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In Depth Product Reviews
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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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I have just switched back to triathlon after 15 years of purely cycling. Got my first 10km run this Sunday!
50 k, easy today. Around 60 tomorrow with a Zwift sesh later Sunday evening.
Some hill walking on Saturday, 15 running on Sunday
Go for run in the rain!
Need to run 8-9 mi on Sun. Not guaranteeing that I will though!
Off season endurance rides.
Ride, then swim, then run, at night cause its cooler.
Bike ride! Once I fix it…
Was up at 5:45am for a 100K up and over 2 passes.
Called for rain! Perhaps tomorrow morning.
Wake up and run on Saturday morning. Followed by a bike ride to the office to tie up a few loose ends. On Sunday, I will run again or hit the trainer.
20 quick ride.
5.5 hr ride on Saturday
2.5 hr run on Sunday
Saturday: 50 mile ‘out n back’ trail ride getting ready for The Iceman Cometh race.
Sunday: 30 mile group ride around Old Mission Peninsula. Hopefully not the last of the season before winter arrives.
I’m recovering from an early season flu this weekend but still savoring fifth in the state road race championships. Wooohooo.
12K Running and 17K on bike
I’ll be honest DCR, the days are getting shorter and the weather is starting to turn. The snooze button has seen a bit more use this past week, and that’s unlikely to change tomorrow. However while the bike will likely remain still, I will set the metaphorical wheels in motion on a new training plan and goals for the next few months, after enjoying this end of season recovery and rest so I can return with renewed passion and drive.
Two Crossfit workouts, endless paperwork battles at my desk in the office.
Long ride Saturday, turkey Sunday
Just some Words With Friends
No racing- kid watching.
About to head east of a big city in northern thailand. Meeting my friend to go explore the countryside. Hopefully when the temple dogs are chasing us i am in front of my buddy. After we will have a cold beer, sticky rice and chicken…
15 mi taper
40 to 50 mile endurance pace ride on a relatively flat service
Taking a break for Thanksgiving in Canada
Racing in the rain
a long swim (2-3km) today up on the roof of the Sands casino in Singapore
Running the Chicago Marathon
Nursing an achillies injury with ice and massage.
Long autum ride!
Just a 4 mile run this weekend.
Long Saturday morning ride. Easy Sunday with updates on football and friends in Kona.
Watch kona!!!
I’m running the great pumpkin 5k and watching kona streaming online :)
Local fast bunch for 70km smash fest and then watch the national road series stages in town at first KOM and then finish. Sunday will head to see the final stage at the crit circuit.
Putting the fenders on and getting out in the Whidbey rain.
Injured, so I’ll be mountain biking instead of running :(
Plan to do some mtn biking to train for my first century
Testing out some new spikes ready for XC season and hopefully a long bike ride.
Hoping to get a ride in during a family vacation throughout the western US.
Just some nice easy rides with the kids and hopefully avoiding a thunderstorm or two.
Sat- sherpa/cheerlead for my hero-role model for his 50 mile run/race. Will bask in his awesomeness and use that as inspiration for my training runs on Sat and Sun. Working toward my first Ironman.
a long ride and running (after my kids)
This week plan is to take it easy, towards a FTP test at the end of it…..
Night road ride as its unseasonably hot here in So Cali.
30km surfski paddle from paihia, round the islands in the bay and back
Tonight was a good beer league hockey game (on my “day off” from training) and tomorrow I’m going to do an hour ride on the trainer/zwift and then a 35m run sunday. Getting ready early for the tri season!
Indoor ride while watching the start of Kona!
No racing this weekend, long slow distance off road Saturday with speed pyramid on the trainer Sunday in prep for a 12hour race next Saturday – an edge 520 sure would help with pacing in the 12 hour races, hint hint !
7 mile run on Saturday
112 mile ride in the books 12 mile run tomorrow the sleep
Gym tonight after my son’s hockey game. 18 holes golf tomorrow. That will be the end of the golf season.
A ride this morning tonight a speedskating training and tomorrow mountebikin. Love your site good luck!
80 mi coastal ride on Saturday am and 18 mi run sunday morning
R and R and maybe a run
Nothing epic this weekend: Friday was 5 miles on trails, 8 easy miles today and tomorrow will be 2 hours of Hill work. Light training, dont want to wear myself out, I have Rock and Roll Lisbon Marathon next Sunday.
