Goodr Running Sunglasses>$25, buy 'em online

Historically running sunglasses followed three rules: they had to be expensive, they had to be too tight, and they had to look like the sunglasses in The Matrix. Entr Goodr, the running sunglasses that put the “fun” in “rfunning.”

The best thing about Goodrs is the price tag. There's a pervasive assumption that the more expensive running sunglasses are, the better they protect your eyes. I used to think sunglasses under $50 were a scam that would leave me blind. I still don't trust $5 drugstore sunglasses, but I’ve seen the light (safely): If sunglasses offer UV400 protection, they’ll save your eyes from 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays. Goodrs are only $25, but they’ll protect your peepers as well as any $200 pair.

The other best thing about Goodrs, besides safety, is how well they stay on your face. I invited several editors to test a pair of Goodrs, and the first thing everyone did was try to shake them off. It’s really hard. You have to head bang like you're front row at a Mastodon concert. The frame is plastic, but the glasses don’t pinch your temples to stay put. Instead, the plastic has a nice matte finish—Goodr’s “special grip coating”—which resists even profuse sweating. I have crooked ears, and I’m used to hard plastic sunglasses sitting snug on one side and bouncing around wildly on the other. Goodrs defy even my freak anatomy.

The last best thing about Goodrs is how, as one GQ editor put it, “they look so normal.” Few people run fast enough to require sunglasses with an “aerodynamic design” anyway. Buying over-engineered sunglasses that wrap around your whole head is the running version of shaving your chest to improve your aquatic performance: if you’re not a professional, you look like a dick. Goodrs make you look like you just popped them on to go sweat out all the amaro you had last night. Their shape is universally flattering, and the colors range from a relatively understated teal-on-black (“Vincent’s Absinthe Night Terrors”) to a totally irresponsible blue-on-orange (“Donkey Goggles”). There are so many colors that you can coordinate with your sweaty face. The new limited edition color line is called “Cash 4 Gold.” It features gold lenses and includes a color inspired by the substantial wine pours at Olive Garden.

Maybe one of these colors will make me go running.

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