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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.
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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
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!
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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.
I like to start the season off with the Race to Wrigley 5K in March.
First race of 2013: GP Fim da Europa – Sintra to Cabo da Roca, Portugal. (link to fimdaeuropa.com)
Hope to wear one of the FR10!
Thanks!
I am moving from DC across country to the middle of Oklahoma! The Oklahoma City Marathon (or possibly a smaller half sometime before in prep for the big race) will likely be my first race of the year.
Provo half marathon
1st race will be wildflower 1/2. Thanks for putting on the contest.
CapCity Half in Columbus Ohio
My 1st race of 2013 will probably be the Roland Spring Training 5k. Roland Iowa.
Boston Marathon!
Most likely a cyclocross race or a relay biathlon.
Avondale Crit in January
Redrock Rampage
Hopefully a 5k on new years.
Ottawa marathon :) !!
Florida 70.3
Cracow Marathon :)
Ironman Coure d’Alene 2013!!! or maybe a local tri in the pre-season to get things rocking
My very first 1/2 will be in May-The Flying Pig in Cincinnati. Training for that involves a mini marathon in March.
I am running the Chattahoochee Challenge 10k in February.
I´m thinking about participate in an half marathon sometime in 2013…
US Ski Mountaineering Championships in Jackson WY
Race into the New Year! Tulsa, OK
My first marathon in Ottawa May 2013!!!
I’ll be doing the Salt Lake Marathon as my first race of 2013!
My first race of the year will be Disney Half Marathon on January 12, 2013
Frigid Fools duathlon my tri-team puts on in February. One cold a@# race.
Riverton Half Marathon in March!
First race of the year is typically the Hangover Classic, a local 5k that takes place at 11:45am on New Year’s Day.
My first race of 2013 will be the Granite Bay duathlon on 1/5/13 – it was free to enter!
Houston Half Marathon
Me thinks its a new years forest-run with my wonderful wife who just got me some runnings cloves + cap to fight my sad “no-run-today-its-cold” excuse. Bless her :)
Indy 500 Mini Marathon is currently the first race on my calendar in the New Year.
Granite Bay Ice Breaker triathlon, April 6, 2013 in/near Folsom, CA. It was my first ever to help prep for a 1/2 IM this past summer. I want to beat last years time! I may fold something in before that…
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run, February 3rd.
My first race is probably not until September – Bala Standard Triathlon in the UK
Cautiously optomistic that my first race will be the Bolder Boulder. I’ve heard new Garmins have magical hip healing properties, so you should probably pick me as an act of kindness.
January 12th I have a rematch scheduled with the first half marathon I ever ran. It’s been two years. This time I know I can cross the finish line without tearing up in pain, so it’s going to be pretty swell.
Most probably the Meia Maratona Manuela Machado at Viana do Castelo. I wanted to race an 45kms trail, but when I realized it was already full.
It will be my first halfa marathon, though I have already run to Ultra Trails.
Been entering all your giveaways, hope I get lucky this time.
Mery Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.
I’ll be running with my kids in their first 5k on February 3. “Miles for Miracles 5k” in Katy Texas.
My first race will be an indoor tri – signing up as soon as the schedule is posted. (I will of course be using the hints from your website article.)
10k Dafni Athens Greece!
10 mile race in May!
Rumpass in Bumpass!
My first race will probably be the Crystal City 5K series in April, which I’ve done for the past couple of years. I know the course well so I’ll be trying for a PR.
My first race will be the Rock Cut Winter Survivor Trail Run 10k on January 19th.
Haven’t decided yet!
LA Marathon!
My first race will probably be a “winter duathlon”, organised by one of my colleagues (there’s a “summer” edition as well).
Probably the early Deer Creek Tri
My first race of 2013 will be Ironman San Juan 70.3 on March 17.
Vigone half Marathon Italy
My first race will probably just be a tuneup 5k race to see how post injury recovery has been going
ING Half Marathon Miami, Jan 27
Houston Chevron Marathon January 13, 2013
Will be the Wellington ocean Classic
Mmmm…Good one.
