4 Ways To Carry Your Phone On A Long Run. Only One Actually Works.
Every fix is one more thing to strap on. Strapping things on is the problem.
If you run with a phone, you have probably tried most of these.
You hold it. It falls out of your shorts pocket. You buy an armband. Then a running belt for your keys, gels and AirPods. Then a pair of compression shorts to wear underneath, because the chafing started too.
Four fixes. By the time it is all on, getting dressed for a run takes longer than warming up.
Here is the one that actually works, and what runners who switched told us about it.
Note: read this before you buy another running belt.
1. You Stop Holding Your Phone.
The first thing you notice is your hands. They are empty.
The phone sits in a pocket inside the liner, flat against your leg. It does not swing and it does not bounce.
“Cell phone pocket. No need to carry or strap on arm.”
No more checking every kilometre if it is still there.
2. The Belt Is Already In The Waistband.
A strap on running belt is either loose and bouncing or tight and riding up. Either way, you stop to fix it.
Here the belt is part of the shorts. A mesh storage band sits right at the waistline for your keys, gels and AirPods.
“The fact it has pockets for my gels and phone because when I wear an extra belt it always bounces up and just annoys me at long distances.”
It moves with you because it is the waistband.
3. No Second Pair Of Shorts Underneath.
Wearing compression shorts under running shorts means two waistbands, two layers and twice the fabric in the one place you don't want it.
The liner is built in.
“The full package, under shorts, wicking material, belt to hold stuff.”
One pair. Nothing riding on top of anything else.
4. “A Pocket Will Never Hold A Phone On A Long Run.”
Fair. Every outside pocket you have ever trusted has dumped your phone on the road.
This one is different because it is not on the outside of your shorts. It sits against your leg, inside the liner, where nothing swings. And the front belt gives you a second place to put it.
“The built in runners belt and two options for phone carrying.”Check if your size is still in stock →
5. Out The Door In Under Two Minutes.
Count what it takes now. Belt on, armband on, liner shorts on, find the keys.
“Having to not wear anything additional to carry my stuff.”
Shoes on. Shorts on. Out the door. No strapping, no adjusting, no going back inside for the thing you forgot.
6. Nothing To Fidget With At Mile 10.
The best running kit is the kit you stop thinking about.
“The promise that I don't need a running belt and the shorts don't ride up.”
No belt to pull back down. No armband to tighten. Just the run.
7. What To Stop Using, And What Actually Works.
Four fixes. A drawer full of straps. Every one of them was one more thing to put on, and putting things on was never the answer.
One pair of shorts with the belt, the pocket and the liner already inside does the job of all of it.
“Everything being combined so I don't need to wear a belt for gels and my phone.”
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The Weekend Runner is written by RUNNR. Quotes are unedited answers to RUNNR's post purchase survey, August to October 2026. Find your size with the size guide on the product page.
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