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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.
Sufferfest ISLAGIATT with my wife.
My Valentines morning activity will be the Coomera Parkrun (5k) followed by a day at the water park with family
No rest for a doctor- sadly I am working Saturday so my Valentine’s Day is spent with patients. Thus 7 miles at 4am before heading to the hospital and if I can get out in time a late sushi dinner with my wonderful wife.
My training that day: skiiing (with my loved one).
17km run yesterday, 60km ride today, so tomorrow will be around 3km swim in order to do well in the Half Ironman pays d’Aix in 79 days!!!!!!
A 6km run recovery pace
Will do a 2km morning swim
Holding off until Sunday and the whole family doing a winter running race (-20C temperatures expected).
A loop around Carnegie lake…
Doing my long run for my 1/2 marathon training. Wish my love could come along but someone has to watch the kids.
Short bike ride followed by dog agility class with my pup!
With Boston enjoying subzero temps, something like seven feet of snow, and another foot and a half on the way, just walking to the store and lugging back groceries is going to be an arctic endurance challenge. I may never get to use my bike GPS again. ;^(
It will be 1-2 hrs on the Turbo, and maybe a small run with the Wife in the afternoon (if its not too cold, she doesn’t do cold!!), building her up to try her first 5k Race for Life.
run 5 miles and eat a dozen dounuts.
Last first bik road race of the new season.
Sushi! It’s all about the Sushi, but of course there’ll be mountain biking before hand.
I live next to one of the greatest lakes in Europe! The lake constance. My training consist of running along the lakeside for 6.5 km and I am gearing up to take some stand up paddling into the mix.
nice to have another give-away-action. i always love that…
sadly, my training will be a 30min ride on my hometrainer, because i had a knee surgery in december and just started to walk on both legs without crouches. i hope i will be back soon.
you all have a nice valentines day and stay sporty…
Early morning 2 hour interval spin on the Kickr then out with my lady for a senior citizen style 4:45 dinner at her favorite restaurant. No we aren’t seniors (early 30’s) but that’s what you get when you forget to make reservations early!
156km training ride with the cycling club
Sweetheart 10k race
I already reached my mileage goals for the week, so I will be enjoying a recovery day.
Would love to win for me and my wife! We’ll both be one week out from the Uhwarrie Mountain run. I ran the 40 and my wife the 20. So training will be minimal and light — maybe a nice walk or hike in the mountains! Or I may try to tackle a 2300′ 6.5 mile out and back, but that is more doubtful! :-)
12-minute hill running interval in the morning.
Hiking with my dog and brothers later that day if they are available. Otherwise just me and my dog.
Go on a walk with my wife, kid and dogs.
Morning 5 mile treadmill; afternoon hike trhough the Blue Ridge foothills.
Go on a walk with my girlfriend!
Sweat Spot session on the Wattbike. 4x15m SS with 5m Z1 recovery. Followed by fish and chips!
A nice easy 8-10 miles followed by a nice juicy steak.
I work for REI and we are running a one-way kayak tour for couples. My workout is dropping the bus/boat trailer and riding 40 miles home.
A 5k run with my son
Quick 45 minute maintenance session on the bike trainer then breakfast for my lady! :)
Doing whatever my beloved desires.
3h turbo session @ aerobic followed by 15min brick run.
thank goodness for an understanding partner!
Only a 4 mile run planned. Slow build after coming from a damn Achilles tendonitis. Training for an ultra later this year, but slowly slowly….
a bit of indoor cycling on the trainer, doing 8 x 30 seconds sprints with 1:30 minutes of rest between them
An hour on the bike trainer if it is raining or two hours on the road if dry. Hopefully that will be long enough to burn off enough calories that will be added back with a Valentines meal in the evening!
I plan to get an hour long mountain bike ride in for valentines… After that spend some time with my new son who is 5 weeks old and 2 year old daughter and of course my lovely wife!
Weirdly enough, I am going on a 5 mile run with my ex girlfriend on Valentines day!
It’s supposed to be -3 windchill here, that’s outdoor bike riding weather! 20 miles or so to avoid frostbite.
3 minutes sub lt, 1 minute standing, 1 minute spin. Repeating for 50+ minutes… Merci!
