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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.
just your standard long run Saturday followed by another run on Sunday.
Saturday just a quick 2h spin on the bike and on Sunday a hilly long run to finish of the preparation for a race next weekend.
Short ride in South Jersey, then beers
Recovery run on a nice trail. After the rain we just had, it will be nice and muddy!
Trying to complete my bike setup to enjoy our new trail.
50 miles mountain bike
getting out on the road with my dad for some foliage riding.
It gonna be another long weekend to train and have fun with my two little rascals in the woods. They just starting this year to ride MTB in the woods and they have fun and challenge me every time that we go out! Hey @Ray they don’t have this kind of toys yet but I’m sure it gonna be a plus if one of them have it!!
Mow the lawn, 10-20km run (depending on how long my legs hold out), 25km trail bike ride and Canadian Thanksgiving :)
Canadian Thanksgiving. Acting glutinous and no training.
Short run (8 miles) since next Sunday is my first marathon, and maybe a quick ride to loosed up the legs.
Getting a new bike on Saturday! I have been saving up for a tri bike for 2 years and I finally get to buy one this weekend! The Garmin would be awesome with a new bike!
Long run Sunday = 11-12 miles
22 mile long run, getting ready for Athens marathon. Back to riding after
Camping in Big Sur. Offseason tradition.
90km ride on Sunday, with lots of lovely hills….cant wait!
Ride on sunday morning to relax and empty the head :)
66 y retired guy life long bicyclist who rides his Serotta in the cellar EVERY DAY for an hour during the winter, from Nov-March, and a lot more outside in the summer. Usually soaking wet when done. Already started this year and LOVE IT. My bike is one of the best things I ever bought. Probably 6K miles total a year. I have a very old Garmin that’s slowly dying, so this would be awesome.
Thanks,
Rich
Too cold to ride outside. So will be putting my trainerroad pain cave to good use.
1 HR Trainer ride Sat.
some gymn work on Saturday, as 10km race Sunday followed by 20-40 km on the bike, and as Monday is a holiday here in Brazil, I should be able to get 40-50 km extra on the bike
Racing a marathon this sunday, weather forcast for sunday morning : Rainy, 7 C, 25km/h wind. Ouch!
Run & home gym on Saturday. Kickr on Sunday :)
Having the “in-laws” at home i predict a long ride on saturday followed by a long run on sunday! The more time I spend away the better :D
Turkey. Turkey.
…and some night rides for sure.
Long run on Sat and long bike on Sun.
Finished IMCHOO two weeks ago, and taking it easy, although will be doing a lot of life training as this weekend I’m taking my 3 daughters on a Girl’s Scout father and daughter camping trip with hundreds of other father/daughters.
Chicago Marathon on Sunday!
Sunday 15k easy running
Taper starts this weekend ahead of Birmignham half marathon on 18th October, so will rest on Saturday (no beach here though!) and enjoy a leisurely 25 mile bike ride on Sunday!
Seven mile run on Saturday, 15 on Sunday.
Probably just a 40-50 mile bike ride.
MKT trail ride to the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival
Rainy weekend probably will keep me rolling indoors. Hope not!
Cyclocross racin’ baby.
Running my first Chicago Marathon on Sunday! :-)
Saturday 5 mile run, Sunday 6 mile run.
Long run of about 14.5 miles in prep for Philly Marathon in 6 weeks
Saturday WU run then 5 hour bike. Sunday long run.
Heading out the door now, for a 43 mile ride.
Sat. a 4 mile easy run then brunch yum!
Sun. out on the bike.
Thanks, really enjoy your blog & reviews.
Some running and biking. Nothing too crazy.
Viewing Kona on Saturday, long ride on Sunday!
Riding with dad while he’s in town!
Simply winning Kona … or not
Training for the big game
I hope for a 2 hour ride out in Dunkirk this weekend.
Ride with the grupetto on saturday and a fartlek running session on sunday!
Long ride Saturday (~75 miles). Easy ride Sunday (~20 miles).
I’ll be taking the weekend off as I have family visiting, but I hope to make up for it next week with some nice weather forecasted.
45 mile group ride on Saturday and 4 mile run on Sunday.
