Does anyone else have this problem with glasses or sunglasses, or is it just me?
Having done a couple of long runs, I am finding that my glasses wobble and slip, they end up rubbing on my nose, I get sore underneath them and sometimes spots too where they rub on nose/above eyes. I also seem to spend half my life straightening them up
Did consider some vaseline or something to stop the rubbing - but then they would probably slip about more! Have tried bending the arms to try and fit better, but it doesnt seem to help
Am I just odd?!
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Interesting, i'm considering purchasing a pair of sunglasses for use when running.
Maybe i should just continue to squint, i mean it is britain the sun aint going to be out that much
Unfortunatly I cant see the road without glasses, of some sort!
Maybe the sports sunglasses are better at not slipping?
I have to say I've never had this problem, either with regular glasses or sunnies - other than just getting a bit sweaty around the old nose bridge.
Perhaps get a friendly local optician to check the fit of your specs? Otherwise, try a retainer band - never used one myself though, I have to say.
Maybe I should get brave enough to try contacts....
sounds like I need to find time to get to an optician and get them wiggled with properly - and if that doesnt help resort to getting a band (used to have one for watersports) or finding some sport specific glasses
I never knew such a thing existed!
I wear glasses and have never had a problem.
I would suggest your glasses don't fit correctly
Mine dont move but they steam up in the cold and i cant see when its raining
LOL I have that too Hipps!
They steam up when I get too hot too!
I have two different pairs of prescription glasses - the newer ones are a tighter fit and less prone to moving about. The older ones fit, they're just a different shape.
I often wear a Buff headband thingy and then wear my glasses as normal - the Buff keeps them in place.
Plodding Hippo- Me too!
Nothing like running blind in to a rain storm for adding a bit of danger I suppose...
Hippo and Carly - me three!!
Can't wear contacts - eyes quite dry and I can't get the vision properly correct because (as an optician once described it) my "rugby balls are pointing in odd directions" (I have irregular astigmatism).
Solution: never run when it's raining! Sorted!
Hmmm
Me thinks there is a market for glasses with windscreen wipers....
yep
wouldnt run with contacts, cant get the sodds OUT of my eyes and it muight scrrew up a run
I only experience problems on offroad descents.
I have very poor eyesight, with astigmatism, and you can get contact lenses that correct this. They stay the same way up somehow or other. What you need are toric lenses.
I use Boots sunglasses, and they are light and don't slip or bounce (and don't cost nearly as much as Oakleys).
Be brave barking, once you'd tried them you'll never look back (so to speak!).
I have the running in rain/steaming up problem too!
Do have contacts, but mainly wear them for nights out as 1/ they're too much bother 2/ quite like how I look in glasses (at work anyway) 3/ don't fully correct my eyesight/astigmatism 4/ prone to conjunctivitis and ocular shingles - however, I am planning on wearing them on my first 10k in may - I'm hoping that not having perfect vision won't really matter - as long as I can still see the hordes in front of me
I have poor eyesight and astigmatism
I wear monthly conacts and while the vision is not as good as wearing glasses (and appraently never is??) its good enough for most things
I also have sundog sunnies and they are the dogs danglies
Hm, not heard of toric lenses, I may ask about them and see if I can get them for occasional use. I wouldn't mind so much about having perfect vision if I just wore them for racing, say.
I love my glasses to pieces, especially my brand new (expensive) designer pair, I'd never want contacts full time, but then I wouldn't want to fall in a pot hole and break them either
Depends on what sort of astigmatism and what sort of lenses.
Last time I investigated (about a year ago), daily disposable lenses were only available for astigmatism on a horizontal or vertical axis. Other wonkiness (like I've got) means you have to stick to monthly lenses, which are much less convenient because you need to have cleaning solution, cases etc, or compromise on the vision.
Things keep moving on though. Even the existing toric daily disposables have only been around a few years I think, so it would be worth asking your optician.
Of course there are other considerations such as whether your short- or long-sighted. If you're long-sighted, lenses are never going to give you vision as good as a pair of glasses can. And for some people, they just don't work at all.