A glasses kinda question...

[monsterkitty]

I'm doing the Half in January and already wondering what to do about my glasses. I know it will be dark when we start, so I will be wearing my regular glasses. However, when the sun comes up I will need to switch to my prescription sunglasses.

My run belt is not big enough for my eye glass case so does anyone have a recommendation for a run belt that has room for a case?

I know I can't be the only one in this situation, so what do others do?

TIA!

 

[mommy2lt]

I wear my regular glasses and a visor. That way the sun stays out of my eyes and I don't have to worry about switching/ scratching up my glasses by changing them out.

 

[goofeygirl]

I use bifocal sunglasses for this. Unfortunately because it is dark when this race starts my vision is really blurry. I can see however but nothing up close...but I know where the pop's are and I can walk with the crowds to my coral.
When the races begins it is still dark but I don't need glasses for it and then the sun rises shortly afterwards....

Otherwise, I would buy one of those extra packs that you can loop into your belt bag for your glasses. I bought an extra pack at an expo just to hold extra jelly bellies....

I no longer carry my phone because I am not going to call anyone or receive calls. I try to limit my carry on like on an airplane because it will become a nuisance after a while.

I take along my bifocal sunglasses in the dark, my little mp3 and a lot of jelly bellies.

 

[jmasgat]

I wear glasses and generally just use those for the half. It should only be 8 or 9 when you're done and that isn't too bad. I believe I have run once with glasses looped through a gel slot on a race belt--but it's not something I recommend. Visor idea is good

I now have a pair of Rudy Project glasses with interchangeable lenses and a prescription insert. But I wouldn't stop to switch out the lenses mid race.

Maura

 

[paxsarah]

I agree with Maura, it will still be quite early when you finish, and the sun doesn't rise until almost 7:30. I have a Flip Belt that would hold a glasses case. I've also worn glasses with transitions-type lenses (but way cheaper, from Zenni Optical) for a marathon that started in the dark but finished in the bright daylight along the water.

 

[FireDancer]

Are contacts an option? Starting to run was one of the things that pushed me out of glasses and into contacts. I was on the fence for a while and then started to run while living in FL. I think it was after my second outdoor run that I finally made the appointment because the annoyance of running in glasses was the final straw for me.

 

[lisah0711]

I'm in the same boat. I wear both pairs of glasses with a set of chums. I start in the regular glasses with my sunglasses around my neck. As soon as it gets sunny enough I put the regular glasses on top of my visor and wear the sunglasses. Contacts are not an option for me and this seems to work. I also recommend anti-fog stuff -- as recommended by other WISHers -- especially for those WDW races.

 

[monsterkitty]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

Contacts are not an option because I have scar tissue on the inside of my eyelids due to allergies. When I do triathlons a race official will hold my glasses and I grab them after my swim. It's a pain and I wish I could wear contacts, but that's a no go.

This winter when I do my morning runs on the weekends I will use my regular glasses to adjust to the brightness. I had PRK a few years ago and that made my eyes more light sensitive. I'm not a fast runner, 10 minute mile, but hopefully the sun won't be too bright when I finish.

Thanks again!

 

[FireDancer]

Maybe some clip on sunglass lenses like these or getting frames that come with magnetic clip on sunglass lenses like these.

 

[robynslp]

I use a pair of transitions lenses for races like Disney. I was able to get a pair fairly inexpensively at Walmart.