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Hat vs. Visor vs. Sunglasses
sgonzalezblanco
Posts: 18 Member
I'm just wondering what everyone uses when running outside on a sunny day. Do you wear just one of the above three, or a combination? Also, do you have any suggestions of brands/models of hats/visors/sunglasses? Thanks for the help!
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I wear sunglasses when its sunny. I usually only wear a hat if it is rainy to keep rain out of my face. A hat makes me too hot otherwise.0
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I wore a straw hat for a race as a joke; I actually liked it! Kept the sun off my face and ears! I always wear sunglasses if the sun is out.0
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Just sunglasses. I have a hat but even though it's intended for running I feel too hot with it on. Haven't tried a visor.0
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Halo headband and sunglasses0
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BTW...OP... if you are in Minneapolis do you even get sunny days??0
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Breathable ball cap, keeps my short hair covered so I don't look like a total dork.0
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Nike brand visor (lightweight model) and sunglasses.0
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Nike featherlite cap in summer, I found sunglass bounce and get really uncomforatble.
Beanie in winter0 -
Hat always - great for sun or rain, keeps the sweat and my fringe out if my eyes. I find sunglasses either bounce of my nose and irritate me or start to hurt somewhere after an hour or so. The only time I would really like them is on sunny days when the pavement is wet - the reflection from the ground hurts my eyes!
As for type of hat, I wear a running cap from Adidas - super lightweight and washes and dries well.0 -
I wear Glasses, so my running glasses are also sunglasses. On hotter days or rainy days I wear a running hat, ball cap. It helps keep the seat from dipping in my eyes or the rain off my glasses.0
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BTW...OP... if you are in Minneapolis do you even get sunny days??
LOL! My husband and I actually got really sunburned on Sunday!0 -
I wear a hat only when its raining, usually I wear a lulu lemon headband, i find it absorbs my sweat better and i get less salt in the eyes! I never wear sunglasses either...i guess the sun just doesnt bother me, i'd rather have nothing on my face to be honest0
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hat and sunglasses with a strap for me so if it gets overcast I can let them hang down
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Almost always wear a peaked running cap. Before I began doing so I was concerned it would make me hot, but it's breathable and I don't feel any discomfort.
Aside from keeping rain off the face in the wet and sun out of the eyes during the 2 weeks of English summer, I also find that it acts as a bit of sweatband and keeps the sweat out of my eyes. This has probably become the main benefit for me.
One slight negative, when running 2 hours or more, the cap does get pretty wet (sweaty) and the benefit stops. I intend having someone swap it out for me half way thru my marathon next month.0 -
Hat. Does many things. Keeps rain out of my eyes. Sun out of my eyes. Sweat off my face. Good stuff. Though I look like a moron in a hat
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Hat only if it's raining.
Sunglasses always.
Visor if I'm ever an Ironman finisher.0 -
Sunglasses will also keep bugs out of your eyes.0
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Hat in the rain, or for runs where I know that my run will outlast the sunlight so sunglasses just become something I have to carry.
Sunglasses for daylight runs.
No to visors.
In the cooler temperatures I wear my Buff as a headband/ear warmer, or around my neck/mouth. . . when it's really cold but still sunny, I wear my sunglasses under my balaclava.0 -
Pretty much always wear a hat. That way my bald spot doesn't get sunburned. I have prescription running glasses that darken in sunlight; I wear those all the time unless it is raining; then I wear contacts. But I still wear the hat.
edit: Oh, and suggestions: I like Brooks running caps, and my running glasses are Rudy Project Horus -- I believe you can get them as "just sunglasses" as well. There is never any problem with bounce or sliding off with these glasses.0 -
None of the above a hat sometimes if it's raining or I'm having a bad hair day. It's about just running and getting it over...lol0
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For my last race (see profile picture) I wore a ball cap with sunglasses (bought from dollar store). Over the weekend I got a head lamp and now wear that each morning or night with same ball cap. Other than that, I went bare.
I should switch out my ball cap because it is starting to get pretty moist when worn every day.0 -
I don't wear any of the above. I really should wear my spectacles more though, probably I'd not get lost if I do..0
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Sunglasses are as required as my shoes are on all but the dreariest days.0
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With over 300 days of sunshine in Colorado, I pretty much always run with sunglasses unless it's raining out (which is very rare).
I am not a hat person - but I do wear a visor a lot of the time as well - I've found it helps keep my sunglasses from falling down my nose, haha.
As for brand, I really like the "headsweats" visor I just bought recently - it's got a built-in thin sweat band along the front which is nice and supposedly you can throw them in the washer and they won't lose their shape (but I haven't tried thatyet).0 -
I wear a bandana religiously along with sunglasses couldnt imagine running w/o them...I like the bandana to help with the sweat rolling down my face ((life saver)...so bummed when I forget it0
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Sunglasses only - $9.99 fake Ray Bans that I picked up at Walgreens.0
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Got some awesome sunglasses from REI that don't bounce and will even stay on the top of my head if I don't need them. We get a lot of bugs on the trails here, so I usually wear them even if it's not sunny. It seems like a hat or visor would be annoying.0
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I wear a hat most of the time b/c my hair is very fine and my scalp burns. I wear either a Brooks hat or one from REI. I thought they would make me too hot, but they seem to be fine. I don't think I've run in anything hotter than 90 degrees, though. Both these hats are made with wicking materials. They fit my head right, and hold my hair up in a pony-tail (not all hats fit the same). My teenaged son thinks I look really good in hats - I never wore them before running. The biggest thing for me in not overheating is that I need to keep my shoulders bare - unless it's under 35 degrees out. I will get arm sleeves this year to wear with my tanks b/c I spent too much time last winter pulling my long-sleeved tops off before I had gotten a mile into my runs.
I also wear sunglasses. If you get them to fit right, they shouldn't slip around too much. I put them on my cap if I don't need them, or attach them to my waist somehow. I wear them on most runs b/c I want to protect my eyes.0 -
I wear contacts with a pair of Oakley Radars I picked up in the sale. they are very comfy, don't bounce around and I've even found when I was doing a trail run that went into a woodland and got gloomy that I can push them to the top of my head and they stay in place. They also have some sort of coating that means water runs off quicker.0
