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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.
Fish and chips and four bottle of beer tonight.
Hopefully a ride with the new local club tomorrow.
Finishing off a big week with a team time trial and some long rides.
Racing cyclocross at Storm the Beach in Southern California!
A nice long and slow Z2 run tomorrow morning before talking Sunday off to soak up an epic day of Irish international rugby and football!
29k long run with tempo finish!
Rocking some hills on the bike
Weekend is week 2 of TrainerRoad Sustained Power build, so 2 hour Tempo ride on Saturday and then Sundy is 3×15 intervals at 85% ftp.
Recovery swimming! Something easy to help ease the leg muscles after my first run in over 20 years!
100km Zwift tomorrow, bad weather in my part of Norway. Long run on sunday, 20k+
This weekend i’ll ryde my road bike, about 3h!
Going for a long run on saturday and I’ll have to work on sunday :-(
Two long easy runs. Cheers!
Been on vacation so training will be the endurance event of 7+ hour car ride with 5 kids in tow.
Long run on saturday short ride on sunday
lake run 2 loops
I’m doing a couple of hours on my awesome kickr!
Tomorrow soccer match, Sunday probably trying to get up from bed and even walk:)
Racing cross Sunday, then battling the wind on road ride Monday
Coached swim, 5 mile run, then a 2 hour spin on Sunday!
I am tapering for a marathon in 2 weeks. Planning to run longish this weekend.
Long slow run in the rain.
lake run, maybe 2 loops
Hoping to get a road ride in tomorrow and then running a 10k on Sunday! Marathon training has started! Woohoo!
This weekend I have a nice easy 18 mile run. I’ll probably also do a short spin on the bike while watching Kona.
A quick spin and then relax while watching Ironman World Championship!
Cape Town Gun Run half marathon on Sunday.
Starting training for my first marathon after a fun tri season! Some long runs in the much cooler Texas weather!
A bike ride while watching football!
Denver Rock n Roll half on the 18th, so one last 10 miler with some 10k pace then start tapering.
Regarder le championnat du monde de Kona et sûrement courir quelques km
Rowing in Tahoe
MTB uphill race on saturday, 100km road bike on sunday
Budapest Marathon
Coming back from injury so hope to complete a group ride this weekend.
I’ve got class all weekend, but I’m hoping to hop on the trainer after dark for a couple of hours. Not as exciting as I would prefer…
Two trainer exercises
Long leisurely ride in fine fall Carolinas weather
Jut going for a two hour session on the rollers, Mountain biking the red route in Dalby Forest tomorrow and a 100km DIY addax on Sunday after a lay in and breakfast with my ever patient wife!
Work on my building up my long run in preparation for my first full marathon in April.
This weekend I’ll be taking my late who is a new Tri convert for his first long Saturday ride. He’ll be riding a hybrid! (But I promised him). Maybe the 520 can be his gift…
Just watching the local cycloross race on Saturday and going for a casual ride on Sunday.
Racing CX in Uppsala and try not to get fined for having a Shimano camera on the bike…
I’ll be spending most of the weekend in an airplane, so I fear it will be limited to gym-time. But looking forward to installing this garmin on my bike would make it way more bearable.
NO training. Building trails!!
Plan is to support my running buddies at the 30th Budapest Maraton!
link to facebook.com
This weekend is PACKED! Fixed Gear crit tonight, Cx on saturday and sunday, Gravel ride on monday…
After a stressful week at work, this weekend ride will be all about pleasure! I’ve had to cancel my plans for a hill climb event after injuring my knee but a few steady miles can’t hurt right?
Running a 10k race, next weekend a 125km bike ride
Long ride on the bike and swim, trying to recover from my sprain ankle
We will do the Red Bull kop over kop race with the girls! Team time trail over 100km !!!
My training plan this weekend is going to see Jason Isbell in concert and drinking beer, maybe a ride Sunday!
Biking and swimming this weekend
1/2 marathon Saturday and an easy run and possibly ride on Sunday.
10 mile run on Saturday and rest day on Sunday.
An early morning run to train for an upcoming race.
Mental training on Saturday having fun with my son on Saturday and Gridiron sportive around the new forest Sunday. :)
50 Mile ride Saturday. 7-8 mile run Sunday followed but weights (hopefully)
Some gym and maybe a short run. Recovering after illness
Planing 2 rides on saturday and sunday (after watching Ironman Hawaii) and first ein since weeks (hope my lower back is ready for Running).
1 hour run tomorrow before my flight home, then 2.5 hours on the CX bike on Sunday when I get back. Got to get ready for the 50 mile gravel grinder in two weeks!
I plan to play as much sand volleyball as possible this year
On Saturday I’m doing a 1500M open water swim in the dark(!!) then on Sunday I’m running the Oxford Half Marathon as my last race of the season.
LSD run and 100k bike ride
2000 meter pool swim on Saturday, 6-mile run on Sunday.
Two 2-hours Turbo sessions and hopefully a small 20km ride.
Mine is a bit strange one. Right now I’m heading to Łódź for bike tests. I’ll be riding Scott Foil Team Issue 2016 and will try to push myself to the limits to see what that machine can do. Sunday will be focused on recovery as I have to go back home :-)
Long gravel/dirt road ride on Saturday (75 miles) endurance pace with efforts on the climbs.
Sunday will be intervals on the road, 1 hour.
oh nice :)
CX Race on Saturday. Road Century with 11k of climbing Sunday
I will be sitting on my Computrainer (I know old tech) running the Ergvideo 4 Beta (which is GREAT) and watching the live feed from Kona
Two CX races and a couple of cold ones between both !
40k warm up for a 1k hill climb
Short run on Saturday. 50 mile bike on Sunday
Tapering for b2b half
100 km bike ride !!
1 1/2 hr bike trainer
30 mile ride Saturday and Sunday
Looking at the ironman world championship on saturday and trying to ride as Frodeno did on sunday. Pretty simple… confident !
Pick me!
I love the change of seasons.
Hopefully finally testing my new lighter wheels on the road bike after illness
40-60km Mountainbike Ride in German Forest. :)
Tommorow last uphil race of the season. Hope to perform well and get PB and podium. :)
XC training in my local forrest with 1500m of climbing.
Friday evening rugby training. Early morning run on Saturday then take daughter to netballtournament before taking son to cricket training and selection. Endurance ride on rollers in the evening in front of the Kona coverage. Haven’t thought about Sunday yet, who knows maybe a trip to the beach for a swim.
Relax, maybe a Zwift ride, watch Ironman Hawaii, sunday group ride
Planning to do a 60-mile bike to the top of Mt Wachusett this Saturday while going for a long run on Sunday!
Hiking to build up more strength after an injury.
50 mile road ride tomorrow,and 30 mile mtb Sunday around cave run lake…
Run, eat and watch the race!
I am doing a 17 km trail run race on Saturday
An hour of cycling on Saturday and 1.5 hrs of running on Sunday
Back on the physio routine this week after, 3 knee operations and a foot operation. Slow and steady! Hopefully get this new toy to play with :)
Indoor Swimming on Saturday, and some running in the rain to test new jacket on Sunday ?
Going to Lisbon Portugal this weekend, aiming to fit in a 5km run along the riverfront while there.
400 Airsquats……thats all cause of injury.
Cyclocross race on Saturday
4-5 Mountain bike ride Sunday
Chillin’ w/ my wife. Riding MTB’s up a canyon and watching IMWC.
Taking easy cause Im having the first break after I started running over three years ago
I will be lucky if I get on the bike with a 1 week old baby at home.