2k Swim, 3K run time-trial, then a big breakfast bagel :-)
I’ll be running some long, easy miles before a marathon day of wine and cheese tastings, spa treatments for wife and mother-in-law, and finally a Moroccan dinner complete with belly dancers.
1,5 hour run, steady pace and a bit of trainer spinning as cool-down
I’m in the process of rehabbing an ACL reconstruction so I’ll be going for a circa 30 minute run with the girl.
Early morning spin before the wife wakes up and a long run after she goes to bed.
to alternate from the usual running routine, it will be a few KMs of cross-country skiing instead
Since it’s going to be about zero (F) my sweetie and I plan to run our own version of The Frozen Snot trail race.
A swim, a run, and if I am lucky a ride. :)
To celebrate VD I will be doing an all out death circuit. Cheers!
20 mile bike ride in a.m. and 5 mile run in the afternoon
Brick ! 3h of indoor bike (I really need a Zwift invite……) followed by a short -20 Celsius run.
Long rung planned for Saturday morning, then an afternoon walking around the boating lake with wife and son – unless the new daughter decides to make an appearance early! Only 1 week to go :-)
Volunteering at my local parkrun on Saturday, then 5 mile race on Sunday.
10x2mins FTP
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Run 45-60mins steady
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30mins+ core & general strength work
30 mile bike ride and then a swim in the ocean. Its going to be cold for SW Florida in the lower 50’s in the morning.
interval training on the rollers for me and a run for her before a ride on a horse drawn sleigh
25 miles on my trail bike.
1 500m in local swimming pool. All tracked by V800 since I suck at counting pools…
It will be a 1h30 run @ HR. (with afterwards some slow cycling for cool down)
A 2 hour turbo session
One and a half hour trainerroad ride :)
2.5 hours on the…. TRAINER
Sneak out in the morning for a quick 20 mile bike ride.
Just a short run to have more time for the woman.
The first program on Valentine’s day is 5k run in the Chinese Garden with my wife.
Snowshoeing with my best friend and wife.
Hi!
My wife and I are going to hike the whole day. Looking forward to that :-)
Have a nice day everybody!
matt
1 k swim in pool.
A run along the Dubai beach side while the sun is rising.
regular running drill, later as bonus some walk with wife and kids :)
10k run with 10 burpies every 1k. It’s currently -22 right now so definitely going to be a challenge!
Going to Mass for the weekend to visit my sis, and they’re expecting another 12 inches of snow. Helping to shovel their driveway will be my workout,
It’ll be TrainerRoads “Hilltop” for me, 2 hours of tempo riding as a part of my 8 week sustained power plan. All building towards a trip to Flanders and the north of France in the beginning of April.
Too cold in New England for outdoors…time on trainer & spending time with the family.
Half Marathon
Use the morning to Swim a 2000m split before The Girl (some of us also have one) get up, because at least according to her, tomorrow is a Special No Training Day.
strength circuit + swiming
Run a 10K.
Going skiing in the morning
Intervals for a 10k race in April!
I’ve been down with the sickness for the last five days, but I feel like I’m on the mend. I hope to ease back in tomorrow with an easy six mile training run.
Just a quick 5k and a trip to the local health cafe before she goes away to Africa for 2 months :,(
Spinning with the girl then a massage!
Master’s swim followed by cupid 5k, then breakfast.
Ride bike around ‘Ronde Hoep’ together with my girlfriend.
30km mountain bike ride in the sun hopefully !
20km Morning LSD training run with the Wife
A nice quick loop around 30 miles followed by a dinner with my fantastic wife.
I run on the treadmill, spouse walks on the elliptical in -30c weather. But we’re beside each other!
Interval training for a 5 mile race.
Long, slow run in the morning and a short swim in the afternoon.
Trail run at local park while wife spends day at the spa.
XC ski in -30 degrees C wind chill
Feb 14 on a Saturday, woo hoo. Plenty of time to train. Um, I mean, do Valentines Day stuff. Weather here will be perfect for a long run. Maybe a 10 mile excursion with some trail running in the mix.
Couples date at the gym.
Saturday run with wife on snowy local MTB trail in woods.
Long run in snowy place
8 mile long tempo pace, then Valentine’s dinner with the wife. :)
I’m in a taper to peak for an xc ski marathon in a week, so I’ll be skiing easy for an hour Saturday morning.