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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.
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Fri- bike-trail run-bike
Sat- swim
Sun- trail run
Mon- functional fitness
33 degrees celsius in Perth at the moment and we are still months out from summer, which means super early rides Saturday and Sunday to beat the heat (and sunburn).
Just a little 15 km to and around the town lake (Alster).
A nice roll through the beautiful Adelaide hills on Saturday. A team cyclo-sportif race on Sunday.
Heat advisory beating recovery ride near the beach in San Diego.
Gear check in preparation for taking family camping next weekend.
Thanks for hosting the cool gear giveaway!
Going for a nice bike ride, and maybe a couple of easy 5mi runs
After illness back on the road recovery ride
Sat =rest day but maybe some weights
Sun = 10 mile run + 30 road bike
Three hour mountain bike ride and one hour skills training
This evening 90min intervals on my TACX and on Sunday a 50k ride on the MTB with my buddies.
A 10k run on Friday evening and Saturday I plan to go for a 60k MTB trip.
morning group run on Saturday, about 10km and then on Sunday morning agility drills using a ladder plus sprinting with resistance parachutes.
Cancun sounds nice, but I would prefer to be in kona!
Sunday long, slow run :)
Simply an easy 5k run on saturday evening. Tapering for mondays race.
Gym workout, breakfast with the family, short run (recovering from an injury) long cycle trip 120 km i hope :)
does running behind the little girl count as training? :)
Training plans this weekend include a Century Brick = 100 bike ride + 2 mile run off the bike. Sunday will be a 14 mile run in zone 2. Pray for me!
Today…..nada…tomorrow…15km run Sunday 1-2km swimming….:) for my easy week of tri training :)
I’ll try to get rid of the crutches I’m on for two weeks because of a knee injury. So it’ll be down to training the basics: walking…
Training in autumn is for the landscape…90k tour del lago d’Iseo
I’m recovering after knee injury, so easy 5 km and swimming pool should do it.
Bike followed by a run on Saturday and a longer bike on Sunday
A good weight workout at the gym!
Finishing the weekend with 2 hour tempo ride on saturday and 3 hour ride in the hills sunday
Race against myself (as always) when not on an official race :-). 3km swimming tomorrow morning, 20km running on sunday.
Back on the trainer because pollution levels are too high to ride outside.
Friday – 45mins on the rollers
Saturday – 100k group ride
Sunday – gardening
On saturday morning I wil run 20km at IM pace, at the evening watch IM Hawai; on Sunday I´ll ride for 100-120km
PD: I want that 520!! ;)
Morning run with my girlfriend then brunch!
Climbing some mountains in Hawaii!
Hilly bike tour on Saturday and 3h endurance on Sunday
Hope to take my new trail shoes out to the mountains!
2 hr +1 hr spin ride
Swamis ride in Saturday… Strength/swim/run on sunday
MTB orienteering team race , 4 hours.
I’ve been off the bike for weeks because of an injury and this weekend I plan to do a little ride to see how it’s going.
XC race)
Bike training for the Haute Route cycling events in 2015 and then run until I’m too cold.
90km ride on Sunday, offset by drinks with friends on Sat.
This weekend I’m out due to a little surgery…
I will have to see what I can fit in with my daughter this weekend
You have to love the concept of giveaway for virtually no reason at all. Anyway, thanks, Ray! As for training this week-end, probably just a swim, since a foot injury still prevents me to run or cycle (Grrrr). And that swim might just be baby swimmers…
Running a half marathon in Munich
Trainerroad Basin followed by a 30 minute run. 3 weeks until Noosa!
No racing this weekend. Just a trip to the Barossa.
Last long training ride before I do a charity ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Riding 550 miles down the PCH to benefit City of Hope leukemia research. Doing this with an amazing group of riders called the Fire Flies, If anyone reads this and would like to support a wonderful cause, every little bit helps.
link to goo.gl
a run, a strength session, a paddle
Double-digit grade climbs!
Weekend MTB-tour with my two 7yo boys!
