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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.
4 mile easy run
Bike trainer interval workout
45 minute open water.swim.
a 13km trail near to the beach, followed by 20k cycling
Ride road bike to the beach to meet the family for a fat bike ride…Ride fat bike with family on the beach…Then ride road bike home…Great Day
Bike 20km outside! Yes on the road in real life!!! First time this #¤% -winter. (Sweden)
And 9km run after with a lazy dog that I hade to pull half the way.
Ate all candy yesterday, nothing left today.
A slow 40 minute run is all that was done today.
yesterday was easterrun over 13,4km trail und road mixed > 59.27 min :-)
tommorow long run 2 hours in fat burning zone :-(
lifted some swedish fish from the kids’ easter baskets this morning and will be burning it off with a nice 1 hr run this afternoon
No easter candies for me.. training has been hard already… 20mile recovery ride after a long ride yesterday… awesome spring weather around Seattle, for a change ;)
A 6k run chasing the Easter bunny around the track.
70k tempo bike ride in the spring cold and wind!!
Today I jogged 13km. I must learn how not to run at high HR, because I need to improve my aerobic base. I love bunnies I would never bite them in the head, maybe in the neck. ;-)
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Simply 50 min run with 80% HrMax.
the guilty pleasure: chocolate caramel eggs
the guilt removing workout: 16 mile run thought the city (Atlanta)
bike 90% effort on 120Km/1800hm Volta Classic.Preload with lots of chocolate eggs
I’m doing a BodyPump class and 10 k easy run as spring is finally in Denmark :)
First half marathon next Sunday.
Recovery. Doing nothing. Raced The California 70.3 yesterday so I deserve a day of rest (and to recover from the nasty sunburn!)
I ran 10 yesterday and 5 will be tomorrow to keep things in check.
5km run followed by running stair drills….. all because of a cadbury cream egg….
3h ride with 3×15 at race pace.
Hi,
Just restarted preparing for late April short triathlon, so I’m running tomrrow, hopefully wi no rain…
Thanks
PF
The Easter bunny apparently didn’t want me running because I killed two treadmills during my long run. Hop from one to the next, then finally hopped outside to finish my long run.
Bike the mountain road from Jarabacoa to Constanza, DR. 7,000 ft of gain in 35 miles round trip.
Just a short swim on the schedule for me today
Long run Sunday! Should be 12k, but between the unexpected sunshine and the copious amounts of chocolate, might have to make it 14.
Finally, I can bike again….
14 mile bike time trial in Prince William Forest with an extra 3 mile warm up and 3 mile cool down.
16k long run in nice sunny weather through Copenhagen
I have resisted the Easter candy this year because it’s just a messy, slippery slope once I get going. Did a 15 mile ride this morning to offset the winter’s nonsense.
70km cycle around greater western sydney on a great autumn day!
I lost track of Reeses eggs
45 min am ride
5 min transition
30 min swim
And it’s all gone
70km cycle around greater western sydney on a great autumn day
An hour long spin class followed by a 2000m swim.
Whoppers Easter Eggs. Now I need to fit in a 40-50 mile ride before Dinner. :)
1.5 hours zone 2 hr.
I had chocolate eggs from sees candy
A very, very long steady state row in a single on the water. Very long.
Well, we’ll take yesterdays exercise seeing as I am sick as a dog today. Yesterday was a HASH run, complete with beer (though I don’t partake – gluten you know)….but I was able to set the alarm early and get up and run 4 extra miles before the hash….and this all because of peanut M&M’s…and Reese’s peanut butter cups….no chocolate bunny but maybe a PeeP or two
1.5 hours zone 2 hr
I had chocolate eggs from sees candy
1.5 hours zone 2 hr
I had chocolate eggs from sees candy.
Strength Maintenance in gym,
than
Indoor trainer 1h20 (L2 plus 2x0h20 L4)
15 miles running today, 30 miles running tomorrow. I doubt it’ll put a dent in the 50lb of Reese’s products I’ve eaten this month.
3 mile run tomorrow to work off my bachelor party and swimming the day after too
Cadbury Cream Eggs are my bane. There may have been some sampling as the baskets got filled last night. So I did an hour run this morning, 30 minutes at tempo – which was decidedly lackluster, I suspect due to sugar overload from the night before. But I did get it done!
10 mile hike!
2 x 500gm hollow chocolate bunnies – gone
8 x marshmallow chocolate eggs – gone
2.5 hour tramp with 600mtr elevation -done
65km mountain bike ride – easy flat!!! – done
Balance will be returned to the digestive system…
Did an hour run yesterday in preparation for some of today’s Easter M&M consumption…Will be doing another run tomorrow to make up for the Peeps lol…
1h30′ easy spin on Sunday afternoon: oh sure, I could go fast(er), but maybe it wouldn’t burn as many calories from fat as this slow mode will :-)
2hr recovery ride
2.5 hours on the trainer this morning.
50 kms by bike!
Since I’m only eating a pair of bunny ears and a small chocolate carrot gifted to me by my children, today’s easy 2 mile trail run is all I’m putting in!
