How can I stop my earphones dropping out?

[christian1]

Have just done week1 r2 on a cold windy drizzly day (amazed and very pleased with myself) but had a problem in that my ear phones kept dropping out. Any ideas how to get them to stay in - I don't really want to fork out for some more.

[sounfit Graduate]

I gave up on mine in W3 and bought some Sony over the ear ones, they feel a bit wierd but do the trick and don't move. £15 from tesco.

[Babana Graduate]

I use over the ear ones too as the in the ear ones irritate me. The over the ear ones stay put. You can pick them up for about £5 upwards.

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I have buds that go in the ear and don't fall out. Less than £5.00 in Argos and bright colours too.

[Angel-Cake Graduate]

Wear a wooly hat over your ears? I've also invested in a cheap pair of in-ear phones, but still wear the wooly hat to keep them in place!!

[Mirella Graduate]

From my ever faithful Sports Direct

sportsdirect.com/karrimor-b...

They good because they are cheap, don't fall out and can hear more of the outside world than the decent in-ear pones I started up so I'm less likely to get squished or kidnapped by aliens etc

[christian1 Graduate]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll have to invest in new phones - or possibly a woolly hat!

(I never knew being abducted by aliens was a hazard for runners!) ;-D

[juicydee Graduate in reply to christian1]

You have much to learn, young grasshopper!!

[Mirella Graduate in reply to christian1]

Depends on where you live and if they can creep up on you. Also aliens are afraid of luminous yellow and shocking pink hence most running clothes/accessories are made in these colours.

As Dee says, you have much to learn

[shelleymcb Graduate in reply to Mirella]

thats funny so is that why men wear lycra shorts as well ??

[Deryn61 Graduate]

My friends and colleagues reckon aliens from the planet "Fit" have in fact taken over my body since November. Funnily enough that's when I started C25k . . . . .

[Mirella Graduate]

Right off to wrap tin foil round my head so they cant track me down (I'm beginning to scare myself now )

[shelleymcb Graduate]

my earphones fall out if the lead bit is left dangling. I wear my walkman on an armband & thread the earphones round my brastrap twice, then tuck in any extra leads into my bra. theres so much room in there I pop my phone in too!

my earphones are sony but they are kind of a fat teardrop shape & not the ones that go right into your ear. dont like those at all.

[christian1 Graduate in reply to shelleymcb]

I love the picture this conjures up. Do you keep a snack and a water bottle in there too?

[shelleymcb Graduate in reply to christian1]

alas, not quite enough room for that. I have to save the snack for when I get home (my reward) & carry my water bottle

[Gems]

I did my first run on Tuesday and found I had the same problem, I popped to Sport's Direct and bought some of the Karrimor ones suggested earlier and used them for my run this evening and they were brilliant

[christian1 Graduate in reply to Gems]

Of course my local store had none in stock so have had to go for the internet order! Decided to go for these after more problems on my W1R3 today.

[Beckipeg]

I just loop the cable of the bud type earphone over my ear as if it were an over the ear pair. Works for me, but then I'm used to looking odd.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

I only have one earphone in. I used to enjoy going for a walk and hearing the birds and the wind in the trees and it felt all wrong and very sterile closing myself off from that to do the programme. It's not too hard to shove one back in, two is a fiddle I agree.