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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 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.
Friday: 6,5km recovery run
Saturday: 12km trailrun w. focus on downhill speed
short core session with kettlebell, squats, one arm swings and lunges
Sunday: 15 km steady state run
short core session with kettlebell, squats, one arm swings and lunges
Thanks for putting on the contest.
4,000 yd swim Saturday. Sunday weight training.
7 mile run on Saturday, then a well deserved day off on Sunday.
Weekday: 15 km bike run
tuesday,thursday,saturday, 1 hr swimming
twice a month sunday run 20 km
Saturday: 6 Mile Tempo; Strength Training (Full Body Circuit + Core)
Sunday: 10 Mile Run
Saturday: Two hour Computrainer class
Sunday: Rest day
2 hour brick Saturday (30 minutes bike, 10 minute run). 1 hour or so run on Sunday w Zone 4 intervals. Also, hockey Sunday night.
This weekend will just be a 30 mile ride. But I’ll do it on the Ohio hills with the 48/16 freewheel machine. :)
2 x 2 hrs PZ2 rides
I have a trail run on the Hong Kong trail planned as part of my marathon training schedule!
10 miles yesterday and 16 today to finish off a Boston recovery week!
Easy run to test out the legs after some concerning niggles and bike on the trainer
10K Easy Run preparing for next weekend Marathon :)
On sunday morning, long run of 20 km inside track because it is too cold outside (-20 C in Montreal). This is part of my training for the Boston Marathon. Also, soccer Sunday night.
5km race on Satuday, 22km slow run on Sunday.
It sound great but it was a dismal failure. It rained monsoon rains on Saturday morning (I am in West Africa), and I started 1h30 late on Sunday straight into a 30c heat with 80% humidity. Needless to say the run was laborious and I eventually gave up at 10km for no other reason than it was boring and my headphones had been stolen the previous weekend. I walked all the way back as I wanted to punish myself. I am now rather tanned, about the only positive this weekend.
Broke 5k PR yesterday. Will probably do 30 minutes on my trainer today.
Did the Rock’n Roll half yesterday and a 5 mile run today
43 mile ride yesterday, rest day today, 30+ ride on St.Paddys tomorrow!
Sat: 3 mile run followed by 30 on the bike. Today it is raining…… Pilates it is!
Saturday :100k bike ride +1.5h swim training
Sunday :120k bike ride + rest ;-)
Beautiful (60F) day on Saturday allowed for a short easy ride of about 16 miles. Sunday’s weather–colder (40) and rain means indoor workout of pushups, planks, etc.
Day off: ski time yesterday!
Super easy recovery run today.
8 beers at apres-ski.
My plan is to rest and take pictures of the maraton barcelona on Sunday
Saturday is a 7k Race. Sunday is a 1:30 trainer ride.
A slow recovery run in attempt to kick this flu bug, And a half marathon next week!
2 mile shakeout Saturday, 6-8 mile run in the cold Sunday
All running. 8 miles Friday, 10 miles of hill repeats on Saturday, 8 tempo miles on Sunday. Happy it’s spring like outside and the sun is shining!!
5k easy jog on saturday. 24k Tempo run on sunday.
Planned workouts for the weekend:
Friday; 2 hours on the road.
Saturday; rest day due to family obligations.
Sunday; 3 hours on the mountainbike.
Actual training:
Friday; 2,5 hours on the road in rainy and windy conditions at 8*celsius:-/
Saturday; rest day.
Sunday; 3,5 hours on the mountainbike.
A 5km run focussing more on HR and candence then speed.
Doing 5 Tibetans every morning, with trail running every weekend with around 5km.
Running 5km during the week, with up to 12km run on weekend.
Interval training on a Schwinn Airdyne
Sat: 30km long run @5:30
Sun: 12km + 5x600m
all in preparation for the hamburg marathon in may
Saturday: Tri “simulation” @ 24 hour fitness (2500m swim, 20 mi bike, 6 mi run)
Then – putting in a door and wall in my house; nothing like carpentry for a cool down!
Sunday: 10 mi run
Friday – Swim 1600 Yards
Saturday – Bike 90 minutes rolling hills
Sunday – 6 mile run, 2000 yard swim
Friday 12 mile run descend each 4 mile pace.
Saturday 55 mile bike with a new group.
Sunday 10 mile track workout of 1.5 mi intervals.
Insanity abs saturday
Insanity yoga sunday
Walk the dog sat and sunday
Planning for a half-marathon this coming friday. This evening (Sunday) I’m Going to run 15km.
Drink green beer this weekend
Just got back from my last weekend workout. This weekend included training for my first 1/4 triathlon, so swimming on thursday, running on friday, rest on saturday and today i finished a 104km cycling tour!
Yes baby!
Friday: 10km tempo run
Saturday: 12km recovery run
Sunday: 50km bike
2 hours on trainer and 30 min easy walk
3hrs on bike then taking it easy.
use the cross trainer for an hour
Gosh… this is what I get for just getting to reading and such. Thanks to what I’ve been doing (and what the Polar Loop/Flow combo have been showing me), this is actually a weekend to rest. Saturday was just a bit of normal walking and such, but since then, have rested. Things will get restarted on Monday. And hopefully, my body will be feeling like making good on yet another week.
weekends are for competitions. as an active orienteering runner the season weekends are packed full of events
4 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, 7.5 Sunday
Sit on couch
Weekend starts with Work then Ireland Beating France followed by a Run to the Weekend Finish Line!
