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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.
A fifteen km long run towards the house of my sister a few villages away.
Sat: 6:00am – 1 hour jog,
Sun: 7:00am – 2 hours full body exercise (push ups, situps, basketball)
Sat – 5k (new PR!)
Sun – Beach cross-training, run to gym, then strength training
Sat.: 90 minute run early then a St. Patricks Day 5k
Sun.: 2 hour bike ride
This week has been my last hard weekend before starting my taper for a marathon in 3 weeks time. Plan for Saturday: 15 km run from home to the start of a 5 km trail race, run the race, then 22 km back home to get to the marathon distance. Plan just executed; the race actually went well, I was 3rd. Sunday is a rest day.
I’m using the start to run app today.. 2nd training today.
4 hours of group classes and a 5k!
9km pushing a sleeping 2yo in the baby jogger.
Thanks Ray
My first combo bike+run….hoping it’ll be good
morning 2 mile run- Saturday
2-3 games of pickup basketball- Saturday
1 round of Power 90 workout- Sunday
The initial plan was to work Saturday, then do a LSD run (~14 miles) on Sunday. However, coming home from work on Saturday I developed a pretty nice cough and was exhausted, so Sunday became a rest day. LSD will be moved to my next day off from work.
no sport this weekend, just relax!
Saturday: 50 mile bike with 2hrs at 70.3 effort
Sunday: 1900m continuous swim, and as much running as my poor ITB can cope with.
I know it’s not a real workout for many of you but I have left my sofa just a week ago and so…. 8*(2′ run + 4′ walk)
I’m skipping the weekend for shin splint recovery…ouch
– Saturday 12K run at goal marathon pace. (done!)
– Sunday 20K long run (waiting for weather to warm up a bit and wind to die down first)
IT: 8*2000m
Sat: Day 6 of Insanity workout w/ coworkers followed by a 5 mile run around base this evening
Sun: 50 min swim
1 hour bike @ trainer….
This weekend no major cycling. Also running shortened due to heavy pollution in Paris (at least saturday morning, when i planned to do 30k run)
Saturday: a short and sweet recovery swim of just 1500m at around 7am, followed by a slow 11k run right afterwards, family shopping in the afternoon
Sunday: a longer run – 20k, with 4:40 average tempo (with three separete one km bursts of speed around 3:50), had to cut it short (planned 30k) – family walk from eiffel to notre dame (around les berges) in a few minutes… ;-)
Interval session and then off to Dublin for the St Patricks Day parade
Well, it’s already Sunday night here across the pond. My weekend fitness plan was exactly that, a plan :P
Originally scheduled Sat morning 45 mins walk and Sun 30 mins run, but woke up being exhausted both days. Will have to push back to early next week instead (Wed and Thurs). In hindsight, scheduling a run so soon after laryngitis has probably proven to be a wee bit too ambitious ;P
Saturday: Easy run @5km, max effort push-ups, 10×5 ab rolling
Sunday: Paced run @10km, 5×5 35kg Thrusters, 8×2 pull-ups
Foam rolling before sleep.
Saturday: 12oz curls
Sunday: recovery day
Friday evening – ice hockey; Sunday – 5 miles.
Saturday morning run outdoors to take advantage of some warmer temps; Sunday morning spin on the trainer when temps return to the teens F.
Saturday 10 km interval run, sunday just a short 5 km run and the main training: cleaning the house :-)
swimming 2000m
4 hours done on the turbo. Sounds boring but vino just got busted in 2007 TDF. Rasmussen is flying…..
Saturday: 14 mile long run; 2k in the pool
Sunday: 1.5 hrs on the trainer; 2k in the pool; 10 miles easy
2500m swim Sat morning, 6 mi interval run Saturday evening, 35 mi bike (all hills) Sunday afternoon! I could reaaly use a Garmin 910!
Half marathon on Saturday and a collllld bike ride on Sunday before the snow hits. *Almost* spring!
Since I have to recover at the weekends during my demanding 24-week training programm for my work I’ll only do some mobility excercises on saturday and sunday, get enough sleep and take my time to cook some healthy food.
Spin class saturday morning then relaxing all day Sunday with the family
Visiting DC this weekend with my wife and son, so workout will include lots of walking and maybe a run on the mall.
120 km ride through Bavaria working on nutrition during endurance ride.
Saturday: 2hr bike. 20 min run
Sunday: start taper
Lots of R&R this weekend….. In the likely event I feel guilty about that, I do have a 90 minute Long-run scheduled as well! :)
Flew from Philly to visit Savannah, Charleston and Hilton Head
Living in Quebec, Canada, we had a snowstorm yesterday!! So long run canceled, went for a short 5k (yes USA, kilometers:-P) and core training session at the gym on saturday. Sunday will be a short 1.5-2k swim:-)
I LOVE your posts, been telling everyone around to check in when switching watches. Mine died i have to buy a new one and i am kind of discouraged at the prices/techs we get now with mid range watches. Id really enjoy that giveaway :-)
Sat – ez 1 hr swim with dryland training immediately after
Sun – 2hr indoor trainer ride followed by 30 min run
Long-run of 32k along the highway of Ahmedabad (India) in preparation of the Paris Marathon, what else?
Mountain biking. First ride on the dirt in months. Then a Sunday run with my daughter if the rain stops.
Recovery Saturday. Moderate Turbo Training Session Sunday.
Long ride on Saturday and 5K run on Sunday!
Saturday – running 8 miles with hills at steady pace
Sunday – drive to Paris for holiday “springtime in Paris!”
3 hour bike followed by a 30 min run.
