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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.
Big ride Saturday… modest ride Sunday!
Running the City of Trees half marathon.
a long run on saturday morning and 30mins core strength training on sunday
Long run on Saturday, group ride on Sunday.
I’m still “recovering” from ironman 2 months ago which mostly means my training involves drinking beer, watching football and hanging with the family. I’ll probably get my ohm and my sweat on in some hot yoga though, cause that’s recoveryish.
Sadly, my training for this weekend consists of strengthening/rehab exercises to get me back out on the roads.
Saturday:
SWIM…with kids
RUN…around supermarket
Sunday:
BIKE: 50km
Monday:
Back to work for a rest!
After being sick and not able to train four weeks in a row, I’m back on the bike on Saturday & to the pool on Sunday – so excited!
It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada and my wife’s birthday. Will take her out for a long bike ride together.
long run on sunday morning
I will be getting up at the crack of dawn to brave the brisk October Autumn air. A few hill reps before meeting up with the guys to smash out an 80miler through the country lanes. A coffee and cake stop along the way and a sprint at the end for good measure. Of course, this is all in my head as I am still nursing a broken shoulder and pelvis after a crash!
A swim and run is on the docket for the weekend.
It’s going to be the Staten Island half Marathon for me this weekend :-)
Wedding on Saturday and running on Sunday
Sunday long run
Long run on saturday and Cycling in the brand new F1 track on mexico city on sunday
Autumn is my favorite training season, Running cool crisp air, cycling on carpets of multi-coloured leaves.
Short run on Saturday, long ride on Sunday
Does not doing anything count?
Recovery run after the St. George Marathon last weekend.
15K simulated race, training for upcoming half marathon
Long ride, coffee chat pace
40 mile ride on Sunday
Training ride Saturday and Sunday preping for my first time trial event within the bike club (unofficial). Really need a cycling computer to replace my cell phone as the receiver for all the cycling data, it can’t survive for more than 3.5hrs ride.
Good luck to all the entrants….including me!
Planning to go on a 80km ride on Saturday, 40km on Sunday and as Monday is a holiday where I live more 100km to go and end all well.
My weekend plan involves buying another bike, hopefully to attached a new Garmin 520
35 mi ride on Saturday (charity event) and probably running on Sunday
Yeah!!!
Thanks Ray!
My plans for this weekend would be NOT racing for the first weekend in a month and enjoying the beautiful fall colors on a mountain bike before a wedding. Sunday should involve a trail run with my best friend that I haven’t seen since my own wedding just over a year ago. Should be an awesome weekend!
Getting dirty with some cyclocross!
Long ride planned for Sunday
100+ km / 4.5 h+ MTB.
Enjoying autumn here in northern hemisphere.
It’s the off-season so I’ll take a long nap on saturday and do a long ride with friends in Sunday
Recovery this week. Probably 80km on Saturday and 100km on Sunday. Slow pace and low heart rate.
Trainer and road on Saturday, 30 miles on road on Sunday.
I’m hoping to hit a 5k PR tomorrow morning. It’s my last goal of the year before I start training for next year’s races.
3 laps on Zwift
Loop up Latigo Canyon – nine miles with 2,500′ of climbing, then more miles up on Mulholland…
no training, rest after competition season
Geeting back on the bike on Saturday after a bit of a break and LSR on Sunday
Riding the Hilly Hundred in southern Indiana.
A 50km bike ride on Saturday and a 75 mins run on Sunday!
22 mi trail run around the lake
no training, just rest & relax
It is the off-season, but on Sat I will be starting my weight training sessions.
60 miles Saturday, 50 miles Sunday, as Sunday’s a rest day after all…
a couple of spin classes and watching KONA
– Closing pool
– Work around the house
– 2x5k run with my wife and the kid :)
Will be running in the hills
“So you’re saying I’ve got a chance. . . ”
A swim and a run-around at Princeton Univ. (Parent’s weekend!)
After IM Mallorca a couple of weeks back, his weekend is the coffee and cake ride !
Sat… long ride
Sun… Swim and TRX
Easy ride this weekend after doing the Levi’s gran fondo last weekend.
