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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.
10 for Texas race in The Woodlands, TX
4mi run today, rest day, 10mi run Sunday
Metric century / 4,200′ as final hard training ride before century (10K climbing) next week
Resting… Got a bad flu
I am in recovery mode after completing my first full Ironman. Since I live in SC, I am foregoing a bike ride to volunteer with some of the cyclists from our LBS to help a family who had to evacuate their home due to the flood. I’ll be back to cycling later in the week and a new 520 will help me find my way home. I always get lost on my rides!!!!
In Southeast Asia for work and although I have a 1 hour bike on the schedule today its not going to happen because the crappy hotel I’m staying in doesn’t have any fitness equipment… and I’m supposed to run 12 miles tomorrow… which might actually happen…
Easy ride on Saturday and a long run on Sunday. Weather looks great!
20 mile bike ride on Saturday and 30 on Sunday.
Was planning to do a 1h plus long run this saturday morning but unfortunately I fell sick and can’t do that anymore :( hoping to train well for a fitness test that’s on next saturday though :)
Cruizy 75km group ride done already this morning and follow it up tomorrow with a 50k ride / 5km Brick run off bike ;-).
plan to ride the computrainer and watch some of the ironman on saturday –
3 hrs of riding gravel in Saturday and hiking with the family on Sunday!
Hoping to get a tempo ride in on Sunday as long as school work doesn’t get in the way!
stroller run!
50 km each day over the long weekend. Maybe I will not be lazy one day and go for a couple of more hours…
Going to fit in a road ride (mostly climbing) and mountain bike ride around kids soccer.
Saturday is 4 mile run followed by a 30 mile bike on Sunday. The weather is going to be fantastic.
Do an easy 50 miles to work off some beer and stress!
9 miles in the morning. Last long run before next Saturday’s half marathon.
Fri – 2500yd swim, Sat – 55mi ride along the coast, Sun – 5k XC race, yoga
Hill tune up in the Great Smoky Mtn National Park. ..getting ready for Tour of Richmond 100 next weekend!
After a week off in Puerto Rico, will get in an easy spin on Saturday and three races in Chicago CX on Sunday.
No races this weekend but spending 4-6 hours on the bike.
Assuming I don’t get sick from my epic commute home in a torrential downpour, then long run tomorrow, then kicking back on the couch to watch some Kona. Rest day Sunday.
Swim and bike
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Short ride on Saturday – 30 miles or so, and some claims on Sunday ~80miles /7500 feet
Friday: 1.4 mile pool swim
Saturday: 1 hour lake swim and 38 mile bike ride with my Tri Club. 5k brick run afterwards.
Sunday: 2 hour run. Recovery in the afternoon with football, playoff baseball and hockey. :)
3x [15min Zone 3 on Computrainer + 5min Zone 3 on Treadmill + 1min Jump Rope]
Cool-down to watch Kona on ironmanlive.com
indoor cycling on my new kinetic Rock and Roll. Aproximately one hour, testing a new saddle
12 miles tomorrow, followed by a Week of Carbs(TM) to prep for the Detroit marathon. Hoping I don’t get overrun by a pack of wild dogs during the race.
Going on an 8 mile run on Sunday, last long run before I run the Columbus, OH Nationwide Children’s Hospital Marathon on October 18th!
Swim on Saturday and that’s pretty much it. It our Thanksgiving this weekend so turkey abound!
Out with the bunch from 7.30 this morning along the coast for 95km. On the return strain through a large strong cafe latte and banana bread! Then chase the kids for a few hours then off to work and chase the bad guys around. Then short sleep before training again tomorrow with the bunch to smash some hills, followed by more chasing the kids! Kids win every time!!
No races for me :( long ride Saturday, maybe a run Sunday morning and off to the velodrome for some sprint sessions Sunday evening :) being at the beach also sounds like a good plan. Hope you enjoy :)
Sat-Donut Ride in Palos Verdes Peninsula, about 45 miles + Run intervals 6 1x mile
Sun-Easy Ride with friends another 30 miles + easy run
I don’t have a bike computer yet, I really want one, thinking on buying one, It will be nice if I can win the Garmin Edge 520, Thanks and God bless you!
Hopefully a ride in the river valley with my family.
20 mile mountain bike ride on Saturday and rest on Sunday
first LT and VO2 Max test on Saturday, afternoon spin on Sunday, long ride on Monday (and then a massage :-)
Casual ride, then dust off the e-motion rollers for the coming winter. Can’t believe it’s October already…
2.5hr trail run
Heading to the Cabot trail for a hard hike / trail run! Long mountain bike ride in the local park followed by some trail maintenance. Then Monday a long trail run on one of the local ultra courses before the big Thanksgiving meal!
