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A lost gladiator
hydration is important
Live or Memorex?
I liked my Tifosi sunglasses until they broke. About six months after I got them, I was cleaning them and the lens just popped out. The little nub on the lens that holds it to the nose piece broke off. I had never taken the lenses out so I was surprised that it broke. And I couldn't find the receipt either...
However, the cheapo $20 sunglasses I bought from somewhere, probably Big 5 Sporting Goods, are still going strong.
Oh yeah, and the expensive >$100 sunglasses I liked I manage to misplace somewhere in the gym at work. Of course, none of my esteemed coworkers turned them in to lost and found. Grrr. (But I'm not bitter about it.)
Derrr
(tangent)
Eyeque.
This name sucks. Do you remember the beginning of That Thing You Do when the Wonders were named the Oneders, so everyone called them the Oh-ned-ers? Man, Eyeque is just like that. Of course, it is a cutesy way to spell out "IQ" with Eye because they's glasses. But for non-native English speakers, it either looks like "Ike" or... much worse... "Ee-yech".
Ah, Mel Cooley's glasses! yeccch!
(end of tangent)
have you seen this hat?
Sometimes I do venture outside when it is sunny and I'm not running. But I do not wear sunglasses. I wear my regular eyeglasses and wonder where I put my prescription sunglasses. If I found them though, I'm pretty sure they would suck for running b/c they are pretty heavy and don't fit that well. For running, I wear contact lenses.
Dr. MLK,Jr brithplace
Best Present Ever
Regular sunglasses bounce around too much in my experience. I bought Performance brand sunglasses on sale at a Performance Bike shop (they seem to be on sale all the time). They were about $30 I think, which was about all I was willing to spend. They are kind of ugly, but they work, don't bounce, and have a good case that I can sit on without damaging the glasses.
Get Lost :)
Bolle Anaconda polarized, model BL10338, $50.97 at buy.com
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205739212&listingid=29748791
Glasses not made for biking/running tend to fog up in cold weather for me. Just something to note. Maybe I sweat through my eyes.
The Tifosi glasses (as I am sure other sport glasses) mentioned above have a vent at the top which I thought was just a gimmick until I wore some other kind (and not cheap/drugstore glasses either).
A Saucy Wench
I usually go to some cheap department store (Ross/TJMaxx and the like) and pick up 3 pairs of <$10 sunglasses at a time. Sometimes I'll shell out big bucks for the 2 for$25or 3for30 glasses at expos.
What to look for: They dont hurt when you put them on.
