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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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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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First race of the year will be the Galena Triathlon in May! Plenty of time to get ready!
First race of 2013 will probably be a local bike race in early March, the Salt Creek Criterium.
I’m thinking the Swamp Rabbit Half Marathon in March.
Thanks, Ray.
My first race of 2013 will the Hong Kong Triathlon Association’s Duathlon Race Series #1 on January 13 at Science Park in Shatin. Ray, Thanks for all of your efforts. I really appreciate what you do for us.
Shamrock Half @ Va. Beach, fast and flat!
Color Run you come out looking like a rainbow.
First race will most probably be a 5km Race
Cheers
Rotterdam Marathon in April
Tom King Classic, Nashville TN 3/9/13
Probably a few small triathlons but the first ‘A’ race us the Gold Coast half marathon in July.
F^3 Half Marathon, January 28th.
Pucon Ironman 70.3 in Southern Chile, the most beautiful race in the world!
Site looks great, congrats.
Splash n Sprint Regina Saskatchewan
My 1st race… Ice Breakers TT in Seattle Washington
My first race of 2013 will be the IWU Invite (Indiana Wesleyan University).
My 1st race… Kona Ironman bike race against my husband in January
My first race of 2013 will be the The Resolution Run on New Years Day.
Haven’t decided yet. but thinking about the Rocketman at the Kennedy Space Center in FL
First race? Quincy, MA half mary in March.
My first race will be the Hyannis Marathon at the end of February, so excited !
First race ever: La Genevoise (5K) :D
I plan to run marathon in Moscow, Russia – April 2013.
I’m training for a triathlon in March (Palm Spring Desert Tri).
First race should be Kurnell Sprint Triathlon Race #2 : Sunday 6th January which is the National Qualifying Race for ITU Age Group World Champs, London 2013
At this point the only race I have planned for next year is the Flying Pig Marathon in May. I’ll definitely throw in some 5k’s, 10k’s and half’s leading up to it.
Resolution Run: 5km, 9:00am, January 1st.
Ohio Spring Race Series #1
I’m training for 70.3 triathlon in may
I’m training for 70.3 triathlon in may, challenge Rimini
5K on Jan 1st.
Half marathon in Paris in March!
Tobacco Trail Half Marathon in March.
My first race will be the Pioneer 8km run on Jan 13, 2013, which is the first of the Island Race Series here in and around Victoria, BC.
Rails to Trails 25k trail run in savannah georgia
Blåvegenrennet (45km cross-country skiing) 23.03.2013 Mo i Rana, Norway :-)
i am going to run on the 13th of january a 10k race near Athens
I planned to participate to the paris ecotrail in march, first 50 milles of my short career of competitive runner
Get your Rear in Gear 10k!
Time for that PR.
Battle of the Bean 5K
KP San Francisco Half Marathon 2/3/13
I’m planning on doing a cross country ski race in the new year.
I will be racing the kid around the block first thing on the 1st.
Rocky Raccoon 100mile Ultramarathon, February 2nd (and into the 3rd, since I’m not as fast as Ian Sharman).
The competitions in March near Brest
My first race of the the year will probably be the Love Em or Leave Em in February.
50k Swamp Stomper on Jan 20th! Boo Yahh!
My first race this year will be the Maui Oceanfront Full Marathon with my wife on January 20.
It’s a little late into the year, but I’m planning on running a campus Fun Run 5k in New Orleans around March 22.
The only one I’ve registered for so far is that one in Hopkinton on Patriots’ Day…
First race of 2013 will probably be Stanford Treeathlon which normally happens the last weekend of February.
thanks for all the great info in your blog!
Will probably be the Cocoa Beach Tri in April.
With so many readers doing January races (midnight on Jan. 1?), I feel lame to say that mine isn’t until March: Around the Bay in Hamilton, Ontario (the oldest road race on the continent!).
That will be a 10K race on 6 of January, in Lisbon.
AC
DC Rock-n-Roll Half Mary
Stanford treeathlon!
Scotia Bank 5K on April 28th.
Hi Ray,
my first race will be the 200 km Alternate 11 Cities skating tour in Austria (AEW) on lake Weissensee.
Love you website
Greetings
Gerard
Probably Shamrock Half Marathon.
I plan on doing an indoor tri at my Gym in March.
Asturcon race, good trail running at north Spain.
Thanks and regards
Illinois Half Marathon
Freeze your Gizzard run :)
Wildflower Long Course
First race is January 12, a 5k (pt 2/3), followed by a 4 miler feb 9, a half marathon feb 23 and a full marathon April 27.
Vansbroswim ,a 3000m cold river swim in Sweden….
2 Bays Trail Run
Chicago’s Get Lucky Half Marathon on 3/16!
My first race will be my first marathon at the Myrtle Beach Marathon in Feb.
My first race Will be a Local 5k to determine paces for training rest of the year
First 2013 race ? Run to see my family and friends to give them their first 2013 kiss !
S2 from Paris
PS : thanks for your nice website
Recovering from shin splints so looking at a late spring marathon probably the Cleveland Marathon in May
Disney World Marathon
Warrior Dash
An easter half marathon if the training works out. :)
Reading half marathon, UK
On campus race with friends on new years! Looking forward to it, might end up a cyclocross race to boot!
First race 2013 will be Crazylegs 8K in Madison WI, best race on EARTH!
Holiday Lake 50k
Beast Of Burden, Winter 100. A bad ass ultra in Lockport NY, Jan 26.
My first race of 2013 is the Salt Lake City Marathon.
first race of 2013, the local triathlon race at scorching bay wellington (january). hopefully things have warmed up by then
IM Hawaii, if the lottery gets it right… Well, if it does, in fact I’ll then have to race a 1/2IM somewhere, to validate my spot… Hard to be a “pro of luck” these days… Only DC helps me with these sets..
Temecula Half Marathon, Jan 19.
My first race of the year will be January 1st, Brazen New Year’s Day race, Lake Chabot
i will race on the park with my new watch!
My first race of the year will be 9am on New Year’s Day. Up here in Winnipeg Canada, we do a Polar Bear run in our underwear around the local city park. Best time was in thigh deep snow (I’m 6′) at -25 C.
I signed up for American River 50. It sold out 1 day after I signed up. Whew.
Running the A1A half marathon in Feb. in with the Wife!
My first race will be the Mooloolaba Triathlon!
I am doing my first ever tri next May – the Rocketman tri in Florida. We get to bike around the shuttle launch pads
First race of 2013 won’t be until April…my first solo triathlon!!
Well, I don’t do races, but my first run of the year will be on the trails with my 3 dogs.
I am doing my first ever tri next May – the Rocketman tri in Florida.
Army half marathon
My 1st race of the year 2013 will be Westfield Hangover 5K on Jan 1st, 2013.
My first race is gonna be a 2 mile at an all comers meet at a nearby college
One of the events at the Geelong Multisport Festival. Haven’t decided which one yet.
The Garmin half marathon on April 20th!
Resolution Run 5k on Jan. 1st.
Bold in the cold 15K. Jan 12th