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Running with music: We love it, and we know plenty of others love it. One problem many runners encounter, however, is a lack of situational awareness that comes with covering their ears. One could fail to hear oncoming traffic, for example—not ideal if you’re crossing the road. Luckily, Shokz offers a remedy for the issue in a pair of headphones that conducts sound through the bones in your head rather than plugging your ears. It’s called the OpenRun Pro, and it’s $55 off following Amazon Prime Day.
Prime Day is a special occasion for Prime members looking to knock some big items off their wishlists this summer. Though the sale ended on July 17, this site-wide sale offered steep deals on everything from shoes to headphones to watches, and many of them have stuck around for the remainder of the week (or, potentially, even longer).
To be clear, plenty of Amazon’s deals aren’t worth your time—they’re either unsubstantial price cuts or they’re products we haven’t tested or wouldn’t recommend. That said, the OpenRun Pro’s current discount deserves special attention, because it’s our testers’ pick for the best overall set of running headphones. Additionally, if you’re looking for other lingering discounted gear we recommend, we’ve waded through the sea of sales to find everything worth your time and collected it on this page.
What do we love about Shokz’s OpenRuns? The easy answer is the brand’s innovative design that circumvents your ears, but there’s more to them than that. First and foremost, we found them surprisingly comfortable on runs up to marathon distance (even while we were wearing glasses), which was an initial concern of ours when we started testing them. It helps that the points of contact with our skin didn’t irritate us, and it’s also nice that these headphones weigh only an ounce.
If you tend to sweat heavily, you’ll appreciate that these headphones have an IP55 water-resistance rating, which gives you ample protection against your own sweat or the elements. We also got a 10-hour battery life out of ours after only 30 minutes of charging, meaning you can get a solid week of training in without worrying about how much juice you have left.
We’re uncertain how long this deal will last now that Prime Day is over, so time is of the essence. We strongly recommend giving this deal a look, as we haven’t seen a price cut this big on the OpenRun Pros all year.
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Adam Schram is an Assistant Editor of Commerce at Runner's World, though you might see his byline on Bicycling and Popular Mechanics, too. A lover of all things outdoors, Adam's writing career comes after six years as a bike mechanic in his hometown of State College, PA. His journalism experience is steeped in cycling and running gear reviews, and he's also a published creative nonfiction and satire author. When he's not writing, riding, or running, you can catch Adam at home mixing cocktails, watching Star Wars, or trying in vain to do the Sunday crossword. You can check out his latest work below.
Jeff is Runner-in-Chief for Runner’s World and the director of product testing. He has tested and reviewed running shoes, GPS watches, headphones, apparel, and more for nearly two decades. He regularly tests more than 100 pairs of shoes each year, and once had a 257-day streak running in different models. Jeff can usually be found on the roads, racing anything from the mile to a marathon, but he also enjoys racing up mountains and on snowshoes. When he’s not running, you’ll probably find him hanging from a ladder making repairs and renovations to his house (he’s also director of product testing for Popular Mechanics).
