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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
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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4 mile run today. 8.5 mile run tomorrow.
Rest due to spinal disk problem…
Saturday: 40′ recovery run and a trip to the driving range
Sunday: 1:20 run with the last 20′ at tempo
Hiking in the Angeles National Forest. Maybe a visit to Switzer Falls.
Flying Calgary to Denver on Saturday, Skate ski 25km at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Centre on Sunday with friends from Texas. Plan to ski all week in fact.
I’m thinking a walk in the park is in order for the weekend.
Dealing with some IT band issues. Going to do some massage and stretching.
Lots of cycling!
A nice easy run on Saturday and some strength training on Sunday.
Saturday is 30-35 miles of steady 60-80% HR cycling and Sunday will be an hour of indoor walking.
I will join and coach my wife with running her first 5K ever on Saturday, on sunday it’s time for my long run of 12K.
8k St Pats race today; masters swim sun am/10 mile run in afternoon
My usual 100km Saturday ride.
Recover my sour muscles from my introduction to forefoot running…
long run and resting prepping for 13.1 and the end of this month
St. Louis St. Patrick’s day parade after a 5.5 mi run around Forest Park, maybe grilling with friends.
Saturday:
Chauffeur kids – check
70 minute run – check
Make mini weapon of mass destruction with 5 year old
Chauffeur more kids
Sunday:
Chauffeur kids
Brace for the whining about the start of a new school week.
10 mile run, 1 mile swim followed by some well earned drinks and on Sunday a nice easy 30 mile ride
Saturday is a rest day. Sunday will be a 1 mile warmup, 5 mile tempo run, 1 mile cooldown.
Its still cold in Canada, so training indoors:
Saturday – Trainer intervals – 15*2:00 Z4 with 1:00 rest
Sunday – Broken tri – AM: 3*500m swim at race pace PM – Brick. 1:30 MAP trainer ride transitioning to 15 minute run at high Z3 pace.
saturday 6X2 km pace race
sunday 12 km zone 3
Enjoying the weekend sunshine with a 10km run on Saturday then hopefully sneak out early Sunday for a 50km+ ride before the kids wake up :)
Have to work all weekend, but planning on a 8 mile run Saturday and a trainer ride Sunday.
am recovering from long illness, so easy walks and easy rides for me, thank you!
I’ll try to do my first 10M running!
So, for the weekend:
Saturday: snowstorm here, so I’ll be staying inside. I’ll run on the threadmill while my wife uses the bike turbo trainer.
Sunday: Probably more snow, so my wife and I will be exchanging roles… I’ll bike while she runs!
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Sat: Manitou incline
Sun: mellow 10k run
Weekdays: Swimming
Weekend: Cycling
30-45 min run + bike (hopefully outside, but Punx Phil still seems to be winning, so it prob will be on trainer).
recovering from some injuries….run/walk saturday and sunday…slowly getting back into it
Sat: 1h easy run
Sun: Long Run before Bratislava Marathon 3h 35-39km
4hr ride with tempo intervals on Saturday. Sunday is a 2hr long run along the waterfront.
It’s raining and windy here in Poland, but plans for weekend: 12 km easy run today and 2km swimming in a pool tomorrow :)
Wow. Lots of comments on this already. Nice giveaway and would put it towards a power meter! Thanks.
Saturday: 12km run across the clifs, tried not to fall in the ocean.
Sunday: road running, easy pace and some stronger sprints, 10km
Two very short runs to get back into running after injury
2h TR Ride this noon, 5 mile run tomorrow
I’m going for a seven mile run on Saturday and a give mile run on Sunday afternoon, with a bit of disc golf sprinkled in there.
Boston countdown
Saturday morning – 45 minute easy run, afternoon 10 x 400 speed work
Sunday – 2.5 hour run – easy
Sat: rainy and windy here, so just recovery
Sun: 3-4h endurance MTB ride
I have just completed my weekend training: 31 km slow run in the storm:-D
Long run on Saturday followed by taking my daughter on one of her first walks. Have a great weekend everyone
riding mtb and road as much as possible
Sat: 8 Mile run (easy)
Sun: 10 Mile run (long)
1.5 hour trainer ride followed by a 3 mile run on Saturday, 12 mile run on Sunday.
Indoor ride as the temperature has suddenly dropped back down to -30!
I’ve got an Xterra race next weekend so I really wanted to go Mountain biking this weekend, but it is currently raining. So for me this weekend it will probably be a 60 min swim followed by a 60 min sufferfest trainer ride today. Sunday will be another 60 min swim.
Just coming off double disc fusion surgery. First post op run! Wahoo!
