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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 2023 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.
4 mile “snowman shuffle” race
Running on an indoor track Saturday morning. 16 degrees out with strong wind chill.
Rest day – eating 4 pounds of dark chocolate with a large side dish of regret.
probably a run on the treadmill, and might mix it up with a little snowshoeing in the afternoon with the girl.
I’m running 20 tomorrow before I start the dreaded taper for my marathon on March 7th.
A solo 6 mile run and then day 41 of P90x3 with the wife
Park ride of 50 km
Trainer Session – Painting Kids Rooms
Raising chocolate treats to my face
3h bike ride
50 min recovery run and massage in the morning. And a bit of recovery wine with my SO in the evening.
Not running myself, rather cheering on ladies from the Moms running group that I am the chapter leader for. Out of our 400 mamas, we have a few running their first 5k, 10k and half marathons tomorrow! And its going to be cold and windy for these Atlanta ladies! Watching them achieve their goals is sometimes better than when I hit one of my personal goals! Never fear though, I will be getting some trail miles in this weekend at Stone Mtn Park! ;)
Long run, slow (under 150 BPM)
Our oldest will be wrestling all day, so no opportunity to run. Hopefully we can hit the gym together for some lifting. Nothing says I love you like building muscle, right?
1.5 hr ride and next day a Duathlon
21 km run with final finish to be 100% ready for the Tokyo Marathon. A trip given to me from my big love. She just started a challenge for her self – a 1/2 ironman – and she is afraid of water… would be the best gift to support her with a new gadget.
All the best and thanks for all DC.R.
\\ Ulrik, Denmark
Kids hockey practice for 3 hours, 22k run, movie and dinner with the wife
Going for an hour of swim training together, followed by some special couples core and strength training. Details are no ones bussiness!
Unfortunately our Valentine’s Day training plans is strength training via snow shoveling! Got to make room for more snow. Lots of snow in the Boston area!!!
I’m off out cycling in the hills of Yorkshire, England! It’s going to be great!
8 mile
12 mile run with the wife
Some alpine skiing or otherwise a coupe of hours on the cx.
Going for a mountain bike ride!
11.6km in Krakow
link to krakowbiega.pl
uuuuuh yeah
13 mile long run for me.
Northeast is not outdoor training friendly right now…so inside Valentines ride on Spin bike while I plan next weeks indoor cycle classes! Then watching NY Rangers win with my Valentine!
Just a little 5km recovery run
xc ski and probably a session on the trainer.. some fun!
55 miles on the bike somewhere in LA!
Saturday = recovery day and do I need it after last week! Who needs a BDSM dungeon when I have a foam roller!
Trail run with my wife and then a picnic in our living room.
A light run on the indoor track as part of my half-marathon training plan.
No particular plans, though there may be some 16oz curls, kid chasing, seeing who can sit still the longest while watching a movie after the kids go to bed, etc.
A run to the 5km Park run race and hopefully with my other half running it for the first time! She definitely needs a gps ;)
I am running a local 5K where the wind chill is predicted to be -30* Fahrenheit at race time. I can hardly wait……
16-18km long slow distance. Hope fully not raining here in sunny England.
10 mile run
a nice long run on the beach tomorrow evening
A long, slow ride very early in the morning before the fair lady awakens.
My girlfriend is away skiing so I shall be doing a run in the shape of a heart to show her some strava love
Ride my kickr!
Nice easy run up heartbreak hill as we leap over all the snow banks along the way!
I’ll be on a family hike along the Buckeye Trail to see Brandywine Falls.
Taking my sweetie trail running with the Santa Monica Mountain Goats
Bike ride to and from the gym to work out with the lady. Then a nice, long run in the Everglades.
Usually some bouldering at the indoor climbing gym but might have to call in sick tomorrow
2 hour sweet spot intervals on the trainer!
15 km slow, flat running.
Valentine’s Day is also my wife’s birthday, so I’ll be doing my usual 5km Saturday morning run at Parkrun and then it’ll be family time with my wife and little boy.
In Wi tomorrow it’s supposed to 5 degrees with windchills to -20. My schedule has an 8 Mile run…..guessing I’ll be seeing some treadmill time. Sunday is a 2 hr garage trainer ride with some buddies Any movie recommendations?
