Despite working as a fitness editor and reviewing some of the best running headphones as part of my job, I’ve always been a little skeptical about bone-conducting headphones. I’m not sure if it’s the thought of sound traveling through my cheekbone, or the fact they’ve always been too big on my head when I’ve tried them on. But until now, my trusty Powerbeats Pro have been my go-to for most of my marathons.
That is, until the Shokz Openrun Pro Mini arrived. They boast Bluetooth connectivity, 10 hours of battery life, and a new, shorter headband that’s 0.83 inches shorter than the regular Shokz Openrun Pro headphones to accommodate for smaller heads. I no longer had to cope with the back of the headphones bouncing against my neck as a ran, so I connected my headphones, dug out my audiobook, and started running. Read on to find out what happened.
