Each month the Run Testers try out piles of running products, but there’s a lot of kit outside of shoes and tech that we don’t get a chance to talk about until we do a full round-up.
This month we’ve got a whole heap of the latest kit to talk about, from socks and sunglasses to some of our favourite running nutrition.
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00:00 – Intro
Kieran’s Picks
00:39 – 2Toms Sports Shield Extra
01:40 – Tifosi Seek FC 2.0 Sunglasses
Tom’s Picks
02:35 – Brav Running Socks
04:11 – SiS Go Hydro Tablets
05:46 – Stolt Alpha Backpack
11:00 – Sungod Tokas
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Hey Tommy from the Run testers with another
monthly Roundup this month we're a little Bit lean on the ground at the moment because
everyone's quite busy uh so it's just me and Kieran holding the fort with our picks this month
um so let's dive in and see what we both picked So for monthly picks I'm back with yet another
anti-chafe solution I've long been a fan of the Two Tom sports shield as a brilliant barrier
against the dreaded friction Burns and a couple Of weeks back I discovered this sports shield
extra that brings more waterproofing so it Won't wash off in the rain or if you get really
sweaty if you sweat heavily but it also contains Some extra things like aloe green tea extract
and sheer butter for a bit of a helping hand Softening and soothing your Delica bits those
bits that naturally get a bit rubbed it's also Got calendula and horsetail plant extracts to
boost and the antimicrobial powers to stop it Being stinky help with the hygiene it rolls on
really easy you can use it on thighs underarms Feet all the bits where chafing could be a
problem and it's yeah it's absolute magic I Rely on it a lot this is uh something that I would
highly highly recommend yeah 15.99 in the UK and Uh but what price to have a friction free
run now next up we're still sort of battling Getting a bit of Summer here and I'm a big fan of
tafoshi's keenly priced sunglasses and if like me Your glasses take a beating or often go walk about
then I think tafosi Hit The Sweet Spot of offering Good quality at a price so you won't cry over too
much if you lose them or break them now I love the Tifosi swick but these seek FC 2.0 are also great
now I've been using the gloss black model and at 23 grams they're incredibly light I like the big
wide nose Bridge as well I've got a big weird Busted nose and I struggled to find sunglasses
that kind of sit right on this conch but these are Um should we say a bit more accommodating for the
larger gnarly nosed Runner there's also added soft Grip detailing and textured grip to the ear pads
too and these get more grippy when you sweat and Get wet and I find with overall with the lightness
and that grip this means they stay well put when You're running even when you get really sweaty
they're shatterproof and scratch resistant as well Polycarbonate lenses I'm pretty careless when it
comes to Shades and these are still looking good After many runs they provide 100 UVA and UVB
protection the lens options include smoke with Mirror brown polarized enliven golf oh all these
bad boys and they're a good multi-sport option too So my first pick this month is a pair of socks
it is the brav running socks now I haven't used Breath socks before I've been wanting to try them
for a while so I know some of the other guys have Tried them um and I really like them they're just
a solid pair of running socks with loads of great Designs so if you're the sort of person that likes
to spend money on some nice exciting colorways and Designs in your socks brav has got loads of them
the other thing I like about the breath socks is Some of the running socks that I have do tend to
be quite thin so because I test a lot of shoes The thin ones don't often work with all my shoes
when I need a little bit more padding in them brow
Socks are they're a bit thicker than what I found
with a lot of running socks or some of my running Socks um and they feel quite nice with a lot of
shoes so if you've got a pair of shoes maybe a Repair shoes that's probably a bit restrictive
um and you probably don't want to wear really Thin socks with them because they might rub these
are a bit thicker so they add a little bit more Protection um for the feet um they all they
cost 12 pounds across the board which is nice It's not the cheapest pair of socks in the world
but it's not that expensive either when you look At the cost of some of the socks that are coming
out the moment that are upwards of 16 17 pounds Um and all of the designs at that price on
the website so you can just pick and choose Which one ones you want you don't have to choose a
cheaper option that isn't necessarily the one that You really want um so yeah solid pair of socks
some nice designs this is like a Chili snake one And this then there's like a watermelon version
I've got here as well which goes nicely with a Couple of my ready pink shoes as well um so yeah
running socks big fan my next pick this month Is part of my quest to test all the different
hydration tablets you can get out there these Are the sis Hydro tablets now these are um
salt tablets uh to replenish your salt stools Or pre-fill up your um electrolytes before you
go for a long run and they also contain a load Of B vitamins as well they come in at eight
pounds for a pack of 20 um it's quite hard To compare all the different tablets but one
of the main things is taste and I really like The taste of these what I found with these is
that they you can put one in 500 milliliter Bottle of water and they still taste quite strong
sometimes when I've tried these tablets out from Different brands you put them in a lot of water
and you can't really taste them very much some People might like that some people might want
to limit the uh the flavor that they get from Um the hydration that they're using because it
might be a bit too much out on the run I like To have a nice strong taste when I'm out the room
because I get thirsty and I don't like just water And these taste really nice this is the lemon
flavor but they come in lots of other flavors On the website as well like Berry and this is like
a Coke caffeine version or Cola caffeine version Um and yeah I'm really enjoying these
you can also get um hydration from sis in Powder form in the big tubs and I think you get
hydration as within the energy gels as well so Um uh salt in those energy gels which you can use
for your um electrolytes so yeah enjoying these Um and uh yeah they're just solid um hydration
tablet my next picks this month is one I really Like but it's a bit of a pricey one it's the Stolt
Alpha backpack now Stoltz is a fancy brand which Makes lots of different sorts of carrying um
kit which you can use for things like cycling And running this is a commuter backpack it's
probably the biggest one I think that Stolt does Um but the idea behind it is that it's it's meant
to be a bit of a hybrid between a commuter pack And just a really nice bag so if you saw this bag