This looks like an excellent time to start working out on the trainer again – a TrainerRoad session is on the cards!
For Valentines Day I plan on running an easy five miles. I wont be sharing it with anyone except my track team. :) Happy Friday the 13th btw!
A bike ride in the rain!
8-mile training run in cold, blustery Pennsylvania!
My wife is training for her first half marathon in May and tomorrow we will both be running a 10K just outside of Washington DC. It will be the first 10K of her life and she is so excited!
The boyfriend and I will be hiking a bit in the Smokies – should be snowshoeing!!
A moderate weekend motivational 5-miler with my two teens, track season is right around the corner. Competition never takes a day off.
Indoor cycling with Zwift and some plyometrics at the gym
A long ride! (on the bike) get your head out of the gutter!
something horrible from trainer road, in a cold and grey Inverness
I’m preparing for the spring season. Tomorrow is 3 hours of spinning (intervals) and 2h of running.
Cheers and happy valentines day!
Schedule for valentines:
4:00 am – wake up
5:30 am – 15km, PACE
7:00 am – Valentine Breakfast
next weekend – repeat and increase distance until Chicago Marathon
no training for me :(
Can I get 1/2 of a fenix3? ;-)
Probably doing a treadmill run + maybe some skiing.
6 mile tempo run with views of the Boston snowbanks followed by bikram yoga to take the chill off!
Will be running my first Half marathon of the season…on the lovely Bay Area shoreline with my new fiance…no other way to spend our first Valentine’s day as a newly engaged couple than a ride.
preparation of miself and my skis for the Tartu ski marathon (63km)
Running the Get Luckey 5k with my wife – a local race where the women get a 3 min head start.
I’ll be doing a recovery day 6 miles with striders in some brutally cold North East weather…
2.5 hour trainer ride.
800 km back from ski resort with snow fall annouced on the way down :-(…..if still in shape I might do a 10K easy pace
looling forward to a 13 mile trail run
My V-Day training plans are to recover from my groin injury. Note: this had nothing to do with V-Day :P
I’m training to run my 1st Half Marathon.
Tomorrow, My Valentine’s Day Morning training will be a 6 mile run on the dreadmill since it’s going to be far too cold to run outside in NJ tomorrow!
4k open water swim, 3hrs on the tt bike, and maybe an hour running.
I’ll get on the bike trainer. I fell in love with the Sufferfest videos again once i got over the hump of starting.
Happy Valentines everyone.
7 miles, probably on the dreadmill….
A 18 mile trail run.
I’ll run the second half for my beloved wife :)
My wife and I have a 15 day old, so early treadmill run for me before work, then give my wife a break to get her walk in (no running allowed yet). To wrap it up my amazing in laws are baby sitting so we can get a date night in. Is it possible to nominate my wife and baby girl?!
There’s snow everywhere, so I’ll be starting the day with a 1.5 hour workout on the trainer with Trainer Road.
Hubby has to work all day, :-/ but I will be doing some cardio training to build my endurance.
65 mile bike ride with my wife
Trucking around Zwift Island!!!
For me it’s a morning run with swim training in the afternoon.
8 mile run in the freezing cold :( Pain makes it hot!
snowboarding up and down the
mountain together.
Just a 2hr run through the back country roads.
Actually getting training as a triathlon coach, this week-end.
my better half has just flown to new york for work, so i’m going to spend the day on the bike training in the wicklow hills (ireland)
just training for next month half marathon!!!
8 miles early AM in the freezing cold (feels like is supposed to be -4F) and then 4ish miles later in the afternoon when its a balmy 10F.
Wife and I couples run along beach in Hollywood fla. Nice break from cold snap back home.
This week is peak week so a 24 mile long run after a half day of work. I’m lucky my wife loves me still!
Easy 10k run around the local lake
I’ll be freezing in NY and doing an indoor trainer ride
13 mile training run!
A nice fatbikeride on trails outside Oslo, Norway
we are running a sweetheart 10 miler tomorrow and I have been practicing. This time I am gonna whoop her (it’s MY valentines gift from her)