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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.
6 miles easy on Saturday and a 20 mile long run on Sunday in preparation for a May 18th marathon.
It was a 12 mile run this morning and it will be 1 hour on the trainer tomorrow
FTP test Saturday
2.5 hours on the trainer followed by 10 mile run Sunday
FTP test on Saturday on the trainer. Run on the treadmill for as long as I can tolerate it on Sunday.
4×400 speed training and cadence drills
To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!
30min roller
45min bike
BRICK!!! 40 min bike, 20 min run
4 miles steady on Sat, 9 miles steady on Sun. Tapering down for half marathon.
Recovering from surgery, reading triathlon blogs, and imagining how great it will be to be able to bike and run again!
Saturday = 10 km run
Sunday = crossfit training
Long and sunny bike ride before the last skiing session of the season
30 minutes on the trainer on Saturday, 4 mile run on Sunday
Sartuday: strength day. 45min.
Sunday: easy run. 5km.
Saturday rock n roll 5k
Sunday Yoga!
Car camping on the AT in VA. Sandwiched by a few out-and-back runs on the trail.
Saturday: 10 km run
Sunday: 5km run (with my kids)
Working today, but tomorrow going to take a 25-mile bike ride, then hike with family!
Saturday – One hour endurance spinning. (Still too cold ride outside) Sunday – 45 min swim workout.
Meudon Super Sprint triathlon on Sunday
Bike 40 miles on Saturday and 30 miles on Sunday. Florida weather is perfect right now.
After being stuck in the car all day, I’ll probably just head out for a long easy bike ride on Sunday. Also extensive sleep ;-)
Going to train for Hlf Marathon, therefore long-run. Don’t forget to stretch!
5k Run, TRX core workout , jump on the bike trainer for a hitt workout.
I am actually a pretty newbie, but I have been wanting the Polar for a while! I a planning on going to Stone Mountain to hike and then I am going to attend a weight training class at my gym. Thanks for the opportunity!
~15 km run on Sunday is the plan.
Easy weekend
Sat- 30 min run
Sun-30 min run
Saturday: Stretching & Elliptical, and a wedding (not mine). Sunday: mountain biking!
Thursday Evening (my weekend is Fri/Sat): Short 5km run and 30mins gym workout
Friday: 30mins swimming during the day, 1hr ride on a stationary bike (going cycling here in Saudi could be considered suicidal) and 30mins of gym workout
Saturday: 45mins bike and 30mins workout
Bike 90km on Sunday
Long run in Rambouillet sunday morning.
Sat – 50 km MTB
Sun- 10-15 km run
Saturday: 30 min hill run (with my wife)
Sunday: 10km race
Trip to LA from the Bay Area this weekend, but no reason to interrupt training. On Friday as I was driving down (6hrs) I stopped somewhere in the Central Valley and went for a run there: that made the drive so much bearable. Then bike intervals on Saturday at the rose bowl in Pasadena, and ocean swim in manhattan beach on Sunday :)
Finally some warm weather for a weekend in New York! I am going for a couple long runs down the West Side in the sunshine!
5 mile run Saturday, lift weights on Sunday
Saturday – easy 1.5 hour run.
Sunday – longish 2 hour run + an hour in the pool.
a dozen of upstairs as a start!
Planning to hash with the Blooming Fools Hash House Harriers today (Saturday), and then a longer-ish run (8 to 10 miles) tomorrow afternoon.
10 miles on Saturday and 5 miles on Sunday…Running
To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!
Saturday – 10K PR attempt
Sunday – 12 mile ride
Get the bike out for the first time this year.
Workout plan very simple this weekend….27 km of which first 3 are to be at 6.00 min/km, then 21 km’s at 5 min/km followed by 3 km’s again in 6 min/km with a few short sprints at the end.
A couple trainer road workouts go well for a cold Maryland weekend.
5 km hike in the conservation area with the dog
Boxing
Cross Training
Saturday : running – interval training : 16x200m, then watching rugby on french TV : France vs Ireland
Sunday : long run (2 hours) and … have a nap!
Last weekend before a taper for a 30k race: hard 28km on Saturday with pickups, hills, and a fast finish, and then an easy 12-15 on Sunday. Been running all winter, this is the boss battle of my training.
Tomorrow’s -15C forecast means a outdoor 10K run tonight and an indoor two hour base ride tomorrow!
An hour on the turbo later today and a 5K St Patrick’s Day race on Sunday morning.
Some weights and maybe an outdoor ride subject to weather
I think power barbecueing is the only activity i will make this weekend:-)
Regards from Germany
I’ve got two 90min bike workouts. Since I’m in the northeast of USA those will be done on the trainer.
A run and a spin on Saturday and a run on Sunday!
Nasty weather outside….I’ll stick with Kinect Sports this weekend :))))
Aloha,
I’ll abuse Paris’s nice weather for a long run on sunday, followed up with an easy run tuesday and intervals thursday.
resting today and 2000 m swimming tomorrow!
Saturday – Around 100 km ride
Sunday – 15-20 km run
~10 k with 4 mile repeats yesterday (Friday’s the weekend right?)