and you didn't know his commuter backpack you'd
Probably just think it was a really nice backpack
for work it is designed pretty sleekly it doesn't Look like it's a sporty pack or anything like
that so it works really well if you maybe have A job where you want to have a nice bag um that
doesn't look like a sports backpack doesn't skimp On features as well so although it's a nice
looking pack um it's actually got loads of Really nice features in it for for commuting
it's quite a big bag um so there are smaller Versions or smaller bags that you can get from
them which might be better for some people if you Don't want something massive but this one holds
a laptop up to 16 inches which is pretty big Um it you can fit loads of stuff in this you can
fit Shoes Gym kit all those sorts of things all The work things you'd um pack lunch loads of stuff
it's it's really quite big the main compartment is Um for like shoes and things like that but it
also has lots of other compartments as well so The front compartment of this is if you if
you don't open it don't put anything in it It doesn't really affect the size of the the bag
but it's expandable so if you want to put loads Of stuff in there like your gym kit and stuff it
will expand and there's a separate zip inside so That it can get bigger and you can still close
it um other things it has on it as well so the Shoulder straps the waist strap um and there's
a chest strap that goes on it so there's lots Of straps to keep it really comfortable it's
easy to lock down so you get a nice nice solid Fit even if it's got a lot of stuff in it but
you can pop these shoulder straps inside the Bag so then it becomes more like um a briefcase
which you can use for work so you don't have to Have all these straps hanging out all the
time which can look a bit messy and a bit Annoying if you're putting it down on trains and
stuff like that because it'll they'll hang out Um there's other storage options in there as well
so there's smaller Pockets so you can put things Like your pens and papers and things like that
in there but overall it's just a really solid Nice backpack I've been using this not just as
a commuter backpack I use it for work anyway Just I think it's really nice it's probably the
nicest backpack I've got so definitely the one I go for if I want to take it into the office
and you also get some um really nice zips on The waist belt which is useful they're just
big enough to hold your keys some cards it's Things like that so that if you quickly need to
get hold of your keys or whatever or you Oyster Card then you can pull it out and just use it you
don't have to take the bag off and then try and Find it in in the front pocket or anything like
that so that's a nice feature that I like about It as well also has antibacterial Fabric in it
so it won't smell if you get sweaty it's quite A big bag it does have a breathable mesh on the
back of the um well where your back goes on the Back what I would say is that it's quite a big
bag so even though it does have that it can get A bit sweaty if it's hot out or if you're doing
a really long run keep that in consideration Um there are smaller bags which are probably
better if you're doing a lot of running and you're
Um you don't want to get a sweaty back but if
you if you're carrying a lot of stuff and you Need something to do that with this is a great
option um it's very secure I'm not any bounce On it at all and the way that the bag's designed
means that you can really get rid of any excess Weight or space in the bag so that you've not got
things jumping around quite lot this comes in at 149 pounds so it's quite expensive but it's good
quality for what you get um there's a you can also Pay 198 pounds and you'll get the commuter set
which also comes with a it's like a a box that Goes inside the main compartment and the idea
behind that is that you can put in things like Your shirts and stuff like that if you're running
to the office and you you dress smart at work You can put everything in there and it won't get
scrunched up in the bag or affected by everything Else in the bag and you also get a rain cover
for it a high Biz thing so that you can cover It if you're maybe cycling you need some extra
protection maybe from the red rain or you want To be seen out on the ride so that's a little bit
more expensive but maybe worth it if that's the Sort of work you do and you need to take um Extra
Protection for some of your nicer clothes when You get into work my final pick this month are a
pair of sunglasses now I'm pushing things a bit With these because these are sun god sunglasses
but they're not actually running sunglasses so Letting you know that for go through them but
I do use them for ruining one of the things I Don't really like about running sunglasses is that
a lot of them look like running sunglasses I don't Really like to walk around the streets in running
sunglasses when you really know they're running Sunglasses because I just like having a nice pair
of sunglasses that I can use for lots of different Things sometimes I'll use my gooders or some of
the other some gods for that but these are really Nice looking sunglasses like they're the best
looking sunglasses I've got so I tend to wear Them for running anyway because I might be running
some running to the pub or something like that and Then I want to have a nice pair of sunglasses that
don't look like a pair of running sunglasses so These are the sun go talkers they come in at
70 pounds for the cheapest option and that's With the standard 4ko frames and that's with the
standard 4K lenses you can also pay extra for the 8ko lenses which is what these are and that just
means you get a little bit um they're a little Bit more durable the lens is a little bit better
quality but doesn't reality the effect of the the Visibility or anything like that you can also
pay even more to have polarized lenses in them And the polarized lenses will mean that you have
better visibility when you've got on the sea or When it's raining or anything like that and they
also do a prescription version of these as well Um so yeah I've been I use these all the time
they're just my standard go-to's Sunglasses if I go on holiday I take these with me it might not
be running they're just nice sunglasses but I have Found that they work perfectly well for running
and I've used them for races and and stuff as well Where I'm going to be out all day afterwards and
I want a nice pair of sunglasses so um if you're
Looking for a specific pair of running sunglasses
maybe these aren't the best ones for you but if You're like me and you're you just want a good
pair of sunglasses that will do the job throughout On the run these are absolutely fine and I
really like them as well I'm assuming some God Probably because they're so used to making these
performance glasses that these these do work in a Similar way so um yeah solid nice looking pair of
sunglasses the sun god talkers so that's it from Me and Karen this month on the monthly Roundup
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