Sunday an 8 mile run at a moderately fast pace
Complete a walk circumnavigating Yerevan, Aremenia and use the stairs rather than the elevator.
Mostly sit on the couch and read while my wife and 11 year old go out to do a 10 km and 5 km race on Saturday. Short 5km planned for Sunday.
Pistoia Half Marathon on Sunday morning!
Sat – 4 hr bike
Sun – hill work
Saturday- 10 mile run
Sunday- 5 mile run
Thats for me.
2.k run to get back into it after a long winter
Sat- 10 k run
Sun- 35 mile bike
Saturday – longish run on the coastal footpath
Sunday – bike ride with daughter
Rock n Roll USA half marathon Saturday
Rest with short myrtl routine Sunday
Saturday-2h bike ride + 5k run
Sunday-1k swimm
Saturday – 10km running. I wanted to go cycling but I prefer to run in windy weather
Sunday – 1h swimming
Sat – 5k
Sun – garden work
Monday morning recovery run
10k easy run on Saturday, 30k long run on Sunday=
It’s snowing out so indoor workouts for me. Swim and a run.
Saturday – outdoor bike ride
Sunday – indoor bike ride (trainer) and weight training
Ran the dc half marathon
As a pacesetter for 6:15min/km group of the CPH marathon training program, it just follow whatever the program says: route and distance.
Today it was the long Damhussøen route (25km, the short one is 23km), of course at 6:15min/km
go for a jog withn the jogging stroller
Saturday -> 40 minute boring run on a Treadmill + Cross training at the Gym
Sunday -> 60 minute easy run on the road.
Not much this weekend, just a short run on Saturday followed by a short ride with some buddies on Sunday. Light weekends are nice when you’re not training for something.
No workout this week-end. I’m relaxing at home after a full week of cross-country skiing in Lapland.
Sat: 6.5 km running + 14 km x-skating; Sun: 12 km running.
Weight lifting and soccer
Saturday morning 5k run
Saturday lap swim
Sunday morning 10k run
Sat: 4hr ride with some mixed in hard efforts
Sun: 30min swim, 40min bike, 20 min hard run, 30min bike, 1hr run with first 20 mins hard.
This weekend is PACKED! literally…any free time I get will be spent packing up my condo in hopes of selling it:) Saturday I did a Melissa Bender home workout, when to a charity luncheon to support my life partner’s non-profit, and celebrated my 3 year old nephew’s birfday. Sunday I have an 8 mile run planned and a family gathering in the afternoon.
12km time trial on the bkool trainer… Uphill.
Sun: 10 km run + ABS training.
gonna take a long walk and work on my squat challenge!
Weekend workout consists of an aquathlon race! Time to knock some winter rust off!
DIY followed by
bike & quad strengthening to help recovery from triple knee ligament reconstruction
Swimming a mile at the local pool, putting up the crown molding my wife has wanted for months, and prepping my gear for next week’s self-supported bike tour!
Run yesterday, run today, shovel snow tonight!
I’m doing 16 ounce curls on Sunday :-).
Run w/ my new Vivofit!
Sat: 2200 m nonstop swim, 30 mile windy bike ride. 36 burpees
Sub: bike ~20 run 5. 37 burpees
Friday – 25 mile bike ride
Saturday- 1hr swim at the pool, 5k run in the afternoon
Sunday – a quick swim at the pool and rest
Long run of 10 miles to prep for upcoming half marathon.
The weekend workout began on Saturday morning by knocking down 132 perfect pushups, 60 pull ups and 60 ab wheel rollers…before 7am. At 8am I did pancake batter curls while making two dozen pancakes for my wife and three kids. Around 10:30am I ran sprints with my two boys as we switched up between playing lacrosse and soccer for about an hour. At noon, I doned the cycling gear and went for a 46 mile ride and climbed roughly 4,200ft over the course of about 3 hours. After a short shower and a protein and vegetable shake, it was back outside to run around playing football with my boys and pretending to be a princess warrior with my 4 year old daughter. Finally, I wrapped up the day by walking around the cul de sac with my daughter as she continued practicing riding her bicycle. Turns out that 10 laps around the cul de sac is equal to a mile, so 25-30 laps later the legs were loosened up from the days earlier ride. Most important, the ear to ear smile on my daughters face as she experienced the thrill of riding a bike just like her hero…Daddy. Today is Sunday and if it’s anything like yesterday, I can’t wait! Stay healthy!
I got in a long run Saturday and am looking forward to resting today since it is about 40* colder and supposed to snow.
Probably a nice 5 mile run here in stinky Afghanistan..since I am deployed, followed by a nice crossfit WOD in the afternoon..where I get to see all this female Air Force airwoman kick my ass on muscle ups and I die and puke doing 30 burpees. :) But thats is the life of the Army Soldier.
31K long run sunday
Early morning 100km bike ride at recovery pace on Saturday
Tempo 8km run on Sunday.
Rest and Relax for after each training.
And chocolate milk. Haha
Sunday: 50km bike ride, with 5 times a hill à bloc.
Monday: 80km easy ride
Wednesday: 100km ride
Saturday morning 4m run
Sunday morning 8m run
Sat: two hour ride, 6 hours of sailing, and a short, short run.
Sun: just a couple hours of sailing.
8 mile run followed by a 15 mile bike on Saturday
Core work then yoga on Sunday
Light Spin Saturday, Indoor tri on Sunday.
Had a very very poor 10m TT yesterday – very disappointed in myself, but I have just done a steady half marathon which cheers me up a bit…
Sunny weekend for once in the UK… 70 mile bike ride on Saturday & long walk with the dog on Sunday.
Marathon through 3 marriages in 2 days, then 30km detox ride today! Damn, I feel tired!