Best Black Friday running headphones deals — 8 sales on our favorite running buds from $19
Upgrade your running buds this Black Friday
I’ve been testing the best running headphones for almost a decade and one thing that’s been true throughout that time is that there are always Black Friday deals on my favorite sets of running buds.
This year is no different, with almost all of my top picks reduced somewhere in the sales, and often by huge amounts. The Apple AirPods Pro 2 are discounted by almost $100 at Amazon, and the JLab Go Air Sport, which cost just $30 at full price, are now under $20 at Amazon.
I’ve picked out the biggest discounts on the best running headphones below. Dive on in to find the perfect set for you, If you’re not a runner but need some new buds, check out our regularly updated live blog of the best Black Friday headphones deals.
Quick List
- JLab Go Air Sport: was $29 now $19 @ Amazon
- JLab JBuds Sport ANC 4: was $69 now $48 @ Amazon
- Beats Solo 4: was $199 now $99 @ Amazon
- Shokz OpenRun Pro: was $179 now $124 @ Amazon
- Beats Powerbeats Pro: was $199 now $129 @ Best Buy
- Apple AirPods Pro 2: was $249 now $153 @ Amazon
- Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2: was $229 now $169 @ Amazon
- Bose Ultra Open Earbuds: was $299 now $249 @ Amazon
Black Friday Running Headphones Deals
The JLab Go Air Sport are ludicrously good value at their full price of $29, so to get them for just $19 in the sales is unreal. They're the best budget running headphones I've ever tested, with a reliable fit and surprisingly good sound quality given the low price.
Another set of headphones from JLab that offer great value, especially at this reduced price. The JBuds Sport ANC 4 standout for their battery life, lasting 14 hours on a charge and up to 60 hours with the carry case.
If you prefer to use on-ear headphones during your runs, the Beats Solo 4 are your best bet thanks to their comfortable but secure fit. They're also pretty new headphones, so I'm surprised and delighted to see their price cut in half with this Black Friday deal.
If you're hunting for bone conduction headphones in the sales, look no further than this sizeable saving on the OpenRun Pro. I've run hundreds of miles wearing these headphones and the lightweight design fits securely, and the sound quality is impressive for bone conduction buds.
The Powerbeats Pro came out a few years ago, but still stand out as among the best headphones for runners thanks to the secure fit, great sound and long battery life. The advantage of them being older buds is that they're always in sales, and Best Buy has the best deal on the Powerbeats Pro I've seen so far this Black Friday.
The AirPods Pro 2 are excellent crossover headphones you can wear for running and general use as well. The fit is not as secure as earhook headphones, but the sound quality and ANC is outstanding and if you do find they fall out on your runs I recommend using these third-party wings, which are reduced to $11 for Black Friday.
Jabra's Elite Active range has long contained my favorite in-ear buds for running, because the fit is impressively secure given they don't use wings or an earhook. The Elite 8 Active Gen 2 offer top-notch sound quality and ANC, and the longest battery life I've come across on small in-ear buds like these.
The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer the best sound I've come across in open headphones, and the clip-on fit works well for running. They're probably the buds I've run the most miles with in 2024, in fact. The high price is a drawback, but this $50 saving helps on that front.
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Nick Harris-Fry is an experienced health and fitness journalist, writing professionally since 2012. He spent nine years working on the Coach magazine and website before moving to the fitness team at Tom’s Guide in 2024. Nick is a keen runner and also the founder of YouTube channel The Run Testers, which specialises in reviewing running shoes, watches, headphones and other gear.
Nick ran his first marathon in 2016 after six weeks of training for a magazine feature and subsequently became obsessed with the sport. He now has PBs of 2hr 27min for the marathon and 15min 30sec for 5K, and has run 13 marathons in total, as well as a 50-mile ultramarathon. Nick is also a qualified Run Leader in the UK.
Nick is an established expert in the health and fitness area and along with writing for many publications, including Live Science, Expert Reviews, Wareable, Coach and Get Sweat Go, he has been quoted on The Guardian and The Independent.