5 miles worth of hills today, and hopefully a longer trail run tomorrow.
Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it’ll be a pretty easy weekend. Nothing Saturday, and a 1hr spin on the trainer for Sunday
I’m doing a 1 hour Precor Elliptical session to try and get a workout in before I fly to Argentina tomorrow night for a week of work meetings. Have been fighting some PFPS issues in my knee so doing a run and potentially having knee issues on a 10 hour plane trip doesn’t really appeal to me. Hoping to get a couple runs in while in Buenos Ares…
A nice hard build run today (Saturday) to build up some fitness going into the season. On Sunday I have planned a long indoor bike… weather is still gross here in Ottawa so indoor workouts are the norm right now.
Playing in a dek hockey tournament in Philly.
Just did 30 miles virtual bike ride on the Boston Marathon course in Nethalon via Tacx Fortius trainer on Saturday. Sunday, I will be doing about 1- 1.5 hours on the same trainer on a different virtual reality course. Still a bit too cold for outside rides in Iowa.
140 minute training run plus a Muay Thai class. Should be a sore but fun weekend!
Nursing a sprained wrist. Maybe I’ll do a short jog on the beach to relieve the cabin fever.
Saturday: 105 min LesMills Eventclass Marathon, consisting of BodyCombat, Grit Strength, CX and Grit Cardio. Sunday: a 12-13 km run
Running a 10 mile run to prepare for a half marathon
11 mile run on Saturday. Yoga and Hockey on Sunday.
I just finished Birkebeiner in Norway. 54km classic skiing in Norwegian mountains.
Thanks for your giveaway, Ray!
marathon prep:
Sat > 5 miles @MP
Sun > 18 LSD Miles
a good deal of foam rolling Sun night!
Six and a half hours of quality time on the trainer…
Hilly ride up to Shasta Dam from the Sundial Bridge to try my new Shimano WH-7850 carbon wheels with Conti Gatorskin’s (first time back on tubulars in years!). Beautiful sunny day, 81F/27.2C.
Sunday, rest and church.
Sunday:10km in the sun next to Rhine
tomorrow morning 15km easy run
Triple Peaks Challenge in NZ (50km MTB) Saturday, follwed by a 90 min run Sunday.
7 mile run saturday (done!), weights and cross-training sunday.
Saturday: Cycling, Swimming and strength training
Sunday: Longjog :)
Recovering from back injury – so just an easy swim today.
Saturday run with the puppy. Sunday hike with the kids
The weekend (indoor) workouts started with Insanity at the gym Friday, Spinning early Saturday before watching my boys play basketball, & a treadmill HIIT run planned for Sunday. Spring– please come soon!!!
An easy 10 miles on saturday followed by an 18 mile trail run on sunday. May add some time on the bike as well to loosen up. Enjoying the 65 degree weather in Washington state!
Riding in my basement on the Cyclops Virtual Trainer and Powerbeam in freezing cold, snowy Michigan both Saturday and Sunday morning. Then a short swim workout on Saturday afternoon. Then a run Sunday afternoon outside in the freezing cold, followed by a core strength session Sunday night.
Sat:
7k run, followed by 10 step reps
Sun:
1 hour swim
1 hour on the trainer
make a guinness stew and eat it.
happy st.Pats
love the site!
83 miles with 4500ft of climb to Wanlockhead, the “highest village in Scotland”
Walking the 9-mile canal route I intend to kayak next weekend, riding my bike down the same (and further) as well as walking and biking around to get to know the city I moved to this past week.
Ran a 15k race with my husband this morning. Tomorrow I volunteer at a zoo, so I will be doing a lot of lifting, scrubbing, shoveling and sweeping.
1h walk on sunday
Doing my MAF test (5 mile) on a 400 m. court. Relax and enjoy a great glass of wine.
Saturday: 12 mile run followed by copious stretching and rolling. Sunday: indoor triathlon at the Y! Fun!
Saturday: Cycling (recom) Sunday: Cycling L5 Intervals and body workout
Long bike on Sat. and a short recovery run on Sun. :-)
Easy 1,5 hr spin on Saturday. 6hr+ ride on Sunday
On Saturday I’m taking a long walk with my boys and hitting the indoor cycling trainer for a bit. On Sunday I’ll be running for about an hour.
6hr bike + 25min off the bike run on Saturday, 25min run , 1:40hr bike, 25min run on Sunday. It’s a breakthrough weekend…
my first ride ….maybe a new passion (after running) will start
saturday: 80 min indoor Spinnervals session
sunday: 2.5 hours bike ride
Get up at 5am, ride 160km and spend the rest of the days with kiddos.
Sunday, easy 2h MTB ride
Taking it easy this weekend. Just some long walks with the dog and some easy running.
Ran the LC10k in Des Moines, IA today, running 24 miles tomorrow and putting in my last high mileage week before the Go! St. Louis marathon April 6.
No training plans. I have a 39-degree fever and cannot train.
Easy swim on Saturday morning, long run (29k) on Sunday!