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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.
A 100km Sunday morning ride. It will be cold but sunny :)
Long ride…maybe
A road bike spin on Saturday and an MTB spin on Sunday,
Love the Autumn spins
Riding the White Rim trail at Canyonlands National Park. Awesome views riding through the high desert
Swim TT test + easy run on Saturday
Thermal waters / relax day on Sunday
yes please
A brick session on saturday morning, bit of a practice run for noosa tri in a few weeks. Then sunday long ride on a new route, need a different garmin than my 910 for that! *hint* *hint*
Brisk walk to my daughters Autumn fair carrying what i hope to be a prize winning lemon polenta cake.
If my wife is ok, 100 km ride with my team on Sunday morning – probably the ACBB ride !
5K race with my dog and then 2 hours on zwift for Sunday
Short taper run for next week’s half marathon.
Getting back on the bike will be an achievement in itself, and a short ride will probably be all the training I get to fit in.
I am doing a 210km bike ride in Melbourne Australia! I also did parkrun today.
long ride Saturday and track workout Sunday! Yeah!
Wedding anniversary weekend away so training plans will be drinking beer and riding hire bikes along the beach :-)
Planning a 40 mile gravel grinder for sunday
Starting the 1/2 marathon training plan I’ve been putting off.
I try to run 15 km in a week. Have to go to a wedding this weekend so ran 15 km in one go. Might not sound much but it really pushed me to the limits. Can hardly walk. Otherwise I would be riding both Saturday and Sunday.
should help me counting the beers in the evening
The last club ride after the last club ride tomorrow. The good weather has continued longer than expected in Calgary.
Running the Devil’s Dive Half Marathon this Sunday!
Running a half marathon Sunday even though my training hasn’t been stellar…
Boot camp Saturday, climb Mt Pilchuck on Sunday
Shortish run Sunday
A 13 mile 2,200 foot climb mountain bike ride Sunday. Hopefully not hurt myself!
Alternating days rowing and running; cycling with my daughter on the weekend!
Trail run Saturday, Mtb Sunday, and a nap!
The Tri fetcta swim bike and run
This week includes active recovery on Zwift and some strength training/yard work. Oh, and a bar crawl. Ha!
Teaching my son to ride for the first time. Training buddy of the future!
Riding – easy 2 hrs sat and then a structured 90 min session on sunday
I’ll be getting on Zwift today and tomorrow.
Chicago Marathon!
Found out today I got a successful entry into the national hill climb championships (cycling) in the uk on oct 25th at Jackson Bridge. Racing on the same course tomorrow as a trial run alongside a couple of national champions, then another hill climb on sunday!
12km z2 run today. 70km z1-2 saturday. 10km track session on sunday ?
I promised my wife I’d run a mile for every dollar my Garmin watch costed me before I’d buy any more gadgets. I’m almost there with about a hundred more miles to go. Last two times I went for a ride I got utterly lost and Google maps wore out my battery life so an Edge is next on my list. Pick me before I get lost and can’t find my way home!
Will just sit at home, it’s first days of winter here in Moscow.
90 min run over the local hills and swim in the afternoon, bike Sunday :)
An important overlooked factor of training, i.e. I’m resting this weekend!
Long bike on saturday, Long run on sunday. The tri season is almost here in southern hemisphere!
Hitting the trails tomorrow and a long run on Sunday.
Sat – 35 mile bike ride
Sun – 5 mile run
Flying back to London from the states, so I will probably use a 2-3 hour run to keep myself awake!
This weekend, I’m doing my last long run before my first marathon on 11/1. Then I need to ride a little for a CX race next weekend.
Yoga, threshold swim, long run, easy bike, long swim, long bike, sleep :)
My training plan for this weekend? Lying on the couch, looking at my gorgeous few months old bike and crying because of the sore throat and bad weather forecast… at least someone else in the family will be happy about it :)
Ive got my first marathon coming! Hope that counts.
A romantic run with my wife on our 1 year anniversary! This will sound extra sweet if I actually win!
A quick spin before visiting the in laws for a week. ..without the bike :-(
Swim Bike Run while watching Kona coverage!!
I’m doing SD to Long Beach! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
ErinLoves2Run at gmail dot com
LSD on Sunday
Training with te running groep.
Base miles. Long long base miles.
This weekend will be a hike with my wife on one day and a ~20 mile trail run in the Belknap Range in NH for training on the other day.
