THIS MONTH, OUR HAND-PICKED RUNNERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE TRAILS AND ROADS TESTING WATCHES, HEADPHONES AND APPS, SO YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WHEN YOU’RE BUYING TECH!

COMPILED BY TINA CHANTREY

BEST IN TEST

THIS MONTH

WATCHES, HEADPHONES AND APPS

OUR TEAM

GERALDINE PERRIER

Wife and mum. Travels the world for work. Back from injury. Loves off-road running and discovering new trails.

TINA CHANTREY

Writer and mum of three, loves all distances and terrains; coaches running group, Shewhodaresruns (join on Strava!).

LAURA KAY

Mum of six and busy business owner. Loves running in groups or alone with the dog. Training for an off-road marathon.

PAULA WILLIAMS

Mum of four and teacher. Mud-finding, trail-adoring adrenaline junkie who loves the pain and views of a beasting hill climb.

CAROLINE TROWBRIDGE

Actress, children’s author, reiki master, mum of two. Loves running for wellbeing.

SUSAN BONNAR

Promotions and marketing manager. Mum of three. Discovered running in her mid 40s. Currently training for VMLM.

HEADPHONES

PRODUCT JABRA ELITE SPORT EARBUDS

TESTER CAROLINE TROWBRIDGE

MARKS OUT OF 10 COMFORT IN EAR: 10

BATTERY LIFE: 10 QUALITY OF SOUND: 10

Easy to use, snug, and secure on my runs and workouts. I forgot I had them in as the customisable Ear Gel and Ear Wing gave a perfect fit. Sound quality was excellent and I liked utilising the heart rate monitor for optimum training. The accompanying app is comprehensive yet easy to navigate. The buds are very noticeable, which may put some people off as they do protrude quite a bit. But overall it’s a fantastic product.

£229.99, jabra.co.uk

Editor’s comment We’re not surprised Jabra score highly, as they’re at the high end of the market and offer so much, including performance tracking and Hear Through, which filters sound, so you can be aware of your surroundings.

PRODUCT SOL REPUBLIC AMPS AIR

TESTER LAURA KAY

MARKS OUT OF 10 COMFORT IN EAR: 8

BATTERY LIFE: 9 QUALITY OF SOUND: 9

I’ve not worn earphones while running for a while, as I usually struggle to keep them in. But I had no problems with these! They were comfy and I loved the fact they were Bluetooth. I would highly recommend them. The sound quality was incredible!