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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
Running the Chicago Marathon!
3.5 hour ride with 3×15 min tempo pace in the middle followed by 20 minute transition run on Saturday and then 1.5 hour run Sunday with 3×5 tempo effort in the middle. Couldn’t resist being detailed ?
No training and/or racing. Recovering from injury.
Planning time with family and some running and riding drill’s.
Eating a lot of turkey because it is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada
Watching Deena crush Chi-town!
Laying foundations for a big 2016 season of racing, and watching Kona online.
30 mile bike ride or 90 min on the trainer if I get rained out.
Looking to do about 15 to 25 miles of mountain biking on Sunday at our yearly Trails festival.
I plan to hike of Saturday and Sunday, followed by a bike ride on Monday.
I will try to fight against the weather alert here in Italy and have a fantastic saturday on my mtb… that includes having a saturday night cleaning the mud from me & the bike
I will be cycling 20 miles away to pick the car up tomorrow after a night out tonight; Then hopefully I’ll squeeze in a run in the early evening. On Sunday a 50 mile training spin round the Surrey hills.
Trail Run, watch some Kona and eat some turkey on CA Thanksgiving ! :)
Planing biking and hiking holidays in Italy. A bike computer, exactly what I need…
Cross-Duathlon
Run, run and maybe another run.
Cca. 17000 steps on Sunday :)
Mountain bike ride, around 2.5 to 3.5 hours… more if weather is fine.
easy 20k run
I’m a roadie, but want to improve bike skills, so technical MTB for me this weekend.
Crew for my wife’s Ultra on Sat, 20 mile run on Sunday morning, 1 hour trainer ride Sunday night watching football
Just finished a 65mi ride. Last long workout before Beach 2 Battleship Half next weekend. Tomorrow I’ll try to open up the legs with a moderate 46min run and then it’s into full taper mode!
20 mi run on Sat. Sunday fun ride on my roadie. Distance: wherever it takes me.
Cyclo cross in local forrest!
This would be great for my bike! On the weekends I usually do long runs (10 to 13 miles) depending on my schedule.
Run on Saturday and either a long road ride Sunday or Mountain biking with my son.
Working on my 9 month old’s stamina in the jogger, first 5+mi run for him on Saturday.
Doing a nice, slow 5k.
A couple of long rides before the weather turns on us!
I have caught a cold but I am still confident I’ll be fine for my 32 km Sunday long run. Finger crossed.
Hi. Just starting cross country ski training. Finished the bike season and trail running races. This weekend roller skiing to get the arms into action as well.
Cheers
Next tri season is around the corner!
A nice ride with my wife on Saturday. A fast paced team ride on Sunday.
Mt Tam ride in Marin
I am without any of my gear (much of it purchased on insights i get from the DC blog) so I’ll be spinning on a 1980’s stationary bike between Canadian thanksgiving celebrations in my in laws basement!
2 long rides.
long bike ride
long run
Time for a recovery ride and relaxing
I’m in a recovery phase as not much activity but lots of beer! :D
Last long run for the Marine Corps Marathon
Lots of swimming – still recovering from hip surgery
Long bike ride
On Saturday, a 20-mile run prepping for the NYC marathon, then maybe – maybe – riding 25 lazy miles on Sunday to help my legs recover.
5km run + 20 km bike ;)
Nice giveaway Ray and Clever!!.My next ride is the Queens Challenge stage that I missed during the Tour of Utah.
A cold swim in the lake!
Sunday, Oct 11th, Prosecco Trail Run, in Pieve di Soligo, Italy. 30km 1200m D+..hope I’ll survive! :-)
Planning to spend the weekend riding in zwift.
Hoping to do a family swim with my young son, and maybe take him out for a ride in his chariot if the weather cooperates!
On Saturday I will do a 15k run with a friend.
12 mile run prepping for Honolulu marathon
Leaving this afternoon for the 1000 Islands in Canada. Open water river swim in the St. Lawrence tomorrow morning followed by a casual long ride through the farms up there. Sunday morning swim again (gotta take advantage and a quick trail run before heading home. cant wait. . . . fingers crossed
1.5 hour bike ride on Sat and 6 mile run on Sunday…..
A gentle recovery run after the Berlin Marathon two weeks ago.
Eindhoven Half Marathon in the Netherlands! 13 degrees and sunny!
Casual ride across Golden Gate Bridge to Marin Headlands.
oxford half-marathon
A small workout of 5K running
10k run and lots of ‘recovery drinks’
Leaf peeping 50.
Fall in New England
long flat ride
Helping organize a road race on Saturday then some mountain biking!
Long run through forest park in Portland and laying sod!
This weekend it’ll be intervals on Saturday and recovery on Sunday. ‘Cross is coming!
50 mile ride Saturday; 10 mile run Sunday. Lather, rinse, and repeat.
A recovery ride after biking a century the other day
Carb loading! Thanksgiving weekend in Canada :).
Quick 50 mile ride Saturday AM before the family wakes up :)
My training plan is to actually get out and ride my bike for the first time in two weeks
Will be doing a 60 mile base ride on Saturday morning, and a 50 mile base ride on Sunday afternoon.
I hope to go for a ride with my wife today or tomorrow and some mountain biking with friends for Canuck Thanksgiving.
Oktoberfest and beer. Sufferfest on Sunday.
40km road ride on tuesday. quite cold. :-)
3 hours on the bike, double digit miles on the feet. Need to keg my homebrew for recovery.
I’ll be biking some 60-80 km in Montreal surroundings; mostly flat area.
When I’m not working in the garage I plan to either do 10-20 miles outdoor or an hour or two on Zwift. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m running a 3 mile at a cross country meet.It’s going to be a big one: over 50 schools!
Planning a 35 mile ride around Palos Verdes followed by remodeling my kitchen.
Spirited ride Saturday followed with beer. Long tempo ride Sunday.
Longish ride Saturday (~50), short recovery ride on Sunday.
Struggling with PF, but hoping to get a long run in on Sunday!
At Saturday an interval training on my new turbo trainer and Sunday celebratie 1 ter of marriage with the misses!!
Recovering from last week’s 100k. So maybe some walking or hiking
I had to drop my plans for 100 mile century ride because my daughter in college is visiting this weekend. Hoping to get at least 20-35 miles, before the family wakes up.
Running about 15 miles around my local quarry lake and then acting as ride marshall for a local charity bike ride
Enjoying the great looking autumn colors and what will probably be one of the last relative warm days.
18 mile long run and maybe some biking to loosen up the legs after
No training this weekend. Resting is also training. No rides. However, I have been busting ass all week and will next week too.
Light run and bike for me, but hitting up the Chicago Marathon as a spectator and live streaming Kona. Thanks Ray!
Catching up on some sleep, maybe a light run.
It’s a long ride weekend for me!
Chicago Marathon
Recovering from surgery by watching the kids while my wife runs 12 miles.
Not much time this weekend, but will crack out an early early run tomorrow and some TrainerRoad time on Sunday!
Hey, I love in Louisiana! This weekend will be a lo bike wth intervals on Saturday and a track workout Sunday! Here’s to wining the dcrainmaker lottery!
I have the flu, so just recovering in time for the amsterdam marathon next weekend! And probably a long walk for some fresh air.
Weekend of rest as my wife is recovering from a hysterectomy operation yesterday.
2 HR trail run & tapering for AZ 70.3… just got off 3 week bronchitis kick so this ought to be awesome.
Got some vicious road rash a few days ago, shooting for a 25mi recovery ride. Also hoping the wound bleeds just enough to look tough.