Indoor triathlon training:
– 1500 m swim
– 50 min spinning (indoor cycling)
– 40 min treadmill (goal of 8 km)
These are my goals ;)
Planned: Saturday – Off, Sunday – 12 mile run (last long run before tapering for half marathon)
Actual: Saturday – Off, Sunday run pushed to Monday due to family obligations
35 mi riding through Philly before a friend’s wedding on Sat. The a 5 mi run on Sunday.
Saturday: 10k Run with Intervalls.
Sunday:40k bike Ride with Sprints :)
Weekend plans? Just accomplished it: I am one week done with the 29th annual Los Angeles (CA) Marathon, so I started my running back up today with a City of Tustin Leprechaun 5K. It went into and through an amazing local historical landmark, the massive WWII-era freestanding superstructure Blimp Hangars. Very festive, and unique :-)
(link to tustinca.org)
18 km running on saturday, rest day today.
Rome marathon on 23rd March…
Long run on sunday. 19k with a special stretch going under one of the worlds largest bridges Öresundsbron, hopefully no rain :)
Hmm…I went up and down a bunch of stairs at the circus in Cincinnati…does that count?
I’ll be picking back up on the running tomorrow (St. Pat’s Day) with a speed workout with some buddies…followed by several days’ worth of running anywhere from 4 to 7 miles at a time, preferably close to an 8 min pace.
Swim on Friday, Gym workout on Saturday, day of rest Sunday, Monday -> 10km Charity run in aid of cancer before the traditional St. Patrick’s day parade in my town… I’m a genuine Irish Paddy :)
Friday: 80k Z2 road ride
Saturday: clean the bike and short 5k run
Sunday: rest
10k tempo run on Saturday and 5k on treadmill with some weight training on Sunday. Marathon in two weeks so taking it easy :)
Thx, Mo
Run 3 miles with road runner club.
Sunday I will doing an 80 minute slow run, building up for half a marathon!
Saturday – 2.5 hr. ride. Sunday 1 hr run.
Saturday – Run some beach trails.
Sunday – Rest!
What a generous giveaway! My workout plans are 10 miles Saturday and a 4 mile recovery run Sunday. Yay!
5 miles on Saturday. 4 miles on Sunday!
21miles on Saturday ending with parkrun then rest for the weekend as my taper for marathon de Paris starts!
Saturday was a rest day, but I couldn’t stand to sit around the house all day so I went on a 5-mile walk. Today I planned to run 7 miles, but I took a wrong turn and ended up doing 8.75 miles.
45 minutes on an Octane Elliptical yesterday, 4 mile run outside today!
Hi! my friend Daniel and I (aka Despenaperros Team) run 1/4 marathon through the german forest in Magstadt.
send us those bucks!
thx
I ran more or less 12 km in an hour.
I wrote more or less because I estimated it (no Garmin or ther GPS yet)
8 mile run this afternoon before the snow…
I was planning to do a 30km bike/10km run brick but am stuck inside sweating out a cold instead this weekend.
Run about 6 miles on Sunday.
according to my plan, a slow 5km run Saturday & a little faster 8km run Sunday!
From the weather, it looks like I might get several road miles in on Friday after work. Otherwise its back to the trainer in the basement on Saturday because it suppose to rain. Can’t wait for the warmer weather and the longer days so I can ride after work.
4 mile hike on Saturday.
4 mile run on Sunday.
sat: fighting with the wind – 10k run
sun: mtb bike – 30k
I ran for the first time in almost a year after having surgery. I did 1.5 miles, which although it isn’t far felt so good to be back at it again!
I had a swim training at pool on Saturday, then I had a brick session on Sunday.
we booked a ski weekend but there was no more snow
so we did walking Friday + Saturday
& I did a hilly run which was litteraly breath taking :)
Saturday was restday
Sundays workout.
warmup, 5x1000m @ 16km/h threadmill, then some deadlifts, hacksquat.
Cyclone Lusi came around during the weekend – too dangerous to get outside training! 160kph winds and heavy rain.
Saturday: free Day
Sunday: 150 min bike ride (30´ I + 70´ II + 30´ III + 10´ IV + 10´ I ) + run 30 min (20´ II + 10´ III )
moving lumps of house around.
Renovation is HARD TRAINING
Saturday: 8 mile run with the wife
Sunday: 6 mile run ..
Training for Boston with the Pfitz plan, so I had 7 on Sat. and 20 with 14 at marathon pace on Sun. Went well!
Saturday a 8 km walk along a stormy beach with mij wife to celebrate our first anniversary, on sunday a 40 km mountainbike ride with my mates.
I did the rock and roll Half Marathon in DC Saturday and thats it! Back to the regularly scheduled program on Monday … hopefully mother nature cooperates!
1h40 saturday with about 30 min at marathon pace
2h30 sunday with about 50min at marathon pace
All of it as part as training for Paris marathon
Easy running leading up to a long one Monday morning!
This was a slow weekend. Meandering ride and then start to taper for a race next weekend.
Sat- cross training with weights
Sunday- 2hr run in z2
Friday Midnight running with two friends, Saturday off and Sunday 30min easy swimming..
:)
just got off my arse for a quick, easy paced 3 miler to get back into it after a week of snowboarding in Breck
Sunday long-jog 20.1 km in 5:53/km
5km #ParkRun Saturday to get my @jantasticme target time for March followed by a relaxing pre-season burn-up with some self planned Urban Orienteering training prior to season opener next Saturday :)