Recommend a pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds for running

I'd look for open ear ones like aftershokz, highly recommended

For some reason I really like the very cheap "over the ear sports" ones. I mostly listen to podcasts too on long runs.

Unfortunately they do not seem to last more than 6 months. Usually after about 6 months one of them will suddenly lose about half of its maximum volume. I still use the single working ones around the house - not running - as I prefer not to use 2 headphones at home anyway. So I am still getting good use out of those!

But they are so cheap at under 20 euro that I am happy to order a new set every 6 months. Especially as I now have 3 charging boxes from the headphones that stopped working so I never run out of charging cases.

The ones I kept buying are:

I found the sound fine and they really stayed perfectly in my ears while running and never came out. And if I needed to hear something I could pop the bud out of my ear with a flick and leave it hanging on my ear. Which is useful to keep hands free.

I also found them really comfortable to the point I went looking for them one evening for about 5 minutes before I realized they were actually in my ears.

Due to black Friday someone bought me and gifted me a different set which I will probably use tomorrow morning. Slightly more expensive but they were at 65% off so a friend bought them as a surprise for me. Perfect timing as my Donertons are just over 6 months old and like clockwork the right ear has suddenly lost half the volume again :)

I can report back tomorrow on whether I liked them more or less than my usual ones if you like.

Jabba elite 4. I'm on 2nd set, solely because I put first ones in the washing machine

https://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headphones/headphones/all-headphones/wireless-headphones/jabra-elite-4-true-wireless-in-ear-earbuds-navy.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAjfyqBhAsEiwA-UdzJDWh0s_HLsDRcqKObYOREP4dgWKaZhTd4Uv94O5ztcnTstvZbvjLHxoCUPkQAvD_BwE

The new headphones I mentioned above seem good. Tighter fit. Better buttons and the LED battery counter is good. I think I would not pay the full price for them. But for the 66% off Black Friday price - they seem pretty perfect for my running needs anyway.

I used to wear the earbuds when I first started running and have lost at least 2 or 3. They were only cheap so I could kind of live with that. I did get a pair of the Sony WF-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones and lost a couple of lives when I dropped one whilst running at night. I was luckily enough to find it but I took them back to the shop then next day and replaced them with a pair of Shokz open runs. The Shokz stopped working after 10 months and I am currently in the process of trying to get them replaced.

I have these and found them great, cheap as chips and good battery life.

I prefer the loop over ear because mine keep falling out otherwise.

I have just had a second set of Shokz OpenRun Pro replaced under warranty. The first lasted 13 months and the second 4.

With the first pair, the sound on the left side was operating at about 20% of the volume of the right, and with the second set it was the opposite - the left side was about 10% of the left.

I fully expect this third set will stop working by year end and with it being out of the 2 year warranty period, there is no way I can justify buying a replacement pair.

I’ve a pair of Shokz openRun and they’re grand for running. Have them nearly a year. Hopefully they don’t cause issues like other posters.

I also have a pair of plantronics backbeat fit. I have them years now (pre Covid). Sound quality is much better than the Shockz but they don’t let as much ambient noise is (but still ok).

I go with the Shokz usually because it means I can hear the traffic perfectly if I’m running on a hard shoulder or where there’s no footpath etc.