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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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A race, a good one to:
III San Silvestre Trail Pedrezuela
18 km
27/December
Pedrezuela/Madrid/ Spain
Aiming to take part in a virtual race next weekend. Virtual in a sense, that all participants are running on their own and later on the gps-tracks are mailed to organizers who shall compile the ranking list of 5, 10, 21 and 42 km.
New Years Day Cham-Pain run
Jingle jog 5k actually several of them between now and end of the year.
Next Tuesday, 6am, our club Badass Points Race, where we bust our guts 12 times up a neighborhood hill
Hopefully have a painless run until christmas #runnersknee
most dreaded workout: swim ladders
I’m aiming to finish out the year with a swim block and a daily run streak so that I roll into the new year with a bit of momentum.
Apart from my daily bike commuting, I’ll be skating and biking as much as possible with my daughter.
Just joined a tri club, so will be bundling up for a freezing group bike along Beach Drive in DC.
10K Urban Trail (a trail through a city centre, going trough public buildings etc…)
link to sport.be
06.12.2014
2000m swimming every thursday
The Zuercher Silvesterlauf. Not to be confused with the Neujahrsmarathon, which would also be the Silvesterlauf if people in this country spoke proper German.
A 5K run next weekend here in Brasília!!!
My plans involve becoming a runner because I have never been a runner. Going to the YMCA at lunch and running as far as I can in 60 minutes. And I am going to do this a few times a week until my first triathlon, a half Ironman in September.
Woodside 50k, in Woodside, CA.
A hard 30 min workout on a bike trainer in the basement.
Indoor tri in a couple of weeks: 10 min pool swim, 30 min spin bike and 20 min treadmill run, with 10 min transitions.
Bike alone racing in São Paulo (Brazil): 10km on dec 10, 13 km on dec 13, and so on until 25 km on dec 25 – Merry Christmas!!!
training for my first triathlon, planned on may 2015 at Enghien (close to Paris) plus enjoying the mud around paris with my mtb.
A 10k run at “Wilnsdorf” in Germany on 14th of December.
Pre-New-Years-Eve run in Aschau, Germany. Running trough a small village illuminated by torches.
A 16 mile run this coming,Saturday. Getting ready for ING Miami marathon in January.
I have a 5 mile tempo run planned for tonight.
I’m crossing my fingers for a high tempo episode of SOA on Netflix.
Devil’s Chair Dash on 26th December, 5km fell race up and down a hill.
14km tempo run understanding which will be my half marathon pace
Jingle Bell Run 5K, Colorado Springs, CO 13DEC2014
I have a date with my bike trainer to get ready for next season.
Ole Man River Half Marathon – New Orleans!
Trail run in the snow. No worries about pace.
5k under 20min
10k under 45min
Just as many morning runs as I can be energetic enough to get up for.
5km interval running this morning and hopefully some trail riding on the mountain bike this evening :)
20k run, getting ready for IM 70.3 in january
Tomorrow is a trainer ride for me. 8×5 min @ Z5Power, with 2 min RI.
Back to base miles – a string of 6-8 mile runs, trainer time, and pool laps awaits me. Not exciting, but 2015 awaits!
nothing too specific. happy to get out for a few runs here and there.
An indoor time-based tri the first weekend in January
Going to do a 10 mile training run to see if I’m up for doing my first Marathon in Nashville in April…..
I am finally going to start base training for next year. Been putting training of any kind for about 2 years after the birth of our daughter.
Wednesday, the 10th: At 5K race pace, run 400m, 800m, 1,200m, 800m, 400m.
I will be racing Oceanside 70.3 with hopes of landing on the podium.
Long 16 mile run or 2 hours. Whichever comes first.
1500 yard swim. All Pull. ;)
December 26th. Hill Repeats until I’m no longer stressed about gift credit card bills!!!
12K fell running training route, Tuesday December 9th – Lake District, UK
Sand dune hill repeats in Wales followed by a dip in the icy sea
A 20kg weightvest run up and down Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa.
Half-Marathon training run at 8:20 pace.
BIke an hour on the trainer, watching Christmas shows.
Trying to get back into some reasonable shape after the holidays.
Sadly for me but not for my kids, three days of Walt Disney World.
Santa 5K Toy Run.
The 12Ks of Christmas 5K on Saturday December 13.
