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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.
Bike trainer then take the kids tubing!
I will go for 2 hour bike session, then with my lovely girlfriend we will go for 5 mile run and we will top it by attending carnival where we would be walking a lot as pirates
5k run at easy pace
11 degrees as a forecast. Brick run and ride. It’s going to be COLD.
Unfortunately, no training. My wife and I are doing a road trip to see our daughter.
I’m tapering, so Saturday is a rest day (though my wife has talked me into jogging a mile or two after her PT), then Sunday is eight miles easy, then NEXT Sunday is the Hyannis marathon.
Cross-training day -doing an aerobics/intervals class with my Valentine
Hilly 10 mile race.
5 mile pace run for the DC rock and roll half marathon
I’m training her for PB in 5K. She has 8×1000 on Saturday before dinning out…
1 hour spin class and weights!
Training ride, most probably on MTB as the weather forecast is not optimal. Might even add a shorter run.
Whatever my sweet Valentine wants to do – in other words no bike ride just love time.
What better way to celebrate the official day of love than Sufferfest on the Road Machine, working on my base phase for the upcoming season!
My wife and I will be doing the Tour De Palm Springs where I will be doing 102 miles/164 km and she will be doing around half that amount.
The girl is out of town so a 15 km run is scheduled to pass time!
Run & Bike together in the sunshine
Training to have a baby close to Valentine’s Day. Can’t wait to get back to running! :)
I plan to eat pizza
Crossfit session and little run about 5-8 kilometers…
Planned for Cycling Interval training on Saturday.
It’s time for a long bike ride on the trainer in the basement.
Biathlon training in the morning and in afternoon. Cross-country skiing sprint competition in the evening.
We have a blizzard forecasted in the Northeast so my workout will definitely be indoors. Probably a 4m treadmill tempo run with 3-3.5% incline followed by an easy swim.
my 1st 10K run of the year (after a hamstring pull) later in the day.. sledding down Mount Mississauga – a toboggan run down the main street of Orillia, ON, Canada
MTB tech trail in the morning.
Blindfolded might be a challenge ;)
Just a small walk with the missus, since im currently injured
A one-hour chill-out run of moderate pace. Maybe together with my wife.
On the trainer for a long z2 ride
Valentine’s Day this year happens to be the date of the Irish 50k National championship, so that’s what I’m doing – not that I have anything to do with the outcome of the championship itself (I was 27th last year and would be delighted with a similar outcome tomorrow).
It’s carnaval here in Brazil, so it will be a 4 days samba Marathon!!!
1 hour run as a preparation to 10km competition next weekend.
Just a late afternoon 5k run for me.
5Km relaxing run
I will spend my Valentine’s day Snowboarding with my wife. Plannint to record every hill with a Fenix 2…
Long run, 10 km-s :)
Planning my 3rd group run with Dubuque Running Club – 8 miles slotted. The M400 would make my day, have been waiting for a good compromise to hit the market for over a year!
we are moving so taking Valentine’s Day off from training! Hoping to get a run in Sunday and a 20 miler Monday.
A run to the store for flowers & chocolates for my wife!
A nice workout and then run on the treadmill in the warm house since it is so darn cold in Virginia for the next few days.
A back/biceps workout in new gym.
A very short and slightly injured joint walk around the golf course. This is all my injured leg is capable of.
A 14km run
3mi run in the morning
I am scheduled to do a bike/run brick as part of my training plan. My husband doesn’t do triathlons and he hasn’t run since he retired from the Army. He is a great Sherpa and often goes with me when I train in case I get in trouble with a flat etc. He’ll sit and read a book or newspaper etc. Occasionally, he will walk of 30-45 minutes if there is a safe place for him to walk. I would love to get him a Vivofit to encourage him to walk more.
A 16km walk!
A nice run along the river 15km
2 hours of Skimo and, well not really training but I’ll give my 4yrs old his first ski ski lesson :)
Pick me, me me! or should I say Us, us us! :)
Happy Valentines day and thx for all the infos. My answer to all people asking me questions about gadget is simply dcrainmaker!
