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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.
I plan on resting and recovering and eating lots of bowls of cereal.
Get ready for my race tommorow
Awesome!!!
I will be riding a 160km round trip from Surfers Paradise to Byron Bay return on yet another perfect Spring Day in Australia :)
Ride the Surly cross check from Louisville Ky to Lexington to visit my sister. Ride back home the next day.
Going to dust off a bike and enjoy a longish strenuousish ride through the hills.
Winter is coming, but this will be a nice spring time treat
9 mile run Saturday, 20 mile bike Sunday.
Plan: Hawk Hill Ride!
Today was a short, easy groomed trail ride. Tomorrow is a planned metric century on the roads across the northern Flint Hills. Recovery ride on Sunday.
I’ll be focusing on core strength and body weight for the next several weeks. I’m moving to another country, so I’ve had to sell my bike in anticipation of the move. The good news is I have a bright shiny new Canyon waiting for me. Bad news is I have to run rather than ride until then.
only some physio session for my injured back. The edge would keep me motivated to keep going and get back on the bike in a few months though :-)
Long ride for some ice cream :-)
Endurance ride with a few sprint intervals tomorrow. Ride with the wife on Sunday
A 70KM+ ride if the haze drops to acceptable level…
Coming back from injury. Just making a few slow traning sessions.
Training for next weekend’s #STWM
Racing? I’ll be training the final cyclocross race of the season and also my upcoming cross country season, all in Melbourne’s wonderful heat!
Cool! Would like to do 30k or 3hrs run & 100~150k ride with climbing.
Probably just a couple of easy runs. Maybe a long one on Sunday.
I’m thinking to bike about 20 miles at my parents place on Sat. and get in about 1500m in the lap pool on Sun.
Would love to win this…my training consists of riding around the area as without GPS i would get lost…would love to win this and make my riding easier and better…since i’m poor i’ll never afford one :( Here’s to dreaming and hoping :)
Friday and Saturday volunteer at a run and cross country meet. Sunday group trail run, unless I bail and go for a bike ride, depends on the rain.
80km in the Wicklow hills.
Run & bike in Toronto :)
No plans this week; going on vacation with the family!
Taking the last Post-summer sun in on a ride around northern Copenhagen.
Just like many people above, my first marathon is coming up (October 18th). I’ll probably go for a short run to keep my muscles loose.
10km Run today, 1.2-2hr ride on sunday, starting to get ready for my first Tri
Hill running and short swim!
This would be perfect for my long rides. The iPhone battery dies 1/2 way :(
Saturday: 40 Km mountain bike ride.
Sunday: 10 Km run.
Looking for a balance between riding and recovering from a cold.
get my act together and start training for a Gran Fondo. From scratch.
Maraton run!
Getting back to Hawaii and getting my swim on.
Work and back to back 10 mile runs
75km enduro ride
Saturday morning, short ride to test the bike set-up and a short run afterwards.
Sunday, 130km long ride.
I am going to start training again now that my ironman season is done. Going to try and hit the mountain bike trails!
Sat: Easy 5mi run, foam roll, work, and then watch IMKona finish. Sun: 1.5-2hr ride, then lazy day!
Planning on a bike ride with my awesome wife!
Likely rained out on Saturday, so I will hit the trainer and re-watch the Worlds. Sunday I’ll do 3 – 4 hours with a friend.
Squeezing the last few outdoor rides I can before hitting the rollers indoors.
Already have a 45 mile bike ride completed. One speed session and one long run for marathon training.
Coming off from a hiatus, I will start my training for next spring’s Gran Fondo I registered.
Rest weekend for me!!
Long ride on Sun to try and catch the last of summer
Riding Around The Bay In a Day 250km on Sunday.
Long run on Saturday, long ride Sunday – need to get back into a routine!
This weekend remote work camp cycle on camp bike, home on tuesday to get back outside!
140km ride to the city of Heidelberg and back.
Short ride on Saturday because I’m making the sons come with me and Kona will be available to watch. Long bike ride Sunday. Come to me Garmin Edge 520!
100km bunch ride today followed by a decent trail run on Sunday.
Steamtown marathon Sunday, and some swimming Monday to loosen the muscles up. Waiting for shimano to warranty my di2 battery for my bike so I can ride again.
