If you run and wear glasses

stpetegirl

What do you wear? Do you have special glasses for running? Do you have both regular glasses and sunglasses? I have some dreamless glades which are great because they are lightweight and stay on my face. my sunglasses are plastic and heavy and a slide down. I was thinking about getting some oakleys which would be more light weight and stay on. does anyone use transition lenses so you can run it day n night in the same pair?

Joenali

I wear a pair of Nike prescription sunglasses.

stpetegirl

part of what has me thinking of transitions is the fact that I often begin running before the sun comes up and finish when it's bright out.

Joenali

If I run in the dark I don't wear anything. I know! Safe right??

PittPurple

I just don't wear my glasses - I can sort of see without them and I have having things moving around, I run (well, jog anyway) with as little as possible

stpetegirl

Joenali:

If I run in the dark I don't wear anything. I know! Safe right??

omg, I am blind as a bat. Actually a bat could see better in the dark than me. I couldn't go three blocks without glasses. 

psyri

I wear contacts, but I always wear sunglasses if it is even remotely sunny. I have very lightweight polarized sunglasses (currently sporting the M Shades Cloak ... they were under $30 at Eastern Mountain Sports about a year ago). I used to have glasses with Transitions lenses. If I wore glasses full-time, I would get Transitions lenses again. I actually got contacts (years ago) specifically because my glasses bounced up and down when I ran.

mrs.spunky1508

DH has a pair of these. Admittedly, he wears them more for biking and kayaking (and takes the spare lenses with him in a case) b/c he hates running but he has taken them out on runs before.

http://www.switchvision.com/ 

StingShark425

I wear contacts - running in my regular glasses never turns out well. For sunglasses I wear Boston Bill sunglasses.(which are local to us)  they have nose grippies that dont slip - they are relatively cheap ($40 for polarized. not sure what non-polarized) would be.

wendyj

I have prescription Carrera sunglasses. I had Oakley's before this, but had to get new ones when my prescription changed. My vision's not too bad, so if it's a cloudy day, I usually run with nothing unless I already have my contacts in.

jennili

I just wear my glasses. I have an old pair I wear sometimes. If it's sunny, I wear a hat with a brim or just deal with sun in my eyes... I'm used to it!

epphd

jennili:

I just wear my glasses. I have an old pair I wear sometimes. If it's sunny, I wear a hat with a brim or just deal with sun in my eyes... I'm used to it!

me too.  I sometimes put in contacts for longer runs but I soooo rarely wear contacts anyway that it's kind of traumatizing.

suzannepdc

I just wore my regular glasses - although when it rained it was a huge pain b/c the rain, and then the humidity fogging them up!  This was one of the reasons I bit the bullet and got LASIK two months ago! 

I never ran with my sunglasses, but only b/c they were a little looser and I was afraid that would annoy me where my glasses were really no big deal (most of the time!)

HB's Girl

I wear nothing.  If I have to drive myself somewhere or will be hanging out before a race, I wear contacts. I will not hesitate to pull them out and toss them if they are uncomfortable.

JDSRunner

I have prescription sports sun glasses for running. My regular glasses slip down my nose when I sweat too much and it's almost always sunny here anyway. I'd like to get another pair of similar frames but with regular lenses for night running, but luckily since it's typically cooler in the evenings and thus I'm not sweating as much, it's not a huge problem.