The 8 Best Running Sunglasses to Try Right Now

- Structured nose helps maintain airflow
- Secure fit
- Expensive
For outdoor sport eye protection, you can't go wrong with any Oakleys. These are beloved by runners, cyclists, and hikers, thanks to super secure fit, high-quality design, and expert lenses. The lens shape is wide enough to give you clear peripheral vision.
- Great price
- A ton of shape and color options
- Not as high-quality as some other options
Run clubs love Goodr sunglasses, and we're kinda into the whole thing. They make cheap, durable frames in fun shapes and colors, all of which fit snug to the face and do a good job of keeping the sun from ruining your eyes. For anyone looking to test the waters or who is prone to losing sunglasses, these are a great option.
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- Best fit-to-face shape
- Great for multisport
- Can be a bit hard to clean
Roka's SR-1xs are another favorite for runners and we think the make a great go-between if you want something to be both active and not in them. They are simple, semi-frameless with an incredibly lightweight design. The real standout is on the textured sections that ensure they won't slide down or bounce off.
- Feel lightweight
- Lenses don't feel flimsy
- Pricey
Nike's running accessories are the great equalizer: they can be played off as just truly sporty, or you can wear 'em like you're trendy as hell. These sturdy mirrored sunglasses are lightweight and come in fun colors, like this orange-red and royal blue.
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- Great price
- Preventative fog gap in the lens
- Tacky nose bridge
- Some say the fit is too close
Do these look like I'm heading out to play beach volleyball? You bet they do. And they aren't even designed for that, necessarily, but they perform well for most outdoor sports, including running and golf. They have a mask fit, tacky nose bridge, and space in the lens to keep airflow in and fogged-up lenses out.
- Pink and yellow colorways extremely good
- Super durable
- Pricey
If you're ready for a splurge kinda sunglass, District Vision makes extremely cool sunglasses that are both techy and futuristic. These pink lenses are standouts, of course, and we like the contouring for total visibility.
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- Cheap
- Wide lenses but not a mask fit
- Cheap
If you're not ready for the full running sunglass yet but want something that'll do, these baby blue polarized sunglasses have wide, fitted frames that offer more visibility than your standard sunglasses. The lighter frame color is also great if you don't like a lens that feels as though it mutes the world.
- Excellent mask shape
- Great lens colors
- Expensive
And TAG Heuer's sunnies, ones to wear while you're cosplay F1 racing. These are extra: the wide mask frame, the multicolored lens, the full-face fit. But that's kind of the name of the game here, isn't it? For a pricier but durable pick, these are it.
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