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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.
Having provincial championship crit race tomorrow, wish me luck!
Got a Sunday ride planned with DCCG!
Rest day Saturday, 4 hour mountain bike ride on Sunday!
22 miles daily work commute. Plus any other detours on the way.
long rides over this thanksgiving weekend
Aquarium of the pacific Long Beach 5k Saturday and Long Beach half-marathon Sunday
Long Run for marathon training…
Scouting IM Texas Bike course and 10k afterwards.
As it’s thanksgiving in Canada, I’m planning on spending the weekend exercising my jaw :)
Family visiting this weekend so packed 7 days of training into the work week.
Charm City Cyclocross, both Saturday and Sunday and course work for DCCX Monday!
3:10 @ 210w
Golfing
This weekend I’m training for Austin’s Enchilada Buffet, which means I’ll be doing a 45-50 mile ride on the mountain bike.
cedar creak duathlon
Easy run tonight, 1 mile swim tomorrow and then a test bike/run brick on Sunday. All that along with a theatre show and a baseball game. Busy weekend :)
Lake swim tomorrow. Bike/run brick Sunday.
Recovering from my marathon last Sunday. Having some beers. Waiting for my wife to go into labour. Buying some biking gear for my triathlon debut in 2016!
Watching two kids trying to get a weekend ride
2nd run with my new Polar M400 purchased after reading numerous DCR reviews.
Trying out new fenders and Quarq PM on the wet weather bike!
Lie in
Early morning run on sunday
Getting some time in on the trainer. Hoping the new pc comes so I can jump on zwift.com for the first time.
80’s in Boulder this weekend, hoping to get in 3 hours on the MTB
Turkey, ham and maybe a ride
56 mile group ride on Saturday, 25 mile solo ride on Sunday.
Windy bike ride
4+ hours on Gooseberry Mesa on Saturday, 4+ hours on Little Creek Mountain Sunday
Long run and some trainer miles on the bike.
Tapering for Marine Corps Marathon. 4 miles tomorrow, 12 on Sunday.
Trail building tomorrow morning, Long ride Sunday!
Long ride, long run weekend!
Weekly group road ride and team MTB ride.
I’m going on my toughest ride yet! Have to end the summer right. 7000 ft in 65 miles. Beautiful canyons, mountain climbs, and a lake at the top. I wish I had a Garmin to memorialize the ride!
Cross training with some Fatbiking and rollerblading.
Long distance run on Saturday
Nursing my achilles on Saturday. Maybe an easy few miles on Sunday.
For me? I have a 40 mile bike ride and a 8 mile run
I’m racing in the world’s largest cyclocross race (based on participation, not spectators). It’s the kickoff weekend for Portland Oregon’s Cross Crusade calendar. It’s the Alpenrose Dairy race, and it will field over 1000 riders. It’s a two day event, and I’ll be racing both days! Fun, fun!
A long run in Perth before the long flight home to cold England :-(
No ride on Saturday, will be in bed eating well all day actually, to rest every single muscle in preparation for a race on Sunday…
Double race weekend at Charm City CX
Long ride on Saturday the only day off and then a short one on Sunday when I get out
Running about 8 miles tomorrow to start a taper week for a race next week.
Nothing actually… just resting from a loooooong week.
Relaxing taper.
Training plans involve recovering from having summited Mauna Kea (hardest climb in the world), and getting a flat at 3,000m on Mauna Loa with only one spare tube and two cO2… and only seeing one car in three hours
Probably run in the rain. And then cheer on my daughter in her X-country race, in the rain.
Sat morn ride, surf (substitute for swimming) & Sunday morning jog in the bush ????
Long solo run and a mountain bike ride with friends.
Riding 100+ km over Sat/Sunday
Cyclocross! Cross Crusade.
Sacramento century on Saturday with a couple of buddies, then off to some delicious well deserved pizza and beer. As for Sunday the wife and I will be doing a 5 mile run…that is as long as my legs allow it.
I am running the Brooklyn Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon tomorrow!
So 13.1 miles Saturday and an easy bike ride around NYC Sunday.
back to back cross races, looks like a wet one tomorrow!
Mtbing or the trainer, depending on the weather
Had an event planned (hilly hundred) for sometime and I cancelled it because my son asked if I would teach him to cycle this weekend. Going to be the best weekend ever.
A fast 5k on Saturday morning!
Both days – Ride as hard as I can, as early as I can, so I can get home in time to take my girls to soccer, gymnastics and a birthday party.
Hoping for some good weather to get outside.
Cuz my Garmin 500 is sooooooio old. :)
Off to the inaugural Founder’s Fall Fondo, on the Barry-Roubaix course in Hastings, MI. My wife did her first gravel grinder on her new bike last week and is rarin’ to go again!
A little Tri training and half marathon training this weekend: 10 mile run and a group ride to check out the bike course for next week’s local triathlon.
Long run to burn some calories
Recovering from a femur stress fracture, so I’m riding the bike up a beautiful canyon.
12 easy mile run Saturday and track workout Sunday. Marathon next Sunday. Looking for a BQ.
Saturday – 1.5hrs on the trainer watching the 2014 ironman kona coverage then relaxing and watching the live stream.
Sunday – 11k run
Easy riding on the trainer playing around with Zwift while recovering from a rough crash last weekend.
Taking my 13yr old son out on a training ride up Mt Hamilton. 55 miles, 5500ft.
Cycling and running with quality and quantity, to be ready for IM Miami 70.3 in 2 weeks…
Stroller run with one of the kiddos.
Long run
10 mile run
40 on Saturday, 40 on Sunday.
racing uphil on sat morning with mountain bike
City creek hillclimb
tandem ride with one of the boys.
Long group ride Saturday & a run and swim on Sunday? Onwards & upwards ?
I plan on racing a duathlon in central park nyc!
A nice long run on Saturday and some interval training on Sunday.
5 mile run then hanging out with the fam sat. Another 5 on Sunday
Rest day today, but ride a bunch Sat & Sun before the cold weather rolls in.
Swim, bike, run and repeat over 3 days. It’s a long weekend in Japan.
If I’m lucky I can squeeze in a ride.
If I’m really lucky I’ll squeeze in two rides.
Such are the pearls of life.
Casual bike ride with my buddies! \( ^o^)/
threshold power test with Serious Cycling Agora Hills
Easy miles this weekend. Still rehabbing my knee.
Army Ten Miler!
Easy 5k for this weekend
On vacation with the family. Maybe just a couple of short runs
20 mile training run for monumental marathon
I’m running and cheering for my friends at the Hartford Marathon tmw!
I really, really need this. I will be inside training on rollers, this would help
Swimming and Biking! My 910xt is on its way out. Definitely need a one and this would be great! Thanks!!
40 km ride Sunday morning
Easy 35 miles to the Bay
New personal trainer. 6am in the gym for hiit class
LSD on Sunday with 22 km run, hopefully no haze
Swim, bike, and run. Followed soon after with a couple beers and a cupcake.
Long ride on Sunday, training for first 70.3 in 2016!