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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.
A Century Bike ride with my Valentine. Our 31st VDay together.
16 mile run in the cold.
Started my IMLP 2015 training!
Spent the day chopping firewood for the upcoming winter – then realised I had a kid free night (thanks babysitters) – so Japanese dinner with the wife before falling asleep watching the cricket.
Super morning spin class
Ended up skiing in Utah for Valentine’s Day with the kids
ARC’s Valentine’s Day 5k!
Left the wives at home – overnight snowshoe trip! Fifty pound packs, 8.5km round trip and 1100 metres of cumulative elevation gain. Route finding on Ambit2 was flawless!
Went for a 2 hours hike yesterday.
A romantic kayak paddle to Disney and back.
Valentines Day was an 11 mile trail run with my hubby!
Does walking my kids around the shopping centre count as a workout? I push the pram.
I got a 10 mile run with my girlfriend Friday afternoon, and we had a track meet together on Valentine’s day, which was nice.
Did a classical XC skiing marathon yesterday.
Valentine’s day was a fun 5 km run at the Running Room in Thornhill, Canada as part of their LOVE2RUN event. The day after (Feb 15) featured a 23 km training run in -25C weather (-40C with the windchill).
5k recovery run in a freezing weather.
I did a freezing NYC chilly 10 mile run since my wife is not in town to celebrate!
60 minutes on treadmill followed by a swim
I ran 5k in the morning before breakfast.
Raced the North American Vasa in Traverse City, MI. -30 F wind chills, sideways snow the whole way. Brutal.
Ran to and from the pool. Swam for 30 minutes.
A nice 5K with my wife around the neighborhood!
We, my wife and I went for a little 4km run along the coast, just a leg loosener for Sunday’s marathon. Then a short swim in the Oceans.
Out for a trail run with the fiancé.
A play session with the 4 year old in the swimming pool.
Went to the pool with my fiance- teaching her how to swim!
Plan to work on some intervals
A redwoods hike
No training today. Spent some much needed rest time with my wife.
Early morning crossfit class and then a lazy day at home with my husband.
20 min TTT practice…
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I spend my Valentine’s day in the car with my boyfriend, driving home from wintersports in the Jura, France to the Netherlands. After a whole week of nordic skiing (skating technique) it was time to rest.
30min resistance training
London Olympic Velodrome.
Without the screaming crowds.
Spent an hour on the trainer
riding with 2cv oldtimer as part of a family weekend
quite a workout
1hour aero run.
Trying to run as fast as her, as usual, failing, as usual, but happy.
A 10k run along the river in the morning, and a nice bike trip to Amsterdam for lunch in the afternoon! And it was excellent weather as well!
Cross Duathlon Belgium Championship… very muddy :-)
Build run of 40mins along a river.
Finish the Marathon.
a nice climb on a trainer
One hour run and a whole day of loving!
Did a 14k relaxed run.
Did about 23km of walking around London, seeing the sights.
3 month anniversary. Run my first 30+ km of this season in preparation of Rotterdam marathon.
Been to an indoor playground with my son, because I had to pause due to a cold :(
I’m off the bike with a knee injury so my training consisted of wandering round an aquarium all day
On Saturday, family lunch due to my parents wedding anniversary.
16k run on Sunday.
Rest day on Saturday, went for easy 10 mile run on Sunday morning, followed by recovery pool session (took kids swimming).
Did a hard 5k to celebrate being 30.
100k Bike Training with my “German babe” :) Getting ready for Half-Ironman Distance in Lisbon
We did a 25 mile bike ride, stopped for some great wine tasting and then rode home…great way to train!!
At this year Valentine Day i wad planned start in Parkrun event. And the goal was to beat my PB. Finally my new PB is better by 4 seconds :-)
Did an easy 10k run and then went for a nice walk in the afternoon. I will have to start training a bit harder though, as I have a few races coming up until the end of March.
My plan is to have a 5K run in the morning, rest of the day just chilled out with my girl
Did a relaxed bike ride under the wintersun…
Been skiing all of last week – including Valentines Day. It is only my wife second time on skies so she takes it real easy – also to have time to enjoy the beautiful weather we had most days in Hafjell, Norway.
Trail running with friend.
Short and easy, xD
8km at 3:12, marathon test for Sevilla…
Nice Resistance training session following a 1 hour Walk
Started with a 20 min walk, then 50 min run at slow speed with the girlfriend
Visting Paris and running to Moulin Rouge! :-).
21 km run in the morning.
Got up at 4:30 to get all my workouts in early so that I could spend the bulk of my day with my special someone.
A 11 km run in the morning.
An half marathon (link to connect.garmin.com) as a training for a full marathon
a short brick session to practice for upcoming sprint tri in two weeks
Run 1 hour, road to IM in September
My girlfriend and myself went for a an early morning gym session – on valentines day, as breaking a sweat and getting the heart pumping early in the day is the best way to kick start your day!
My first 10k practice run in over a year, followed by cooking a roast lamb dinner for my wife and son. Happy Days!
Running at the gym. It’s was way too cold to be outside in Vermont.
6 km morning run
Two mile run at the local high school track!
My wife an I run every Sunday morning, rain or shine… This year we ran on VAlentine’s day, just for the fun of it :)
CrossFit session
A 40min run together with my lovely wife!
Run and swim with the significant other.
I spent Valentines doing long run training for the London Marathon of 16 miles
Like most Romeos, I’ll appear to be taking it easy but sneak a bit of cardio in somewhere.
Thanks for the giveaway Ray!
I run moring 10km and after that together with my wite we do pilates medical sesion.
Easy 5K
Valentines Day workout: TrainerRoad King Peak, 30 minute easy treadmill run.
Currently recovering from chronic calf and achilles problems, but I managed a 25 min run Saturday and 10 mile ride Sunday.
Also, cooked a 3 course meal for my wife, that was workout in itself!
A nice 15km including uphill sections. Note that my wife was quietly sleeping during this early training ;-)
I planned and did a nice 17Km run on Sunday
Just 3 kilometers run at indoor track as part of specific local triathlon competition. But it was quite fast for me: 11:40:36!
My wife & I would go for a quite 6k walk down to the beach. Then I’d treat her to a breakfast on the beach!
My Valentine-program was walking, walking and walking again.
Other activities like biking starts, when salt on the streets are washed away. :)
Greets
Book my wife into the Gorge Five Star Spa for a morning of pampering, then head off for a double gorge with my Forerunner’s virtual partner set to 30kph. Quick shower, then meet my rejuvinated wife for a romantic breakfast; with both of us feeling like a million dollars. Cannot wait!
A rest day for me.
A morning 5km valentines day Parkrun followed by a refreshing swim in the ocean.
Hi
So far, it,s been a way long february with the master games and the upcoming Pentathlon. My wife was doing a 21.1 run of the Hypothermique montreal marathon yesterday witch me daughter and i was cheering on her. For myself, i’ve made a 30mins of indoor bike on saturday to keep moving.
Thx for the giveaway!
Steph
Finished my first 24K in the training period with an average speed of 5:20/km.
A 5k running, and 1200mts on the pool :)
Bike ride along the riverside.
7KM rain running!
A 8.5 km easy run to celebrate the day.