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In Depth Product Reviews
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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!
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Good luck out there! You’ll do awesome!
Good luck tomorrow. I’ll be tracking you.
holllller!!!!!!! Go get ’em!!
I always get nervous saying goodbye to the bike. Have a great day!
Watch out for those little kids on the bike this time!
sorry late in sending best wishes..you are likely transition early in the bike as I write…. give em hell..
btw..great shirt from THE GIRL…
I like the mystery as to her identity…!!!!
So far you’re doing AWESOME!
Saw that you rocked the swim and were CRUZING on the bike..the tracker is kind of lagging/down right now, but keep on trucking, the marathon will be over in…a flash
Whoo Hoo!!! 20.5 mph average on the bike!!! You smoked that course. Ok, waiting on a half marathon split time. That should be coming up in the next half hour.
GO RAY, GO!!!!
Looking great so far – go go go!!!
You’re obviously done by now, but good luck!
you did it again! Well done!!
Congratulations on your PR!
As you predicted, a negative split on the run. Great job. I cannot wait to read all about it.
I hope The Girl got some good pics of you.
Fantabulous!
Congrats on a tough race. I read reports that the winds were high on the bike, so all the more impressive with the PR in every phase (except T1 and T2, but who’s counting) and the negative split on the run to boot! Time to rest up and relax!
Nice job on the negative split on the run! The smoke was crazy today, so not sure how that affected you today. Looking forward to the report, and glad that I was actually able to recognize you at the very end of the race!
Nice job Ray! Looks like running the marathon you wanted was tough again this year, but a 10+ minute overall PR over last year is still impressive. Looking forward to reading your report.
Great job, Ray!
Congratulations!! Well done out there!! I heard the heat was brutal, one of my friends ended the day in the med tent after T2.
I was getting all anxious when I couldn’t find your results and then realized you went to Canada, not Louisville. Duh!
Great Race!!!!! 10:38
HOLY SHIT YOU DID AWESOME!!!! i was tracking you throughout the day and you killed it! congrats!
Ray, we need BLOG! :)