20 mile ride in Healdsburg, CA. 10 minutes jump rope after
100 mile ride and half marathon- IM Florida in 4 weeks
Long run while training for an upcoming half marathon.
Hi there,
will do a relaxed 100km ride with friends on Sunday, after standing awake all night to watch the Kona race!!!
No offense, but I hope it will be an all German podium :))
Keep up the great work and best from Berlin,
Thorsten
An 8 mile run Saturday and 3 1/2 hours on the rollers for Sunday!
Attending a 2-day conference this weekend so won’t be able to train…bummers. Did go for a 2-hour tempo ride with my buddies last night though, threw in a few attacks on the hills just to spice things up, good times!
Tour de Pig Saturday (rollers if raining)
Belews Lake loop Sunday
Working on hills with my bike, mostly for fitness and weight loss. Looks like rain though, good job I’m waterproof!
5km parkrun lead bike on Saturday morning, 8mi run in evening.
Watch Paris – Tours & Cyclocross on Sunday, and fit a bike ride around that if possible.
Planning to do a nice 25 mile ride on my mountain bike at hole-in-the-ground in Tahoe, CA. Should be beautiful except maybe a little hot:) Would love a bike GPS unit, never been able to use one. For now it’s just strava on the iphone.
Epic back roads and many flavors of Gu!
Resting!
Cross race on Saturday, easy run on Sunday, Thanksgiving day long ride on Monday.
Doing an easy ride Saturday, then a century ride on Sunday.
Saturday 16k under the sun and on sunday a 3:30hr ride on a hilly course.
Metric century with my local riding group on Saturday and a 3 mile walk on Sunday afternoon
Maybe I go for a short run 5-7km. Nothing too heavy, because I have night shifts at work.
3 weeks of indoor spinning and treadmill sessions due to haze situation in Singapore.
The haze finally cleared up this week but am down with flu and fever.
Going to spend this weekend staring at blue skies from my bed.
Would love this. Been using my vivoactive and the battery life is not adequate for long rides. thanks for the contest!
Jetting out to Colorado and climbing Pikes Peak. First weekend off the bike in some time!
Gravel road race in Oxford, Michigan. Should be a cold one!
50 or so miles local club ride.
Watching Kona! Having some turkey, going for some unguided runs and rides.
This weekend I’ll be riding with my buddies on our annual Pie Ride to celebrate the end of the summer riding season. It’s a casual ride that ends with a bbq lunch and copious amounts of pie at a local eatery.
6 hours of road riding – perfect weekend for it.
The GoodLife Victoria Marathon. 2nd marathon within the week!
10 miles on Saturday and 20 on Sunday which will be my last long run before the New York Marathon in 3 weeks
Get back on the mountain bike this weekend after recovering from injury.
Hopefully riding the Capitol Trail from Williamsburg to Richmond and back.
I squeezed in my first in-the-dark run of the autumn after work tonight, to compensate for my strength training plans for the rest of the weekend…. Bicep curl reps with a pint glass counts, right?
It’s that time of the year, this weekend taking out the indoor Trainer for an indoor Spin.
A good toy to win to keep the winter months warm
No training, have to work all weekend :( maybe a short run on Sunday…
Planning a 60 to 70 mile ride tomorrow with a group of friends!
Would love it!
Training – riding in my new computrainer!!
This sunday I’ll have a half marathon, wich I’m planning to complete under 1h and 50min. Will be the first half marathon after a year.
Short run Sat morning followed by watching Ironman Championship. 40 mile bike ride Sunday.
Running a 5k on Saturday and taking the bike out on Sunday!
Rounding out rest week so training consists of cleaning my kids stinky room. Really can’t wait to get back on the bike.
I am doing my long run on Saturday. Sunday will be a group ride with the Naragansett Bay Wheelmen.
30 mile outdoor ride or 20 miles on the stationary bike depending on how my ankle sprain feels in the morning. It’s Ray’s fault! If it wasn’t for his enthusiasm I wouldn’t have decided to start running a couple of months ago and discovered how my legs do not like moving without a bicycle involved.
FTP test + road ride Saturday and mtb ride on sunday! Great week end
Racing a train at Race the Rail in Watonga, OK!
It’s the off season, baby! So walking the dogs is the extent of my training :)
50-mi Dam Loop in Austin!