
Running
earbuds
Words: Duncan Bell, Alex Cox Photography: Phil Barkeremories of festive wanton excess
lingering around your
midsection? Nigh-on two long
years of being essentially stuck
at home wearing hard on your physiology?
Hastily made new year’s resolution
weighing heavily on your psyche? Just need
a mental boost? We get it. The easiest,
cheapest and quickest way to both start
making a difference and gulp in mouthfuls
of fresh air is to get out and get moving, but
that’s no reason to leave the motivation of
technology behind.
A good pair of headphones can put your
coach in your ears, drive you forward with
your favourite tunes, or partially block out
the chaos of the outside world so you can
focus on boosting your pace or upping your
distance. And earbuds that put running first
are the answer.
Running buds are rarely fundamentally
different from other earphones, but they’reusually specifically engineered to stay in your
ears and not short out if you happen to sweat.
Don’t think this is something to avoid if
you’re not a regular pavement pounder,
either: running headphones offer a little extra
protection, but that doesn’t stop them being
perfectly usable even when you don’t have
your best trainers laced up. Even if you’re not
already in training, picking up a pair of
running buds may be just the motivation you
need to start clocking up those 5Ks.M