100k+ easy riding!!
Friday evening 90k ride to the seaside.
Saturday morning an intensive 5k run on the beach.
Sunday evening 90k ride back home. Should be a relaxing weekend with the family.
cheers from Belgium
My goal is to just put in as many miles, over as many hated hills, as I possibly can during a three day weekend. Maybe lose myself somewhere in the back roads, and meander my way back…
First ride with my new Kickr, ftp test…
Friday: 1,5 hour ride Z3-Z4
Saturday: 6 hour ride Z2
Sunday: strenght training
Saturday 10k run
60 mile ride and 10km run to take advantage of what may be the last good weather weekend of the year in the UK. And then drinking beer.
Swim 2500 Sat before watching the Ironman all day then long bike on Sunday.
Trail running all weekend long!
Working nights… so will try to fit in a short bike ride Saturday and open-water swim Sunday afternoon.
Group ride on Saturday. Then probably cruise about the city to watch the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
No specific training – just refereeing two college soccer games.
Swim tomorrow morning, followed by a bike while watching Kona. A run on sunday.
It’s getting nice and warm here in Australia – Saturday long ride and Sunday recovery!
Long fin swim with snorkle to work on hand placement. also have a 2:30 min ride Z2-3 and a recover run!
Sat – Hour on the trainer
Sun – Test out the new jogging stroller
I’m having a rest day tomorrow (for my son’s 3rd birthday party) and then running to the swimming pool on Sunday to meet the family for a splash about :-)
Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada! I have a traditional bike ride I usually do, that will be skipped this year because of family commitments. But have no fear, I have few good runs planned (that stay away from my father-in-law in the morning!!!) and also a nice “mountain” hike near Sutton, Quebec.
Saturday off, Sunday 33 mi bike ride. Tapering for Ironman Maryland next weekend.
A short ride on sunday, just for the pleasure
A couple of easy hour long runs.
Going to go bust out the usual loop but try and crush my personal record like wapahhh.
I’m in Seattle for business so weekend plans will include jogging around the waterfront and city.
Saturday lift weights, sunday 20 mile bike. Taking a few weeks really easy as my season is over.
Recovering from the flu and hopefully getting out for a long ride and long run!
A longer run on sunday, hope it will not rain.
Long run for me on Sunday (8-10miles).
Fingers crossed :)
Heading for the hills on a night ride to see if I can catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights – a rare sight in the UK !
Today intervall running ~10km, tomorrow ride with group 65km or (if i´m alone) >80. Sunday easy jog. ~15km
Going out in the woods with my new MTB :0)
Main unit is the long run (> 20 km) on Sunday morning, Saturday a shorter bike unit (less than 2 hours) and a short rowing unit.
Trainer session and a run, as usual!
Just doing some running this weekend, no races
Directing a 5K and then shredding some trails!
MTB training, next sunday last race for this year
Off-season, so no real training, just a short bike ride (50-60 km) on saturday with my girl and a few friend. And a small run (1h) on sunday.
10k run and swim a bit.
Trainer ride while watching Kona!
Hopefully a nice long social ride to enjoy the nice weather!
I’ll be going for a long run on Sunday. Hoping that if it does rain, it won’t be heavy so I can still go.
Cycling 50km on Sunday and 70km on Monday!
5k race in our small town tomorrow, nothing on Sunday.
120km bike ride on Saturday and 15km run on Sunday for this recovery week. 5 weeks to go for Ironman Arizona
Windy this weekend, will bike on trails.
10 mile run on Saturday, 6 miles on Sunday
End-of-season for me already, but planning on a swim-run on Saturday and a bike-run on Sunday. Nothing intense or long, just keeping fit.
Sat – rest day, Sun – run 5ml steady, 3ml fast, 6ml steady
Training plans: building up my mileage running after taking a week off for a darn cold!
Running my three kids around to a seemingly endless stream of soccer and football games.
It’s supposed to be raining all weekend, so I will be on TrainerRoad and Zwift with my Wahoo KICKR. Looking forward to it. Seriously!
My first ever obstacle run of 10k and 27 obstacles on Sunday.