Have I been accused of trying to be cool by running with sunglasses? Yes, but instead of admitting it, I say that after wearing them for hours and hours, my head swells and I can’t get them off.

It’s only in the past few years that I’ve regularly worn sunglasses; however, I’ve found that sunglasses and I have short relationships. My longest one lasted almost two years, but most last only a few weeks. I’m on my fourth pair this year. I’m not about to hook-up with an attractive, head-turning pair that’ll cost me lots of money. I’d likely leave them on a table at a coffee shop.

The only problem I have running in sunglasses is the eye pad, the part that rests on the bridge of your nose, sometimes gets slippery when I start perspiring, and they begin to bounce. I find myself adjusting them frequently to prevent it.

As well, when I’m doing a running club run, I’m more likely to leave them behind after the post-run get-together. I lost two pair in quick succession this summer.

However, my newest pair look so good, and I feel so cool running in them, my head really swelled again, and I can’t get them off. This is a little inconvenient when sleeping and showering, but the tradeoff is I’m not losing sunglasses anymore, and I look cool all the time.