Weekend Training Plans:
1) Working 12-hrs Saturday, “Rest Day”
2) TrainerRoad 2-hr Tempo Workout Sunday
Gearing up for race weekend next week.
Maybe a 5 miles run, depending on the weather.
Sat: Rest Day – Watching Six Nations Rugby.
Sun: Long Cycle.
Saturday…ride as many miles equal to the temp of 55. Sunday…run, run, and RUN until the trail ends, then turnaround, at least 12 miles.
Easy cycle to the local training circuit on Sunday if the weather holds out :)
The trails are finally dry enough so I will be doing a 4 hour mountain bike ride Saturday and a 3 hour one on Sunday. Can’t wait!
Saturday: 20-30 mile ride. Then Fly to Anchorage, AK.
Sunday: If the weather is decent a 5 mile run in AK.
5 miles with my dog on Saturday, hill repeats Sunday
Long run today – preparing for Paris marathon next month!
4 miles on Saturday, 7 on Sunday. Made all the harder as I left my Garmin at work.
Do the miles count if they aren’t recorded by my GPS watch?
Saturday, a rest for my aching hip and knees. Sunday a 10 mile slow run in my new wave prophecy 3s. Looking forward to that. Hope everyone has a safe healthy weekend.
My workout plan is a 1-hour trainer ride on Saturday and a 1-hour run on Sunday. Hopefully. Or maybe I’ll just be lazy.
Saturday 60 degrees – 30mi on the bike
Sunday and possible snow (no kidding) – interval run
Bouldering Friday
5k run, 2k swim sat
40k cycle sunday.
Great now the UK sun has (sort of) arrived!
15K easy long run on Sunday.
Saturday walk 2 minutes run 8 minutes repeat 4 times
Sunday 5km walk
Saturday out for a longer ride on the bike, racing the Laser on the lake in the afternoon (as sometimes you just have to let the wind do the work) and then a 10k run on sunday while my boys race their boat in Poole Harbour.
Sat is a rest day and I am racing Sunday in the 2575 Las Olas Sprint Tri here in South Florida!!
Sat: 13 mile easy run
Sun: moderate run and/or bike
1 hour on the bike trainer (TrainerRoad Petit) and a 10 mile slow run.
Saturday – 8km easy run
Sunday – rest
45 minutes on the bike trainer on Saturday. 8 km running on Sunday.
Sat: 25 mile bike ride
Sun: 5K run
Saturday: 10km run (5:30min/km)
Sunday: 50km cycle
5-6 easy miles today. Then a 5.5 mile race tomorrow followed by beer.
Focus on our newborn all day long!!!
Saturday morning spin class…. either an outdoor run if some of the snow goes away or a quick one on the treadmill on Sunday
saturday, long ride, 190 kms, 1500m
sunday, let´s see how I fell, will try 1 or 1:30 running
long run saturday
I’m between training programs, so I’m making it up as I go along. I’ll do an hour long run today, and probably ride the bike tomorrow.
parkrun on Saturday.
Orienteering race on Sunday.
A nice leisurely ride on Sunday!
Run my first ever half marathon, present a poster on my research, and then drink lots of beer!
Friday: Run 45 @ Z2
Saturday: Bike 1 hr 45min at Z3 then run 15 min
Sunday: Run 1:45 @ Z2
Hi here from Frankfurt, Germany. Did long four hour wet road ride today including the first crash this year. Tomorrow another long ride if the weather behaves or indoors swim / spin / run if bad.
Traveling to the coast for my daughter’s birthday so I finally get to test my new wetsuit in the ocean
Go for a 4 mile run!
5 mile run on Saturday, 15 miles on Sunday
13 km tempo run
Trying to get over this iliotibial band injury, so strength training Saturday and an easy 4 miles on Sunday. Which will apparently be in the snow, boo.
Saturday, swim-bike brick (3000mt swim and 70km bike)
Sunday just 3000mt swim
Since APFT is coming up,
I am going to do a mock pt test during the weekend.
then, going to do some intervals to improve the running time.
Gentle 1hr run on Sunday, depending on how my hip is feeling. Otherwise more stretching!
5K Run saturday evening
Smooth run saturday + long run on sunday!
Sat: Beer bottle dead lifts x6.
Sun: 18km long run.
Hey Ray- Running the NYC 1/2 tomorrow!!!
Im taking 5 grandkids to a bounce house birthday party. That should be a real workout.
please, for the sake of little green guys, pick me!
Saturday 20 Km run
Sunday = 50Km cycling
8 miles in a still cold Chicago this morning, 4-5 tomorrow (depending on how much snow we get tonight) plus strength training. Come on Spring…
The first weekend workout of my training schedule. 4 mile run today and a 45min trainer ride tomorrow.