Heads up! Here’s your massive list of sports tech deals! This includes the Garmin Forerunner 965 for just $499, Garmin Epix for $429, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium for $735, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $299, (or Hero 13 bundle for $339!) and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
I’m DC RAINMAKER…
Here’s how to save!
Wanna save some cash and support the site? These companies help support the site! With Backcountry.com or Competitive Cyclist with either the coupon code DCRAINMAKER for first time users saving 15% on applicable products.
You can also pick-up tons of gear at REI via these links, which is a long-time supporter as well:
Alternatively, for everything else on the planet, simply buy your goods from Amazon via the link below and I get a tiny bit back as an Amazon Associate. No cost to you, easy as pie!
You can use the above link for any Amazon country and it (should) automatically redirect to your local Amazon site.
-
Check out my weekly podcast - with DesFit, which is packed with both gadget and non-gadget goodness!
-
5 Easy Steps To The Site
1
In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
2
Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
3
Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
4
My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
5
The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
you have to pay to get in the lottery?? woah.
and from your post it looks like Marine Corps bibs are transferable? that’s very very awesome.
If you don’t get into the NYC Marathon 3 years in a row of entering for the lottery, you automatically get in on the 4th year. So if nothing else, keep entering the lottery and in a few years you’ll be guaranteed in. Just sucks that you have to pay just to be in the lottery. Of course, that won’t help you qualify for Boston. Good luck!
Hope you get into NYC marathon :)
Good luck! Can’t wait til you qualify so I can see you run up north here in Boston!
good luck. you qualify for boston, i’m definitely coming to see you!
good luck to you on the lottery……
i know that lottery feeling….
o for 9 for kona, but its cool you can get in new york after the three lottery misses. hope you get in on the first.
$500!
NYC Marathon is the best run in the world! All those bridges, then Central Park! Staten Island (well, at least you get to run over the bridge), the crowds in Bay Ridge, the Queensboro Bridge, screaming First Avenue, the cup of coffee in the Bronx, alive Fifth Avenue, Tavern on the Green and Strawberry Fields, oh, I want to do it again (but I never repeat marathons).
Keeping ’em crossed for you.
DOH!!! thanks for the reminder. i’ll enter the lottery tonight. i LUV LUV LUV the nyc marathon. if i get in, i probably won’t run it this year but defer it to next year. i got my sights on chicago.
not to burst your qualifying bubble, and you’re super human, so it won’t really matter anyway, but don’t underestimate the nyc marathon as being flat. IT’S NOT. each bridge should be considered a good mile long incline, so do some hill work. even so, those long ass legs o yours will fly through all 5 boroughs, no prob…