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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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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.
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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 2024 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.
Saturday – 40km Bike, 8km tempo run
Sunday – 13km run and link to facebook.com
ride the greenline with my som
Saturday: first open water swim of the season followed by 7 mile run.
Sunday: 2.5 hour bike ride followed by 20 min run.
:-)
Saturday 40 min recovery run
Sunday 50 min easy run
A 5 set circuit workout and a 10.1 mile easy pace run :)
Walking with my son!
4 mile round trip run to/from work on Saturday and then a mixed road/trail run on Sunday aiming for 24 miles with 2k of climbing.
A 110 min taper brick on Sat, 1hr ride on Sunday as the final prep for my first Ironman in Melbourne next weekend.
Sat: weekly pickup game of basketball.
Sun: 5 mile run
I’m in the midst of a gym challenge in which only miles done within the gym count, so I’m going to plant myself on a bike in the gym and try to get 40 miles tomorrow. Sunday, I might run 6 miles in the morning with the local running club, and then I have a 5K at 2pm.
I plan to run 17K on saturday and ride 40k on sunday.
My weekend plans are to run Saturday in my first official 10k, as part of my half-marathon training plan. Sunday is an easy short recovery run.
A 40 minute tempo on Saturday, and a long ride on Sunday
Sat. Easy run, weights
Sun. Intervals (trainer)
Saturday: red-eye from SLC then 3 hr bike+ 30 min run
Sunday: 2 hr run
A short 5 mile recovery run after the 1 and 2-mile track race the day before!
Already completed 50km ride this morning. Will try a 5km run tonight. For Sunday aiming for 15km walk early morning with gym & swim session in the afternoon to loosen up and relax. Then an all important BBQ to top off the weekend!
Continue practicing for my 2nd half marathon and 1st triathlon… .5 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, 5 mile run Saturday and 12 mile run Sunday #CleverTraining.
3-4 hour ride in the canyons near my home and a 2 hour run the next day.
That escalated quickly. Shooting for 1.5 hrs on the bike on Sat. and 1.25 mi swim on Sun., weather and kids permitting.
Gonna do the Big 12 5k with my 13 year old
33 mile training run for American River 50 Mile Endurance run.
2 curling games!
My weekend workout plans are to probably set up the family tent to familiarize the kids with that, and then chase them around!
12K run up Mt. Tam and back down on Saturday; trying to keep up with the kids at the track on Sunday; but more importantly . . . trying to touch the toes again.
Still in recovery weekend from me since last week had a race.
Saturday: 2K Easy swim
Sunday: Easy run – 30 mins, probably pushing my little girl on her stroller.
Good luck everyone! Thanks Ray!
A 10k aerobic run (effort bellow LT point) on Sunday. Not much =(
Long run Saturday. Longer ride Sunday. Love your site!
Bike/run brick getting ready for duathlon.
Hanging in the bush all weekend .. 6-6.5 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday. Full time ultramarathon training!
I will be doing a road bike ride on both Saturday and Sunday here in sunny, Southern California. Should be about 100-miles in total.
10km run sat morning, princess park Melbourne to kick start my training for first full marathon in October – eek! Followed by yoga session on Sunday morning as I need to be able to touch my toes by oct yeah!
Row 10km on Saturday
Run 10 km on Sunday followed by upper body and core.
Saturday: Brick 2km pool swim, 1:15 run intervals
Sunday: 2:30 bike with hills (possibly hill repeats up Mandeville Canyon).
Try to keep up with pregnancy yoga and stretching.
Sat – Easy hill cycle 50km, Sunday rest.
Run and maybe (weather permitting) bike Saturday. Ride Sunday.
Friday – 1 hour swim
Saturday – 10 mile run
Sunday – 2 hour bike
Saturday Rest
Sunday Brick – Mountain Bike 2 hours , 30 minute run
8 mile run on Sat. Morning then yard work. Rest of the weekend is getting ready for trip next weekend.
Sat. 35min steady pace run. Sun. 80min run.
10 mile run on Saturday
Hoppfully go on a crosscountry tour today (Saturday) if the promised snow shows up, otherwise a long run in the sun around the village here. On Sunday I’ll probably do a strength & stretching session in the evening.
Otherwise I’ll be playing outside with my kids the remaining time, so basically the weekend will be one long training session ;)
Saturday training run with my 10 year old son followed by a Sunday mid distance tempo run in preparation for Tuesday’s hill repeats.
2 hour brick Sat
5K Run Lucky Sun
Weekend off. First in months.
Brought my bike on a Business trip from Europe to US and will attend two charity rides ~60 miles each this weekend.
Saturday: easy 6km run + weights
Sunday: interval run + core
hey ray, love your blog.
i have just returned from a 9 km run,
tnx
Sat = 60 minute crit race and some easy miles.
Sun = another crit race plus more miles but making extra space for coffee and breakfast.
A wonderful 12k early morning run along the still empty beaches (tourist season hasn’t taken off yet) of Brouwersdam, Zeeland in the Netherlands.
Plan is simple: 45km bike ride today and 20km run on Sunday.
Made an Avalanche training camp this week with 3000m ascend and some nice lines with my Snowboard in the backcountry in Zillertal, Austria. This weekend i will chill and just do a Regeneration run.