That looks cool.
run, run, run and… galette-saucisse !
Some running, some riding
Short ride first thing tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can squeeze in 20 miles on red mountain before work. Then a long run through south side Sunday morning. Thats IF my parents (who are staying with me Saturday night) don’t insist on staying up all night and/or going to church… Only God knows.
Race reversal for IMAZ!
Going to go on a short ride to see if I can ride without knee or ankle pain yet.
I am hitting the pool for technique session followed by gym for S&C. Finishing the day of with a long slow run
Casual hike with the kids, followed by an early Saturday Thanksgiving Dinner
Doing two hours of rollerskiing and one hour of running. :)
just a little ride around the Kentucky country side….Ironman Louisville
I’ll be testing the Forerunner 225 my wife gave me for my anniversary present!
Training rides with the UCSB cycling team.
Racing to a bottle shop to pick up a dozen beers from far off lands like Portland, Boulder, and St. Cloud.
5-7 mile run on Saturday followed by a 15-20 mile bike ride on Sunday.
Running with my son.. Awesome
No training this weekend. It’s a rest weekend for me ;)
I was going to:
Friday: 120 km loop
Saturday: Lift access Mountain biking
Sunday: Off
Monday: Sprints
But seeing as I am deep in the throes of sickness, I will instead browse the interweb and look outside at the last good days this Fall.
Pedaling 80 miles in the wonderful wet and chilly New England October weather system.
Mountain Bike for 3 hours a day and then some rolling on my Bkool
not epic training plan
2×45′ run
rest for the 55k trail at the end of the next week
I will be doing a 3hr endurance hilly bike ride on Saturday followed by a 1:45 run on sunday
I just bought a road bike last week, and this weekend will be my first ride longer than ten miles in over a decade. I will be tracking it on my FR220 and then switching the activity type to Cycling in order to get HRM data. Kludgey, but it’ll get the job done.
Honestly though I’m just excited to have two wheels again. Running is great, but it’s nice to have an alternative.
Short run to see how my knee holds up after several weeks of physio.
It’s my key session today and I need to swim close to race effort for coming busselton IM in wetsuit. Scaring the shit outta me!!! Lol
Quite hectic with a cyclocross race Sunday and a 10k flat all out run.
25 mile bike ride outside before the weather gets to cold
Yay, a comp open to Canadians! Thanks Rainmaker! This weekend looks good! Sat: 3-4 hr flattish training ride with the guys. Sun: cx race less than an hour from home. And Monday – Thanksgiving – our club’s annual appetite seminar, an 88km cyclocross ride and fundraiser for our local Trips for Kids chapter; Double Cross! Weeeee!
Riding an eighty miles along the San Diego coast on Saturday.
recovery rides as i wait for my P1, so i am nice and refreshed when they arrive!!
I’ll be doing a LSD ride in preperation for my FIRST century ride next weekend!
getting back into training after beeing busy and ill for two weeks. exploring the beaty of northern thailand.
First training run after an injury. So…not much.
Downtown Ottawa,ON to Gatineau Park and back on Sunday morning
Monday I might swing by Montreal,QC and do the Grand Prix Cycliste course that I missed dearly when I was there in December.
I’m travelling approximately 1200kms to train for 2 days (from Toronto,ON). I’d love to have the 520 a prize for my commitment to kick off my winter training!
MTB and the CX!
We’re supporting friends in Kona at the IM. So- morning swim done, 10k run-and waiting for the gun in the morning….
Weekend training will be 2nd road spin since moving to north vancouver head up Mount Seymour for some climbimg :)
an hour swim followed by a 50 mile bike ride over two mountain passes…and stretching while watching Kona IM
Recovering from a cold from the US so could be a weekend off ?
140km sportive around the Scottish highlands. Hope the weather is getting better…
My training this weekend is DIY based! Moving a shed, felting a shed and cutting a tree down! A DIY triathlon!
Crit racing!
I’ll run and ride in the Catalan and French Pyrenees but I don’t know if ‘ll do a road ride or a mtb one.
I will be riding in some pleasant scenery with my gorgeous wife instead of thrashing around the roads with a bunch of sweaty blokes on the usual club ride! ????
A weekend of long and hilly rides in upstate New York before the fall chill really arrives!
long ride on sunday after working on saturday, with a 90 min run saturday evening