Hoping I win this it will go so get with my new Garmin watch!
A sunday trail run to “pico de loro”
60km on saturday including cleaning the Bike and 125km going to “chocolate party” at Agramunt
Saturday: Hilly 80k bike ride
Sunday: Hilly 100k bike ride
120km on the road bike today and feet up for a rest day tomorrow!
6hr hike planned in the alps on Sunday. It is the off season!
Functional training goals this weekend: Saturday – moving furniture; Sunday – 23km run to and from my Sis’ place for a belated watch of this year’s Great British Bake Off finale. Pretty rock n roll, and well punctuated with baked goods. Fingers crossed! :)
A cross country race on Saturday, and a road race on Sunday! :-)
A 60km ride around Fraser Valley with my wife and friends.
Long run tomorrow, rock climbing on Sunday, and a long ride on Monday.
Heading up to Manchester to drink beer rather than heading down to Brighton to race CX…
Withdrawing from am HC event due to a chest infection :-(
Recovering from a cold, so just an easy run to get the legs moving and hopefully get back into normal mileage next week.
Ahh. . awesome. . .I was hoping to win a 520! Fortunately part of my training plan includes a wine and art walk on Saturday in Idyllwild. . .Sunday, a nice early morning mountain bike ride to beat the anticipated mid-90 forecast.
Getting back in to it after separating shoulder so 20 mile FTP test tomorrow out on my local trail and then 3 hours trail ride taking in some long Welsh fire road climbs
yes please :)
First outdoor ride after Ironman Chattanooga two weeks ago!
My training or plans entail doing a long round island ride with my monstrous bike kakis this weekend and a long runs with my fellow group of fun runners.
I have a half marathon on Sunday morning. So I’ll take a short run Saturday morning and will be running as fast as I can for 13 miles 24 hours after that.
Just did 142k on saturday and planning on another 230k on sunday while enjoying the first 25C cool weather after a 30+Chot humid summer since april
Nice Gear.
Getting to the bottom of this page was already challenge.
Ok- this weekend I have Godjy Ryu karate seminar and Sunday will ride 40km in cold(0C) weather.
Just a short ride on a local trail this weekend!
210 km Around the bay in a day bike ride in Melbourne, Australia with 10,000 others raising money for charity Smith Family.
Route from Jevicko to Bouzov castle and back to Jevicko with 2 friends on Saturday and lone ride around Brno on Sunday. It should be a total of 150 km, I guess…
End of the season days at Whistler for me.
Date night ride with my wife. Power in Z2!
80km hilly ride and a gym session.
Tomorrow my wife and I will paddle our tandem kayak under the Coronado Bridge and around San Diego Bay. On Sunday, a 26-mile bike ride around San Diego Bay and a ferry ride back to Coronado.
On Sat 10k forrest run and Sunday 3 hour bike ride with friends.
Just a technical swim. Waiting for bike injury to heal…
Enjoy the beautifull surroundings of Leeuwarden, cultural capital city of Europe 2018, during this nice autumnal weather.
Just a little forest run .
Field test for TCTP
Saturday is a long slow run day. Maybe a quick ride on Sunday.
Going on a 3circlesx30km trail riding on the nearby hill, preparing for a MTB marathon…
Cooking, eating, drinking, and sleeping. No training this weekend, it’s Canadian Thanksgiving!
I’m moving the bike indoors on the trainer this weekend. I’ll put in a couple of hours on Sunday while watching NFL. Sitting still for so long on the bike makes my butt hurt plenty, still better than a full on hit by a linebacker I suppose. :-)
Fixing a spoke on my bike then long tempo Sat on the bike followed by easy long run on Sun
Sorry, 0 this weekend, because of my injury :-(
Spinning
Plan to do my first IRONMAN as 18 year old in Nov but got torn medial meniscus suddenly. Have to stop that plan.
Taking it easy because of injury :(
Good sportive ride with guests in Mallorca
Between working nights, I plan on getting a run or 2 in.
80 mile ride Saturday and a 50 on Sunday and the touchscreen on my Garmin 800 has a bubble of liquid within!! So fingers crossed for a 520.
Running 10 km and some intervals.