Update – Nike Flow Sport Headphones – First Impressions/Trail Report

UPDATE: Please see full post for the original review -

I wore the headphones on a six hour trail run over the weekend. I was on terrain varying from road to fire road to rocky single track and ascended and descended over 6000 feet. In total I cover over 25 miles with the Nike Headphones. Not once did they fall out of my ears. Not once did sweat interfere with their operation. Many times the podcast or playlist I was listening to would end and I would just keep running along with no music on and the head phones still in my ears. The ultimate compliment I can pay them is that I simply forgot they were there, especially when the music stopped. I highly recommend the Nike Flow Sport Headphones.

Original Review

I have been on a quest for the perfect headphones for running. There are so many options on the market and everyone is different. I like to use my IPOD when I run, but the headphones that came with it are garbage when it comes to running. I have tried numerous products with the latest being "gummy" ear buds. These buds were like a set of earplugs with a speaker in them. In the end they quit working after a few months and were not a good fit. Thus I came upon this headphone review. I decided to purchase the Nike Flow Sport Headphones. The headphones are an ear bud with an ear wrap. The headphones ride nicely on your ears and do not fit inside your ears like a traditional ear bud. I ran for an hour last night with them, including some fast striders, and had no issues. They never fell out of my ears or lost the position I placed them in. They feel lose on your ears because they are not secured inside the ear. Here are my pros and cons.

Pros:

• Stays in place on your ear
• Decent sound quality for a sport headphone
• Nice looking design
• Does not drown out external noises (good for situational awareness)