We've called Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 'the best headphones for runners', and this 25% EOFY discount has arrived just in time for marathon season

Date:
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:10:09 +0000

Description:
These bone conduction headphones have hit a new low price of AU$239 in
Amazons Mid-Year Sale, and have even made it to the retailers bestseller list.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Marathon season in Australia is in full swing, with a few events already out of the way so far and more
coming up in the next few months, including the prestigious Sydney Marathon
in August.

The EOFY sales couldnt come at a more perfect time for runners looking to upgrade their gear, and weve spotted a few tech deals that should fit the bill, like the record-breaking Garmin Forerunner 55 to track your runs and this massage gun for recovery. But the best one Ive found is for the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 , which we called our best headphones for runners here at TechRadar.

Amazon has the OpenRun Pro 2 discounted by 25% to bring the price down to AU$239, which is also the lowest weve seen it from the retailer. Its also
even made it to the bestseller list under the electronics category. Save 25% (AU$80) Shokz OpenRun Pro 2: was AU$319 now AU$239 at Amazon Our reviewer called the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 the ideal runners headphones thanks to its lightweight form factor, comfort, stability and sound quality. Theres also a classic mode to switch to purely bone conduction thats better suited for
windy conditions or for cycling. This price is the lowest weve seen on Amazon so far. View Deal As a seasoned cyclist and occasional runner, I love using bone conduction headphones for solo training sessions, where I can blast some tunes to get the blood flowing or listen to a podcast, all while being fully aware of my surroundings.

Ive found that open-ear headphones like the Shokz OpenFit range deliver
better sound quality, but they struggle in windy conditions and during bike rides. Bone conduction, on the other hand, sends sound vibrations through the bones in your skull instead of through the air, making it more resilient in those instances.

What Shokz did with the OpenRun Pro 2 is bring both technologies together to improve audio quality so it wont vibrate too aggressively at higher volumes, which happens in pure bone conduction headphones like the OpenRun. It also
has an option to switch to purely bone conduction mode in windy conditions.

Speaking of the base OpenRun, the Pro 2 has a USB-C charger instead of the proprietary magnetic one found in the latter, which I would consider a quality-of-life upgrade.

That said, the OpenRun is also discounted to AU$149 on Amazon if youre not
too fussed about audio quality, and it also has a better IP67 rating for dust and water protection than the Pro 2s IP55, which cant be fully submerged in water and wont be fully dust-tight.



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