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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.
This weekend I will be getting Lasik so no S/B/R for me!
intervals on Saturday
3 hours ride on Sat and then off to a friend’s wedding to party like crazy! Feet up in the air on sunday all day long baby!!!
35 mile Saturday club ride (club #1), followed by 45 mile Sunday club (club #2) ride with fiance for fall picnic (brownies and beer!)
Clever Training is delivering my Garmin Forerunner 220 on Saturday, so I’m gonna take it out for a spin! :)
Tapering training For Acapulco next week!
#hr ride on Saturday and 15 mile run on Sunday.
Red Hook Crit in Milano!
cyclocross ride & mountain trail run (both training)
Long and relaxing ride with my family
Off back to school….mountain bike school in the UK. Morning learn the basics, 2-3 hr ride in the afternoon
I would love to win a giveaway
Btt,30km :)
Buying a new bike with my settlement check as my old one was stolen in the middle of the night from my storage unit!
Because its not winter yet! Time to track those rides!
Going to hit some of the local roads and test out my new Garmin Varia.
5 hour bike ride, 2 hour run.
60km in laps, winding down from an 800km September!
Last race of the season, winter is coming!
60kms today down Beach Road in sunny Melbourne, followed by the 210km Around the Bay event on Sunday. After a few months of winter gotta make the most out of summer/spring weather!
My “training” will be putting numbers on IM Kona participants then hitting several race locations to cheer them on, followed by a big party at the finish line. After that I think I’ll have some recovery workouts involving snorkeling and rubbing on sunscreen.
10k slow run after a massive cold.
No plans! On vacation!
10k Race
Just came back from 2 day trip riding great single trails in Czech Republic. Weekend will be recovery time for me!
Tori coaching then a cheeky 80ker on the bike :)
1 hour ride Sat am to loosen the the legs then road racing at 2pm then bbq. Sunday warm up ride 7am then crit at 8 and a cool down ride of an hour. All with my wife Ann who is my training and racing partner!
Trying to clock in the usual 8 hours of cycling.
Saturday 10 miles running followed by some MTB on Sunday. Plus chasing a 1 year old and a 3 year old round.
Some biking using TrainerRoad and some swimming too!
I am going to run at the hulsbeek with my brother!
Second last taper weekend before Ironman Maryland, so swimming, biking, running.
Rest Saturday. Cork county senior XC 10k Sunday
light turbo session after long layoff
First going for a run and workout at the hulsbeek and sunday for a bike ride. Trying to win some KOMs!
Just an easy 26 miles scheduled :)
Going for a run, hope my legs hold this time
25 mile ride on Friday
50 mile ride on Saturday with maybe some kayaking if there are not small craft warnings
Sunday will depend on how work goes
Riding 36 miles on Saturday & 40 miles on Sunday with the Bay View Bike Club
Training for my first olympic distance triathlon event. Bike course is a hilly ride!
Build up my new bike after crashing and cracking my BMC TMR01 during the week.
I am doing a combined run and strength workout tomorrow
Cyclo cross race in the UK, Saturday morning! Exciting
Running 6 and then watching a buddy run the Chicago marathon!
La Vuelta a Puerto Rico!
This sunday I am going for a bike ride. It will be great weather here in the netherlands!
Ride MTB with my friends until our legs can’t do more!!!
Mt Lemmon in Tucson, twice :-)
Just the commute which sometimes feels like a race…to get home anyway!
Ride, change some diapers, drink a beer, repeat.
Long indoor training tomorrow and long ride on Sunday
Probably doing a run on either of the two days and the other day a workout at the gym.
Looong rec ride after a week of the sniffles. Missing some miles!
Just a short 2h spin – if weather permits, as it looks to be rainy over here…
Watching other people hurt while racing. :)
10 mile run Sat
17 mile run Sun
Marine Corps Marathon in 2 weeks!
To go Fred whoo-hoo-hoo speed!
Run 10km, and repair my bike.
240km on the bike commuting this week with 20km running
Tomorrow is a quick zwift or trainer road session before a 140km ride on Sunday to get prepd for next years 302km wiggle dragon ride in Wales
13K run on my local mountain.
I’m riding 2000kms this month for the Great Cycle Challenge (raising money for kids cancer research) and as I had the last 2 days off with the flu I need to put in a couple of big rides this weekend to get back on track. A 60-80 km ride today with the wife is planned and a 100km+ ride on Sunday. (If anyone would like to donate they can do so at link to greatcyclechallenge.com.au) Cheers and good luck everyone.
Four-hour cycling rogain tomorrow
Zwift!
1hr CX ride, 10k run today, 4hr ride tomorrow…
Forecast sunny… Yippee!!!!
Catching up with some much needed recovery! Easy bike ride in the sun
19 Mile Run in prep for SB Marathon (Saturday), 30 Mile Ride on Sunday
This weekend’s training will consist of:
25 miles of hills in Saturday
65 miles on Sunday
Bike ride + walk with the wife. Oh, and many dog walks.
A quick 40miler tomorrow and a short 1hr upper body gym session in the evening, with some college work inbetween!
Then on Sunday a longer, slightly slower 70-80miler with the local club!
Half a day riding nice trails :).
Saturday: 100mile road ride
Sunday: easy 20 on the mountain bike
Beer tonight, play with my children tomorrow, cold swim Sunday. Hopefully all in sunshine
No trainning but two cyclocross races this weekend!
Just a short run on Sunday.
Tomorrow Bike and on sunday Run or anything else ;-)
I will be exercising my jaw and devouring some turkey hopefully
Hoping that the weather dries up and even though it will be 4C I’d like to get 75-100km ride in
65 years old and tomorrow is 40 mile with hills day
Sunday is 40 miles flat
10mi training run. Half Marathon mid november coming up!
Doing the first >100k after many weeks studying instead of training and racing ;)
40 mile ride today prep for Ironman Maryland (round 2) next weekend, as well as a long run and shorter ride over the weekend.
Going for a short ride on Saturday, then a long walk around an outdoor museum on Sunday.
A combined trail run and mountainbike weekend! Woohoo!!
I plan to pace a couple of friends for the second half of their everesting attempt, although I’ll be on a mountain bike so I can at least have a bit of fun on the way down!
I’am going to do 2 cyclocross races this weekend. 40min each of pure pain.
Running a 5K TT!
Training for an upcoming MTB weekend!!
Preparing for next year by eating loads.
Cross of the North in Fort Collins on Saturday. Long recovery ride on Saturday
I’ve got a nice and hilly 60 mile ride planned for Saturday. Riding from London to the sea at Brighton. Hoping for nice weather, and the view from the hills should be a good reward for the effort!
Riding at the Georgia Bike Fest.
Club ride tomorrow morning.
I’ll do the nice 5k run on Sunday morning. :)
Cross training, running and weight-lifting
2 hour ride and 60 minute easy run.
Roadbike around 75 km on Saturday, 40 km mtb on Sunday
A couple of three hour bikes rides and probably a run to cap it off.
Probably soccer Saturday morning and then a 50 mile ride on Sunday, if the achilles holds up
Gnoe ried my CX for the first time thuis season. Looping forward as the weather gone be sunny.
In such a hurry that the message is full with typos. Hope it still qualifies :-)
I am from Spain and I am living in Switzerland because of my job. This weekend I have the visit of my girlfriend who is very special for me, so it is time for love instead of cycling. Good weekend to everyone!