No plans, injured :(
a nice ride around my local reservoir, I would tell you how far it is but I don’t have a nice shiny new garmin edge 520.
Long ride on Saturday, sweet spot intervals on Sunday.
If weather holds up, just a chill ride outdoors.
A nice 26.2 mile run at the Chicago Marathon!
Tapering for a marathon!
Easy 1h run.
RIDE!
36k long run prepping for a marathon in three weeks’ time.
60K ride on Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday (in Canada!).
20 mile easy ride on Saturday and a half marathon race on Sunday!
A tentative ride to test the recovery of a calf strain. If it goes again I daresay you’ll be able to hear the f-bombs from Cancun!
10k run on Sunday
Half Marathon on Saturday then a recovery ride Sunday before Winter Training kicks in next week.
While all my running friends run the Chicago Marathon (which denied lottery entry for me) this Sunday, I’ll be running 14 miles on the South Shore line of Lake Michigan instead to train for an marathon in January.
First time on a mountain bike in 5 years – going for a 40k ride today. Run of unknown distance sunday to prepare for canadian thanksgiving later that day!
This weekend will include one slow run, 6-8 miles, and following Kona results. tapering for my last race of the year – beach 2 battleship in a week.
10 mile race – I am nervous. My training 10 mile run 2 weeks ago didn’t go as well as I had hoped.
I’ll be doing a regular run and swim this weekend!
Plan on riding a 100km tomorrow and hopefully another 40 on Sunday. Have to put in that distance after slacking.
60km on Saturday, 250km “Around the Bay” event ride on Sunday
Racing CX
This weekend includes a long run tomorrow AM of 10 miles followed by a 35 mile bike ride to my favorite coffee / deli Ferns – in Carlisle, MA
Hopefully a nice long ride and that Garmin would be sweet!
racing the clear lake ten miler sunday.
Unfortunately I am working this weekend and my “training” will consist of walking around in the oil field and possibly doing some heavy lifting. If we manage to finish and I get home…I will be walking around and lifting 12 oz cans at the ACL Musicfest…I have a preference of actifvity…
It is Thanksgiving Week-end here , in Canada !
Saturday : 140km TT Bike ride, 70k endurance pace, and the second half at IM70.3 pace, to join the rest of the family and some friends at a cottage
Saturday night : Cheese Raclette !
Sunday, a relaxed 10k jog wwith friends to start the day, and some Mountain biking with friends at the BlueMountain Resort
Sunday night : a huge stuffed Turkey for dinner (definitely part of the training plan !!!)
Monday : 140km TT Bike ride to come back home, endurance pace.
couple runs. nothing fancy.
consistency.
Starting Taper for NYC Marathon… So just 25 km Sunday in an easy pace. The weather seems to be cold, but otherwise fine. Perfect for getting ready for NY.
Very early 50km bike Saturday. Then Karate with my daughter.
100km group ride on Sunday.
Oh, and watch the rugby world cup…
6 miler with friends downtown Detroit
No racing for me this weekend; gotta tear down a ceiling instead.
On sunday I’ll be doing easy 20 miles around town.
Watching the IronMan World Championships and a long run :)
Run, run, run … Spin, spin, spin … shower and then feast :-)
Squeezing in a 25 mi ride Saturday morning, then hosting a friend for the Chicago marathon.
A 12-15k trail running on Saturday, and a lot of recovery on Sunday :).
Perfect timing, end of the month start for season 2015 will commence
New gadgets always give additional motivation in training
This sunday is a half marathon one for me ! No ride plan so. But still looking for a nice new gadget to put on the bike for the futur workout !
Last long run before an upcoming half-marathon. Tapering is the best!
Long MTB training ride getting ready for the Iceman.
Shred415 and enjoying the beautiful fall weather in Chicago.
Going to be a beautiful day in Toronto on Monday for a ride. It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada and planning to ride some hills to wrap up the cycling season!
One last hurrah on Monday (Canadian Thanksgiving + warm front) before the bike goes away for the winter. Canada be cold.
training run on Friday, training rides on Saturday and Sunday
it will rain so, turbo….