However far across the Potomac and back through the bitter wind on the Wilson bridge is.
By the current forecast, a brutally cold 21k long run as part of my training of the Ottawa, Canada marathon in May.
120 Minute Zone 2 Treadmill Run, then a double date to replenish the calories
Easy family walk and, hopefully – my first “couch to 5K” session :-)
2-3 hours on the trainer and some strength training, then a trip to Chipotle with my Valentine!
A quick treadmill workout, then a long car ride with family to Qubec to start ski vacation.
20km cross-country skiing workout on 2000m above sea-level ;-)
8K race on a cold morning and hilly course.
an one and an half hour indoor ride on my kickr using trainerroad (“Mount Hayes”)
2 hour trainer ride followed by a short run… After serving her breakfast in bed, of course
Hopefully a little bit of cross-country skiing, as I am on my way of recovery from some cold virus
A early morning run with my loved one and the a nice long lasting brunch at the nearby café.
Cheers.
Peter
Two treadmill runs in the morning (it’s cold outside!): 3 miles for her at 10 minutes/mile; 3 miles for him at 8 minutes/mile. Later that evening: dancing!
Intervals on the treadmill;-)
Hopefully a nice snowy cyclocross ride.Backup plan is 4×4 intervals on the trainer
Because of my recent rotator cuff surgery my sling is still on so it will be friendly competition between the wife and I on the Wahoo Kickr!
Valentine’s training plan:
Honestly, probably a walk along the coast followed by a tour of a chocolate factory (super excited) then dinner with my valentine.
I’ll be skiing the cross country trails at my son’s Nordic race.
60K cycling with a few ascents and intervals.
Running together with my Wife in the morning, having a nice dinner later on and hopefully end up exercising some more… ;)
90mins on the trainer contemplating the 50cm+ that’s forecasted for Sunday.
23 km run through the bois de vincennes before getting in the car and driving to mont st michel!
Run together at sunrise!
Heading to the Pyrenees for some skimo! Perfect complement to my usual tri training
5km race
10 mile run by the river
Weight training and indoor cardio
Training plan, a relaxing 1.5 km swim. And maybe some biking if weather is nice.
5 km run on Saturday afternoon.
Short MTB ride 35km on local trails
Our gym has a couples yoga class.
A hike up Lion’s Head mountain for the sunrise over Cape Town city. We can watch over the whole coast as we sip creamy hot chocolate.
Goodbye to the night, Hello to the day. It an incredible start to the day.
Worth a look – link to imgur.com
18 miles planned for me today – then a weekend with plenty of wine and dine! :)
4x5km @ 7:05 pace. I am going to suffer a bit. My wife is in charge of my nutrition afterwards
Will do a 50km cross country skating session with my wife.
Just a 2hr Run at 75% with my wife in the afternoon, me after morning shift, she after a night shift. Always running toghether.
Early morning weights for upper body then indoor cycling class with my beautiful wife
3 mile recovery run, wife 4 mile – not at same time as looking after child
Insanity in the morning and enjoying the family later!
No training for me sadly. But I will guard a rowing race this weekend. By not running myself other sporters will be (hopeful) save. Isn’t that some valentine spirit?
Carnival run and bike tour in the Rhineland!
I will be officiating High School Basketball playoff game…and then taking the missus out to dinner!
We got a babysitter so my wife and me can do a Crossfit class then go for a run together. We have been looking forward to working out together all week!
A nice Tacx Ride and a Run with the girl.
No Valentine’s Day training. Rest day.
Morning bike workout, then to work
I planning about 10 miles on some snow covered trails on Valentine’s Day morning.
A 3 mile recovery run and a little free weights.
A 1:45 interval trainer ride + 3-mile t-run followed by celebrating my niece’s second birthday!
The Valentin’s day is on Saturday that’s also the hight of this year’s Carneval and we’ll do an easy 5k run very early in the morning
Strength training in the morning, bike ride in the afternoon.
Bike trainer while watching SpongeBob. Then family dinner at the diner!