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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.
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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
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eating 100 hotdogs
Thus is a light week, so light ride and relaxed run are on the table!
Just strength training.
Saterday easy preparation ride for the Red Bull team time trial ‘Kop over Kop’ on Sunday.
some biking on sat. and some running on sun.
I plan to tackle some Category 2 hill climbs here in Canberra for the first time this weekend :)
5K run
Basic two hour run on Sunday
Trying easy into it after an injury and going to go to see my friends running the 20k of Paris
Sat: Run 10k
Sun: Ride 50k
Post ITBS rehab is looking solid. So after some careful excercise the last few week, this weekend marks the start for real training buildup again!!
Doing the second half of the SF Bay Trail this weekend, from downtown SF to Niles canyon, roughly 70 miles.
Friday a 5k run and a 40k MTB ride at zaterday
7 mile marathon pace on Saturday and 13 mile easy run on Sunday.
Saturday will be 70mi in Zones 2 and 3 on pavement and Sunday will be 25mi on gravel. It will be warm, sunny but windy, but no complaints for mid-October.
Just finished cross country race.. Easy weekend ahead!
Struggking to do more than a short run as working all weekend
My race plans for this weekend are a 48K road race (where I will be dropped on the first climb – which is at the start) followed by a 40K Team Time Trial with a team of riders who are all 1 or 2 categories better than me. Should be fun in some weird way.
26km trail training run for Saturday.
10km run (hopefully on trail) for recovery on Sunday.
313km and 6000m of hills and dirt on my CAAD10 :-) on Saturday. Bed or hospital Sunday morning !!
95kms of riding steep mountains on Sat. Sunday I’m going for an easy spin!
Nothing much–probably just bike-commuting to my physically active job on Saturday, and making the most of my one rest day/week on Sunday.
I’ll be setting up my kickr to get the winter training started
Last long run before the marathon. And an easy weekend.
Saturday: 4 hours on the local trails on the MTB
Sunday: A nice 100km ride in the mountains on the road bike
Army Ten-Miler.
I will go for a long jog and maybe do some cycling for regeneratrion
More ITB rehab tomorrow with a short 45min run. 4 min run, 1 min walk and repeat. Sunday is a 2600m swim at the pool.
been sick for 3 weeks, gonna try to get a short ride on sunday to feel the form. hopefully Im recoverd!
Back on the mountain bike this weekend for a 50ker!
I don’t have any plans this weekend, but my friend just had his rather expensive bike stolen, and is really bummed about it. Having an awesome bike computer to go with his replacement would go a long way towards cheering him up.
Skating and swimming
I’ll try to run, but only if my sore foot cooperates.
Long club-ride on sunday; 150km and hopefully clinching the club-title :-)
long ride on saturday
long road ride + CX racing!
Long, long ride…hills and heat. Should be fun.
My plans consist of a “brisk” 10miler run tomorrow morning, with a 50miler bike ride around the SF Bay Area on Sunday, along with heavy drinking! Lol! DC thx for all you do! I enjoy reading your site daily! Cheers and good luck to all!
I’m trying to get back from a femoral fracture with help of my Tacx Vortex Smart!
Painful threshold intervals followed by a touring pace fun ride in the hills while avoiding the lure of the local Taco Bell.
Running a Half marathon and Drincking Beer in Skagen, the northern tip of West Jutland in Denmark :o)
Racing the half marathon at the Gandy Dancer Marathon (www.gandymarathon.com). It’s the fall A race.
Getting back on the bike after a 6 day layoff!
50 Mile Bike Ride on Saturday with a 5K on Sunday
Getting back on the bike after a while of due to surgery.
50 miles plus through the hills between Silicon Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
Looking to get in an 8mi trail run and 10mi on the mountain bike
Early morning ride before heading off for a long weekend in France. Might stop by in Paris even!
Taking it easy to rest an injured hip..:-(
Long run…
Interval today and long Z2 run on Sunday
Some biking on Sat and a final long run before a marathon. TGIF
Run 1h tonight
Saturday friends weeding
And Sunday hopefully 2h ride.
5k run
100km roadbike ride in Austria (rolling hills) in a group
Unfortunately none because of a cold.
No training, just helping out at a local fundraiser. Got a nice sunset ride in today, though.
CX Race on Saturday! Vancouver Cyclocross scene!
Off-season: just taking it easy
My plan ? Move in my new house (finally) !
Pain with little glory pushing through the 30c heat to climb 1000m over 65km down under. Followed by a recovery latte, then more pain with a triple ascent up the infamous Willunga Hill. Then a session in the pool to cool off
Putting on my brand new Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro and ride those babies in, getting them ready for winter.
Club ride on Saturday, then threshold training on Sunday.
Gonna hop on the Tacx Neo and hurt myself.
10 miles run early saturday, 50 miles road bike on sunday and easy 10k run thereafter
Just running. Have to check my knee.
This weekend is all about exploring the Berlin Grunewald on my Konstructive MTB. Plans are to be riding the Berlin TOM (Test of Metal). Berlin is flat? The course has almost 1,000 Cumulative elevation gain.
Slow ride with my 7 year old on saturday. Long MTB ride and intense wine drinking on sunday.
Road bike 50-100km
Doing a local 44km MTB race. Hoping it doesn’t rain!
Coffee shop ride with my mates on Sunday morning.
50k ride
Trainer ride Saturday (1hour) and long run Sunday (90 minutes)
100km run with larger calories to get in than to consume.
Ride under the rain on saturday, ride in the storm on sunday :)
First official run this year to estimate my training plan.
Tapering in preparation for a Grand Canyon R2R2R run next week!
Neo+Zwift indoor riding!
This weekend it’s half marathon weekend!
Munich Halfmarathon on Sunday
Swim, Bike and Run off course ;)
No training just eating. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving,
I’m going to watch hockey
Going for a nice trailrun, looking forward to it.
Depending on the Weather here in Bavaria 75 KM Endurance Ride or 2 hours on the Indoor-Trainer. :-)
I’m at a company meeting but I plan on trying to out run all my co-workers
Replacing my long runs with long bikes rides in the off-season
Some trail running at 2300 m altitude while working at an astrophysical observatory on the Canary Islands ;)
10km run on Sunday with my girlfriend.
Riding up in Malibu, CA!
I have a 28km trail race, while I will be running I run for a team that has a mountain bike team as well and I would love to improve my riding so was to join the pro’s for a ride some time!
This weekend: just relaxing, did all my training this week already, but the weekend after its marathon time ;)
Probably a 2 hour run.
I’m planning on doing laps of California City!
Picking up a new Trek 920 so will likely hit some fire roads.
short structured ride this afternoon and a long endurance ride Sunday.
Some zwift and/or Virtual Training rides this weekend
Might wash my bike.
A short run on Saturday, then 12 hilly ones on Sunday.
Weekend with friends & family, so we will go hiking.
Hopefully getting a new-to-me cross bike and hitting some gravel!
Sunday morning I have an FTP test, how lovely :) due to that need to rest on Saturday :)
Walk on trail through woods with the dogs and enjoy the beautiful fall colors.