Wouldn’t recommend for running - Zeal Optics Idyllwild Sunglasses

I bought these sunglasses to wear for running, thinking that they would stay on my face better than the crappy sunglasses I normally wear, while looking better than your everyday, super-streamlined sport-glasses. I also wanted polarized lenses because the world just looks cooler when viewed through them. No really.

Anyway, once I got them in the mail and put them on my face, the glasses looked... okay. Yes, better than anything Lance Armstrong has worn, but still not quiet my thing. But the main question still remained: Would they stay on my face during a run? So I took them on a 6 mile trail run and here are the results:

- Once I worked up a sweat, they consistently slid down my nose, even while running at an easy pace.

- The thick frames tended to partially block my view of the trail, and as things got a little rocky, I felt like taking them off, for fear of missing some important visual cues and getting tripped up.

- The polarization made things look generally cooler. There’s no taking that away from you, Idyllwild Sunglasses.

I wouldn’t say these are bad sunglasses. They’re just not for me and I wouldn’t recommend them for anyone looking for a pair to run in. But if your thing is rocking something bulkier than a pair of waryfarers when doing something other than running, then these might just be the glasses for you.

Ultimately, I returned the glasses (which, thankfully, was just as easy as CampSaver said it would be. Thanks, CampSaver.com!), and am still looking for something practical, but which doesn’t make me look like a total douche.

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.