Hypothermic Half Marathon Feb 9th!
First race is the Houston Marathon! Looking for a bigtime PR!
I’ll probably be running the Stirling Sports Half Marathon this coming February..
July 29th @ Ironman Calgary 70.3 !
A winter triathlon near my home consisting of skiing, snow-biking, and then kayaking.
Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon.
I haven’t even started thinking about next year other than repeating a couple of events from this year, that being the case the “Black Fly Challenge’ will likely be first..
We are running a 5k race next Saturday but haven’t planned out the next year yet. Hopefully we win. My husband has been begging for one of these!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Hypothermic Half In Eastern Passage Nova Scotia!!
Probably Nashville half in April, unless I find some other races to do before that
Fragrance Lake 20K traversing Chuckanut Mt. in Bellingham on February 17.
My first race will be March 17th The Yuengling Shamrock 1/2 Marathon – but I am training for my first ever Ironman 70.3 on June 9th (EagleMan in Cambridge, MD). I don’t have the money for a watch & could really use one to help with training. Thanks for your generous offer!
None this year, although I will definitly race for Strava KOM’s (uphills not downhills)!
I will do a 5k run on 6th of january!
A duathlon event in Hungary.
For 2013, I’m gunning for a Rudy Award (look it up, it’s pretty awesome). So that means the first event of the year is the Winterlude Triathlon in Ottawa, ON. The date for the event is Saturday, Feb 2nd, 2013.
Either LA or Huntington Beach Marathon. Haven’t decided yet.
My first race will be the Ordinary Mortals, reverse order triathlon in April.
My first race for 2013 is going to be my first half marathon (in March)!! I’m beyond excited and super nervous.
I’m going to be doing my first ever triathlon in March! That will then be followed by another first, either in April or May – half marathon!
Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8K
Napa Marathon
I don’t tend to race much in Jan or Feb so I’m guessing my first “race” will be the St. Pat’s 5K. The first one I’ll really train for will probably be a duathlon in early April. I do the 5K with my daughter (she’s 8).
The Chilly Chase in Vancouver at the end of January.
First race is the National Half! This would help with the training!
Get Lucky 1/2 marathon.
I’m doing the NJ Riverwinds Tri in April. Brrrrrr…..
Get Lucky 1/2 marathon. Great new site Ray!
My first race of the year will be the Miami Marathon, my first mult-sport race will be the Fairland Aquathlon.
Hmmm. I guess I better figure out what/when I’ll run. It probably won’t be anything until May though. Maybe a local 5K or 10K.
The Texas Half in February will kick off my 2013 race season.
Miami Marathon will be my first race of the season (with @TheSous)… my nemesis race, registered twice and still haven’t completed the full!
I am thinking of running 2013 Egg Shell Shuffle 1/2 Marathon
Louisiana Marathon January 20th
Moab Half in March… if my name is drawn.
Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge 1/26/13
followed by
Xterra Wild Horse Trail Half Marathon 1/27/13
I’m planning on running a New Years Day 5K on January 1st, 2013: Team Ortho Polar Dash: http://www.polardash.org. Should be a chilly one. With so many entries my chances are slim to none but I like playing!
My first race of 2013 will be the Mardi Gras half marathon! It will be my first time to run a Rock-n-Roll race and I am pretty pumped about it!
My husband and I were just talking about these watches during our many hours of driving during the holiday weekend! We would love to win! We are both in graduate school and both just completed our first half marathon this past October! Thanks so much for doing this giveaway!
Rogue River Run Half Marathon in February.
Badger Mountain Challenge 15k
March 30th, 2013
Wildhorse Trail Half Marathon 1/27
Mid-Maryland Ultra 50K and Relay
February 9, 2013
My first race in 2013 is actually my first race. The “31. Saerbecker Triathlon” :)
Our first race will be the Girls on the Run 5k here in Hailey Idaho in April!
I’m going to try SouthernCross of the UltraCross series in February….
Hope to be warm in Georgia……
The one to the gym to attempt and loose weight.