Being on vacation in vegas…I am still attempting to go running in the morning as part of my 10K program!
Hoping to swim 1500m and bike 40 miles, but I’m sick so will be lucky to do either.
Only swim, 2000 m saturday and 2400 sunday. Have a good week end
Will do trx workout later (Saturday afternoon here in Manila now), begin a running program tomorrow.
Fast 9 km run on Saturday, and rest day on Sunday – finally!
Well, today it’s alpine skiing for me and a 12km run on sunday :)
Saturday : 30 mile endurance ride
Sunday : 13 mile endurance group run
(Early base work for me)
Today conference in Basel (2
5 hours one way), tomorrow morning service. Training ? Some walking with the family Sunday afternoon ;-)
Easy run at the in-laws. (On the recovery path)
2 Trainerroad workouts!
I’ll be working on getting my small indoor cycling studio up and running here in Aspen,CO. 6 KICKRs and PerfPro Studio. Need to learn how the software works in order to get the program going, hopefully, by the following week
A 10 k run tomorrow dressed up as charley Chaplin . It is “Purim” here which is s a holiday where you tradionallu dress up in costumes
Walk in the park on Saturday. Run for 5 KM, 15 x 3 Push ups on Sunday.
1.5h stroller run done, planning on a stroller bike tour today and then hopefully time for a mountain trail run on Sunday.
10km easy hill run
First run with our new dog. Since October we’ve got our new dog – but so far I’ve never taken her out for a run. This weekend I’m going to try this and see how it works out. Simple as that!
I’m taking my two small boys out to the Southern California coastal canyons for some hiking. My older one wanted to go on a run with me the other day so this is our makeup.
5 km run and Power Bike class on Saturday.
8 km run and yoga class on Sunday.
Back to back long steady runs, abt 2hrs each
Saturday 2.5km swimming and 12x200m hils sprints.
Sunday 2.5km swimming and 90km bike ride
118km Ride with the Squad today and tomorrow a 2hr run, base pace building to tempo
20 miles long run!
Saturday: cross country skiing
Sunday: 10 k run
A couple easy runs on new snow (it’s snowing now), gym, swim.
St. Patrick’s 5k run around Stanley Park on Saturday, then Pilates and the gym on Sunday… Unless I just have to be outside!
Saturday : 50mile ride
Sunday : Long Run
UC Berkeley Home Race:
Saturday:
5AM-6PM: Organizational stuff
8AM – Team Time Trial
9:55AM – Road Race Men’s B Collegiate, 40mi
Sunday:
5AM-6PM: Organizational stuff
9AM: 60min Men’s B Criterium
Hanging some drywall then hopefully a 5 mile run on Sunday :)
Run today, so I’d best get off the computer and do that, and run tomorrow. Nothing huge, no big plans, just getting out there.
Friday: bike 70km+5km run
Saturday: swim 2.5km and recover for
Sunday: relay 6hours-Marathon-run
Planning on a 6-8 mile straight up hill run on Saturday and then 3ish mile recovery run Sunday.
Saturday 150 min Bike
WU: 10-15′, then 3 x 1′ (1′) @ Zone4. MS1: 2 x 20′ (4′)
@ Zone4. MS2: 7 x 2′(2′) @ Zone5
Sunday 70 min Run
MS: Tempo Run as 2 x (8′) @ Zone2, 2′ @ Zone1, 5′ @
Zone4, 5′ @ Zone1/
Remainder in Zone2
Tomorrow has to be very carefully timed. I have to do a decently long run in the morning to keep vaguely on schedule for my next half marathon race, in the late afternoon I’ll be running with my husband to work out a new parkrun course and somewhere in between I have the Melbourne Formula 1 race to watch and we also want to go and see Sculptures By The Sea to see a sculpture that is essentially the world’s biggest cask wine bladder.
It’s a very classy day.
Spring traditionally has been “floating dirt” time in Russia, so, although it’s warm outside, keeping my training indoors, shoud do some core strength, weight lifting and relaxing two-hour swim on Sunday.
During the weekend I’ll have some rest from my cycling trips to work during the week (approx. 50km per day). Nevertheless, I’ll run a few km with my girlfriend and visit the gym. Thank you in advance! P.s. Really like your post about the Fenix 2!
42.195km Trail Running.
I am training for the Paris Marathon. A long run on Sunday and work in the garden Saturday.
8 mile trail run on Saturday and 25 mile MTB trail ride on Sunday. That’s quite enough for my old bones!
Wow, I thought I was doing well, but you folks all kick ass
30-35 mile ride on Saturday
90 minute run Sunday
8 km interval this weekend , sun had been shining al week , up to now . . . So probably singing in the rain
120k bike ride in flanders today
60min interval training run on Saturday
30min swim then 10 mile run on Sunday
Sat: Masters swimming , 25 mile bike
Sun: longer bike
Saturday
60min Yoga
40min Core Strength
60min Bike
Sunday
60min Yoga
120min Bike
doing intervals at “kopje van bloemendaal” on saturday and a 100km ride on sunday
Get my 8 yr old ready for her first tri so this weekend is a 2km run and 5km ride with her, I’m very excited for her
Saturday:
Morning swim
Helping my brother move ;)
Sunday:
Bike and run brick
Sunday 20-22km Long Run
Saturday easy bike ~120m, Sunday core workout and stretching.