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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.
It’s supposed to pour rain! Looks like it’s indoor training only. :(
24km run along the scenic Riverine Park Connector.
Need to train hard on bike for my first ironman race next year. Hope this helps my training
The “Shut up legs” full century at the Jensie Grand Fondo in Marin County!
Planning for two half iron dist races next year.
Interval training in the park: sprinting after the kids as they try to eat acorns/mud/conkers.
Last 30k training run getting ready for the Dublin Marathon at the end of the month.
Hill repeats – 7km, 500 ascent. First time ever. 5am start as it gets hot here late morning.
Saturday: 6 X 6min sweetspot intervals
Sunday: 2.5 hours cyclocross/gravel ride.
“Déblocage” un french today, and 23 km Trail running race tomorrow with à lot of friends…. Thx!
Run and bike today and tomorrow and because it’s a long weekend in Spain swim and run on Monday!
Breast cancer support group on Saturday, with burpees during the breaks. Long run on Sunday.
For me, it would be an easy run today and a long one tomorrow, to prepare the Nice-Cannes marathon in a month
Running a the Zombie Half Marathon.
This weekend is the Paris 20km… not at my best but it should be ok.
I understand we won’t be seeing you DC around this time.
NCD
Saturday: long hilly ride
Sunday: short group ride
swim / bike / run today. After that watching IM Kona 2015
Years ago i had a edge 320 it works perfect for a long time. Now and been a Strava addicted it’s time to come back. The 520 will be awesome!!!
Saturday morning ride from my lbs. :)
Unfortunately not very much. Scaulded my foot yesterday and now it’s all blister and I can’t get my shoes on.
Two 100k road rides in UK
Some good run… I am having surgery soon and cannot lose the shape now that I am prepared for “the Women’s Race” in Barcelona !
15km run saturday, watch Kona, 50km ride sunday.
Ride my mountain bike 1000 meters up to the abandoned military base to go down an epic singletrack that was the 5th stage of 2015 Enduro World Series. Repeat. Go to the beach and have a few beers with my friends. That’s the plan for the next week in Finale Ligure!
Internet marathon googling to get a cheap new indoor trainer ;-)
Further running 2 jogs to get slowly in shape for next season.
No racing, but 50k river loop ride
Saturday: 2 hour cross ride over the southern downs
Sunday: London X League Happy Valley cx race.
By the end of the week I am planning to walk around the block. No really! I delivered a healthy baby girl on Monday by c-section, and these are my small steps towards recovery. I would love to go for a jog or ride the trainer, but that may be a few weeks off.
Parkrun Saturday then a (undertrained) half marathon through central London on Sunday.
Hill repeats Saturday and 1 hour on the trainer tomorrow afternoon on trainer road..
A cold sunny ride near Antwerp.
Sunday a birthday party, so stick with a (little) run on saturday. Put in the cycling miles when commuting past week
I will do my usual 5.5 km trail run in the neighborhood. My Garmin Forerunner 15 will as usual be my companion. I simply love technology.
Easy swim to start the season
Two long mountainbike sessions!
A nice long ride with the family.
Up and down the hills with my bike!
I compound word can describe the muddy nature of my training: CYCLOCROSS !!
Some cycling.
Work Saturday, then Kona for a large number of hours and late Sunday a 80 km ride
CX Race on sunday! Bavarian Cyclocross scene!
Last longer ride before tapering into next week’s sportive!!
Just two short easy training rides ahead of about 60 km each..
If you insist
I am just about to leave for 50km cross country bike ride to complete yet another week of biking.
Seeing if I’m ready to go cycling again after breaking some ribs a few weeks ago.
Organising the club hill climb challenge today, then relaxing with a game of golf tomorrow, followed by beers in the pub watching the rugby world cup and rounded off with a nice Indian curry.
Proper training starts again next week!
A short 5K run before heading off with kids on a holiday for a week in Scotland. Can’t wait.
Heading north, struggling frost. First time on bike since my surgery two months ago.
Just some walking, recovering from an injury
Choose me
Short ride to a nearby cafe for bacon sandwiches followed by a swim…
I’m gonna start the Prep period this weekend for my next season. It’s the first step on the road to my first complete Ironman (Frankfurt, in Germany). Just a bit of work on good form while watching Kona.