Unfortunately I am too ill to ride.
But I’ll do the service to my bike. Which it deserves.
Still recovering from a knee injury and therefore might just go for a long walk or a swim…
Swim saturday morning, run session after Kona’s streaming and long ride sunday.
Saturday i will run 10k, on sunday MTB ride.
Sprint Tri in Bowen, Australia. :)
Running biking hiking in Lake Tahoe for a long weekend
Saturday long ride and some afternoon core work. Sunday recovery ride
ride, ride and ride!
2x 5-6k run
Since I have to be in school on sutarday not a whole lot but on monday it’s my night training session (10p.m to 1am).
My regular 60km group ride on Saturday morning and then on Sunday I am planning to hit the hills in Adelaide and do some climbing.
A MTB ride with friends to show them new paths.
sorry its not lithuania or louisiana Ray but it is liverpool england :D i am finally back on the bike after a few months off with a bad knee so just happy to be back at it!
I’ll mix in some Brazilian jiu jitsu with running and swimming
It’ll be 4×4 intervals on trainer (rec from hand/elbow bicycle accident eagerly waiting for your trainer recommendations since my Tacx SW is so instable).
Nothing fancy. A bit of running on Saturday and hop on the bike on Sunday.
Assuming the weekend starts today ;)
Friday: 18km run with increasing pace
Saturday: 2k of mostly front crawl flutter kick exercises
Sunday: 10k run
All with my girlfriend, as I’m recovering from my first sub-3 hours marathon :)
Bike – 100+ km in mountains both days. The weekday commute is too flat.
Long run this Sunday, and hopefully a short run Saturday to test my strained calf.
Thanks for another giveaway, Ray!!
Saturday long group ride. Sunday recovery ride and some P90x.
I’m race director of the Conamara 10k on Saturday, and looking forward to a tough cycle on Sunday!
Friend of mine got a bkool, so I think I will race him up Alpe d’Huez this weekend…
Doing 40/20’s until failure :(
Nada. Just beer and good food in Riga this weekend.
I’ve got a busy weekend. I will try to cycle for 4 – 6 hours, swim for 1 hour and close it all off with a 10 mile run.
Short ride up and down the Postbank (local hill) to ‘test’ a former colleague his fitness.
Working for 2 days nonstop in the garden. That’s a workout!
Melbourne’s iconic Around the Bay is on Sunday. I’ll be doing my first [metric] century ride!
this is so epic it cannot be ignored: i will do a “long” slow run. well, long in my personal scale. about 13km :-)
15 km run on Saturday and 3h MTB on Sunday
Just a 170k training ride on Sunday, to the beach and back. OK and a bit more.
Unfortunately no training at all – I am sick!
Working, not training. :-( Booooooo!
Getting ready for Tecumseh Trail Marathon in two short weeks!
Planning for a 15K run on Sunday on the flat lands of south Netherlands
30 mile solo on Saturday then a bun run with my club SMCC on Sunday.
I’ve only got time for 5 mile Friday and Saturday but maybe a couple hours Sunday for a ride with my bride.
Relaxed run on Saturday and a mix of mountain bike and orienteering on Sunday.
wow, again?
ALL UR STRAVA KOMS R BELONG TO US!!
3x XC MTB rides, one road bike ride, long run and a sea swim. I need this.
I’ll be visiting Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta, so I’ll take an early morning run to acquaint myself with the city (it’s my first visit).
Doing 2 x 2h EM ride from the TCC.
Race this weekend: The North Face 100 Trail run at MacRitchie in Singapore for the 13km distance
Just knocking the rust off with a shortish ride of 20-25 miles
Scarborough 10k, a race along the sea front followed by fish and chips
Actually just a little swimming on Saturday
Get out and run as a part of rehab :(
12ish mile trail run, then a recovery swim the day after!
thanks, ray.
Some running today and tomorrow morning, then cycling with my GF to have lunch in a nice restaurant in the countryside. If the weather allows, more cycling on Sunday.
A simple run with my girl :)