Sony Walkman MP3 Player
A while back I noticed a few of my runner blogging buddies got to test out the Sony Walkman MP3 players. I was not one of these people but after reading their reviews I was intrigued. Mostly because there were no wires, I thought that would be awesome because I am always trying to figure out where to put my wires.
Since I already had an Ipod nano though my husband bought me bluetooth earphones instead. I used these for months and I loved that I had no wires to deal with but did need to make sure I wore something with pockets all summer to stash my nano in (which was in a plastic baggy because Ipods are finicky when they get wet from sweat). The real big problem I had was that the battery died around the 2.5 hour mark. Which meant it didn’t died out during my super long runs and wouldn’t last me through a marathon if I wanted to listen to music.
A few days after telling my husband about this battery problem, he came home with a Sony Walkman for me. I was impressed with it from the beginning. It was smaller than my bluetooth headset and moved less. No jiggling at all, which was sometimes an issue with my headset if I didn’t wear my hair in a certain way. Putting music on was super easy, I just transferred my running playlist from Itunes. I tested the battery life out on a couple of 21 milers and it lasted the whole time and even longer, I left it on for 5 hours just to test it out. I sweat a lot so it being water resistant (unlike Ipods) is a big plus for me. The controls are really easy to use on the run as well (you just need to remember what button does what). Almost forgot to mention one of the best things about it: the price. The Sony Walkman actually cost less than the bluetooth headset my husband originally bought me. All and all it is a great product for those who like to listen to music on their run.
Filed under: My Gear