The Edge 520 would be the icing on the cake for my new setup, which is including my first tri bike and the Powertap P1 pedals I ordered immediately after your Annual Power Meter Guide came out :-)
4km of vertical ascent of city hills this weekend. Only 1.6 on Saturday, so it looks like Sunday will be a slightly longer ride.
20 mile bike ride on Saturday to buy panniers and an 8 mile run on sunday.
broke my clavicle. Ortho okay’d riding on my bike trainer so I’ll be doing a good 2-3 hour session on that. Bought some new ant+ equipment based on your review so hoping to kick up zwift next week and perhaps suffer fest!
Volunteering at a local charity 5k followed by a nice long bike ride :)
10k run
Twenty minute shakedown of 45 second hill reps following Berlin marathon
link to youtu.be
Weekend riding in San Francisco
Running a 5k on the lake
I am training for Dusk til Dawn – overnight 50 mile race in the Peak district in a few weeks. So this weekend I am testing out my Fenix 3, as scientifically as I can, using different settings, and I will also cycle on Sunday with my wife.
No racing for me, I’m on Dad duties with our girls at a national kayak regatta. #lovebeingadad #sacrifices
Running my first half marathon tomorrow in Munich, pretty excited and not feeling ready at all :))
I have the last tri of the season in a couple of weeks so last hard trains before tapering: a good swim in the sea, 10 K tempo and some easy bike for this weekend.
Running rain and shine in Seoul!!!
Long run with some hills for my Christmass 10k in Split, Croatia.
I shall be racing to the Glens to go hiking – no training this weekend!
20km of Paris as a test for my first marathon in Valencia in 5 weeks!
210km ride.
Plan is for MTB ride in the forest to enjoy colors of the fall in Lithuania ?
Training and training on my Rowingbike…. Yeh, I like it baby !!!
Ride with friends exploring a new hill. And it’s an EPIC hill, so don’t ignore this comment! ;-)
50kms ride on Saturday and 1h.30m run on Sunday.
No plans for the weekend, cause my daughter celebrates her 10th birthday :-)
Traveling with work, so Gym at the hotel.
Saturday: short CX-ride for welcoming the autumn season
Sunday: 200km ride in the Swiss Alps with friends, so exited!!
i’ll be attempting a 10km PB with two laps at Sochi Autodromo in Russia #F1 #Boom!
Recovery weekend – maybe a steady 5k tomorrow
Did a 50k on the bike this morning at 7.15 (chilly!) and hoping to get a little run in tomorrow
Swim this morning and then a short MTB ride tomorrow!
A 2 hour trail run on Saturady followed by an aeasy couple of hours on the bike on Sunday.
50 mile hilly road ride this morning then at a friends wedding later so a day off tomorrow!
This weekend I have to study a lot, but I am sure my father will push me to go have a long run with him on Sunday like he always does…
training triathlon and for a ironman
A 45 km MTB ride in the morning and a 10 km run in the evening.
50k mountainbike in the Flemish hillside is on the menu Sunday!
Sat-morning: family enter”train”ment + njoying moments > Sat-eve: 10K running
Sun-morning: 40K XC + participant as spectator of a local Triathlon event in Málaga (Spain).
No plans for the weekend, just ended my season…I’m on vacation
Yesterday a short ride with the bike and 1 hour swimming, today 1,5 hours running and one hour swimming and tomorrow at the gym.
I’ll be pulling myself away from being a new dad to spend just an hour getting back on my bike!
I have planned to do my first long run on the hot weather of the Middle East.
Rides on the local rails-to-trails path. 40 miles or so each day.
After yet another stump revision, I am sufficiently healed to get back on my bike and run. :-) this weekend, I will do both!
146km ride with the Rivet Racing boys and a few laps of the the track tomorrow.
Year, today it’s the last race of our club-intern championship: Single Time Trail :-) “only” 30 km but hilly ^^
No plans for tomorrow, just relaxing ;-)
Long bicycle ride in Oslo, Norway – together with my best friend.
Short run tomorrow, recovering from a small cold :-(
It’s time for Sweden to win
1h40m run with 3x3000m at marathon pace tomorrow :)