It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada…I’m racing towards my turkey dinner with all the fix’ins
Donate a car, walk the mall, paint a ceiling, ride a bike.
Does resting to cure plantar fasciitis count as training? I hope so. But I did run around with my 6 yr old niece today while playing soccer!
90 km bike as fast as possible (never done that far), & possibly brick it with 21 km run
Hammering the threshold hard with my heart in my mouth and the thought of the new Garmin 520 with Strava Segments on heading my way so fast it’ll get its own KOM.
Ride the Greenline in Memphis
Racing a provincial cup CX. Warm up mountain bike the day before. Monday is a long gravel ride. All in all a great weekend of riding.
My weekend will be spent stuffing my face, and then it’s back to feeling guilty after that!
Riding in event to raise funds for bikes for kids of families who cannot get them bikes!
Running a 5k to benefit local cancer victims and help with some of their out of pocket expenses in my small hometown.
Nothing special, just some base miles for the next couple months before training plan for spring marathon kicks in. Summer is over. Sad face.
This weekend in training my liver with beer ?
Aggressive rest due to illness. :(
Normal weekly routine. 85km. Alone.
Memorial bike ride and ghost bike dedication to a cyclist who died during the Horsey Hundred in Georgetown KY in May. Rest in Peace Mark.
Weekend morning ride with beautiful Texas Weather!
My weekends training plan is 75km bike ride this morning weights and abs session tonight and tomorrow 60 min session on the trainer on trainer road..
I’m doing the Optimism Race 5K for Parkinsons on Saturday.
The classic ‘Three Gorges’ ride in Sydney, NSW.
To mount disappointment. A serious climb.
Half marathon in building base towards Lake Placid in July
16k run and 75k bike, plus a little ocean swimming in Koh Samui, Thailand.
50 miles ride on Saturday follow by a 5 k run.
Sun bike+run; Mon swim+bike. Prepping for first Olympic in two weeks.
60 miles group ride with xXx racing on Saturday. Watching Chicago marathon on Sunday.
Two hours on the spin bike in the gym – boring!
Riding a few hills and some flat long intervals, 4-5 hours altogether, getting ready for racing season starting soon.
110km ride this morning (Saturday here already) and a long run tomorrow 15km I think. Training for my first ironman Cairns, Australia.
8 Mile Run on Saturday to prep for 1st ever Half Marathon next weekend!
50km trail race in Yachats, which is on the Oregon coast SW of Portland. It’s going to be wet and awesome!
Just a small bike ride and being selected in about 5000+ comments!
An hour on the trainer on Saturday, and taking care of my four year old for the rest of the weekend. The trainer will be the easy part.
A little century and a little climbing :) tomorrow
link to strava.com
I’m tapering for a marathon (next weekend), so I’m keeping it fairly low key this weekend, with ~ 15 miles planned between Saturday and Sunday.
Just a turbo session, yawn..
Planning on hitting the trails on the ole MTB this weekend.
A 5k run Saturday and Sunday
Some running and spinning this weekend
My derailleur broke and cracked my seat stay 3 months ago. Was finally able to get a new bike, I’m going to try to ride the wheels off of it in one weekend!!!
10K run on Monday, quiet weekend for thanksgiving in Canada.
Taper.
A couple of easy hours Zwifting on my new Tacx Vector, trying not to inflame my throat infection :-(
Racing plans – watch Kona.
Training plans – might do an easy run, but otherwise takin’ it easy.
9 mile run Saturday morning. 20 mile bike Sunday in SC (if it floods again….maybe I will get in a swim)
Legs, a no structured 90 mins ride followed by a short run.
90km bike ride this morning, followed by swim and run tomorrow in between watching Kona.
Rest day Saturday, 20 minute FTP test on Sunday (which I absolutely hate!)
50 mile training ride up to top of Mt. Diablo!
6k run, 40k bike, Core session, Kona watching recovery, 1 hour around Zwift Island
Doing a charity run around a local 250m roundabout for two hours.
Half Marathon on Saturday and easy 10 miler on sunday
Easy ride to get back intonaction after illness!
I’m trying to do the 112 mile charity ride on Zwift while watching Kona.
Tapering for my first half marathon! It’s a week from Sunday so volume is winding down.
In addition to some karate cross training, hill repeats are the plan for me
First ride in a month after a crash (if being tagged by a car counts as a crash). Hope to get in 100km, including a 700m climb in the Santa Monica Mountains. Enjoy your beach time, Ray, and many thanks to you and Clever,Training.
Swim and run on Saturday. Bike and following Kona on Sunday.
Not very epic, but I will be hitting the bike trainer early before work both mornings this weekend. It’s one of those “not fun” weekends.