I work Saturday and run to and from work, snuck in a lunch run for 14.8 miles for the day. This morning I ran an easy 13.1. I helped the easter bunny out quite a bit last night…
I raced in the park, ~24 miles :)
Sadly my FR610 went for a bush walk at 30mph…
I rode my bike on Saturday to get the space for the Easter candies and lunch at my mother’s.
On Monday a 15kms trail runno set pace I’ll just run for pleasure.
I’m not wolfing down candy, but I did need a day off. I did some yoga (a 90-minute Ashtanga routine) instead of running.
The kids (all three of them) just been adviced not to eat any milk related food for the next three weeks, so no chocolete bunny this year for the family. Anyways I’d have been working it off on my next horse riding training on Wednesday.
I am running 14 – 16 today in an attempt to burn lots of calories for the ham dinner I am preparing tonight, and the lemon meringue pie I made yesterday AND the Sees chocolate eggs I bought for the kids’ easter baskets … besides, I am running Boston in 2 weeks, so gettin’ ready to taper!
Running 10 miles in Zone 2
Want to ride one hour around town today.
Did a 6 mile run this morning and slow cooking for 6 hours a pork shoulder. Ok, not exactly an Easter candy but definitely an Easter treat.
Ride with boys. Ate some cheesecake today.
Just a 5km run for me
Easter candy serves merely to refuel from yesterdays (or technically last nights) Elk Mountain Grand Traverse 40 mile ski mountaineering race through the night from Crested Butte to Aspen.
For me, I had a 10km race simulation because there were no races nearby. It was highly needed after all chocolate eggs at work this week and the huge easter meal today :-)
3 hour hike on Sunday and first run back from an ankle sprain on Monday. Hoping for good results!
Rest day rewatching Game of Thrones Season 2 before winter comes. Will do weights and yoga tomorrow.
48km bike ride with my wife this morning in the cold English countryside, then polishing of a Cadburys Easter egg each!
4 mile hash race w/ bunny ears and post run beers
Easter Sunday 30K Long Run. Chocolate bunnies are the recovery food for a day :)
Need chocolate every day! So I don’t need any run to eat my bunny! Bon apétit!
Might have to do an Ironman to balance out the calories, but 5 miles will have to do.
18,5 kms of trail running with some good friends.
I just did an hour moderate workout on the trainer. Too wet outside for this whimp.
5k @ easy pace (~5:30/k) w/stroller
PEEPS ! yellow chicks only, all others are just impostors
Today I went for a 55 km bike-ride that ended with a crash due to ice, and tomorrow there will be a ~40 km ride.
40mi bike. T’was good til it rained. Then t’was wet.
A 10-K run after work!
A great 40+ mile ride from Leesburg-Taylorstown-Lovettsville! Looking forward to a bunny dessert post my basque lamb stew!
60min spin class at flywheel
20km or some trail run for about 2 hours
15km easy run in the country that is to blame for the existence of the above pictured chocolate bunnies…
Today I went for a 55 km ride on my beautiful Bianchi.
2 hrs trail running, followed by coffee and creme eggs.
30 minutes on the ellipse
5mi run followed by chocolate
2km fast run :) to shake all those bunnies in my stomach :)
Training for the 1000 meter dash at school. 400 meter series at the track
bonny bolt 5k in Denver. It seemed that the course was short a 1/4 mile though. I never run a sub 20!
The first step is to eat the head off a dark chocolate bunny so I can claim that because it was dark chocolate it is good for my heart and wasn’t an indulgence anyway.
Second step is to do 8x hill repeats in rural Connecticut at the in-laws place. Well, more like 8x mountain repeats given the length and steepness of the road they live at the top of.
Third step is to eat the rest of the dark chocolate bunny after the workout (medicinal usage for my heart, naturally).
I will run some 25K, if the waether is nice.. snow storm coming. Poor rabbits outside! :-)
Sky-touring in the Dolomites!
10 mile EZ run
So cold and windy here in Switzerland. Planned for a 4-hr basic endurance ride on the bike. Will go ski mountaineering with 2-3 long climbs instead. Just enjoy the fresh snow!
Its ok to take a. Day off ill get back om the bile after passover
2h MTB into snow :-)
I need sun…
After the lamb, it will be out on the bikes with my wife to cruise the Esplanade here in Portland, OR. Finally getting warm enough to do that. Then to the spring water trail, to I205 and back home. About 35 miles or so. Lets here it for
Did a 30k long run on Good Friday to earn my chocolate bunny allowance – and probably a 11ish km ‘chocolate recovery’ run Easter Monday..
Afraid it will not be more than a 1 hour easy run, after suffering from the flu and some good easter dinner.
This week I’m actually doing probably my longest workout run ever. I’m following Bobby McGee plan for a half ironman which calls for a 1h45′ run with 1:00 fast walk break every 12′.
6 miles easy this morning to make up for at least a couple of the Cadbury eggs I’ll be buying on clearance tomorrow!