Looking to run an 8k this weekend in Chicago. Hopefully no snow like last year!!!
no race as I recover my foot :(
I signed up for the NYC Triathlon. So I have a lot of swimming and biking to catch up on.
6×800 @ 5K pace at the track. Thanks!
On Sunday, Décember 14th, my last 2014 Race : the “Cross de Brest” (12 km Cross), just near my home. My first cross ever, by the way.
Rudolph 8K
I am planning a local Santa 5k Run on Xmas morning, and also a local 10mile Cycling Time Trial on New Years Day :)
That should burn some mince pies off I hope :-D
15K this Sunday
Couch to 5k training program. I’m on week week 7 day 2 right now. I started at 290lbs and I am down to 265 lbs now. It works, even for fat people! I did my first tri in October (a sprint) and have signed up for an Olympic in April. So after completing the C25K, I” be moving on to the couch to 10k program… I also did the MS150 in Houston (bike ride from Houston to Austin) last year and have signed up for that next year also… it is a great experience for anyone living in the area that has not done it.
18k Trail Race
We’re moving 5 days before Christmas. While a lot of my time has been spent training indoors lately, I can’t wait to establish new running and bike routes in new territory. (and Google already helped me start!) The weekend after Christmas I will be out come rain, shine, or snow!
Bike intervals: Z4+ 5:00 x4. Thanks Ray!
Running an 8 mile race this weekend at a TN state park
Fast 5k on treadmill tomorrow – Beijing polluted at the moment.
First XC ski race of the season. Hard time skate 10km in Québec, Canada
Showshoe run up Grouse Mountain in Vancouver.
Short bike to coffee shop–restarting after injury.
Have a few long, cold, rides planned before Christmas to break out of the post-exam hangover!
Thanks for the great giveaway Ray!
incline in manitou springs, colorado for christmas
A Christmas 5K
50k skate ski, long and slow
Next week I’ll swim for 1500m crawl
One last 25+ mile outdoor ride in upstate NY… (Hopefully – if the snow holds off just a little longer ;)
The first run of the year on New Years Eve in Portland, OR.
1/2 Marathon distance every sunday morning, come rain or shine!
15K Double Road Race
YMCA Christmas Run (6 Miler)
At least one -20 Celsius run, for at least one hour and a half. Probably more :)
13 mile hill run before the year is over.
Running a 5K Santa run, preparing for another 1/2 marathon in January. Able to run all winter in Vegas!
Doing the Celtic Solstice 5 mi in Baltimore next weekend. Lots of hills but Mulled wine at the end.
I’m planning on a 5 mile trail run this friday afternoon. hoping for good weather.
Conquering the mid-winter 10k ‘Dune Rubble Run’. I love to trash myself in the Alpes of The Hague!
Thanks for your fantastic website :-)
Mile repeats in the subzero Midwestern temps! Onto Boston training in a few weeks.
5k road race on december 28th. not gonna be a pb though, course is very hilly (and i am out of shape).
Sufferfest – Angels. Trainer season is a necessary evil.
On the road to recovery: I broke each foot on separate occasions this year and was finally cleared to run again as of Nov 13. I’ve run every day since then, slowly increasing my base and prepping for marathon training starting in mid-January. No actual work-outs to speak of at this moment, but I am running every day; sometimes fast, sometimes slow, but mostly somewhere in between. I never shy away from a hill and I can’t hardly wait for actual speed work to start again soon.
Unspecified approach distance in Joshua Tree National Park in search of climbing routes.
Cold runs in preparation for a spring half marathon
Continued training for not years Portland Marathon! Keep up the great work Ray!
Daily runs as preventive maintenance towards Holiday over-indulging!!! :D
need 246 miles more on my bike to hit 6400 miles in my 64th year..how cool is that?!
Hi there – I’ll be doing a ROPA workout tomorrow evening. Ropes, loops, sandbags, funny medicine balls that don’t bounce but do hurt.
Planning my own mini training camp while visiting the in laws in Florida from cold NYC: morning swims at the outdoor pool club, afternoon bike/run sessions along A1A on the central coast: ho ho ho!!!
14 x 7 min run/1 min walk
I challenge Al to a race. Any Mountain, any time.
Nothing fancy, but a charity 5k X-mas morning.