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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.
Hoping to go for a short spin tomorrow and might jog it out later today as i’m still in recovery mode :(
Recovery training: I’ll be watching Abu Dhabi Tour with low heart rate.
Saturday – no plans. Sunday – longer hike outdoors, hopefully.
If the weather hellps, I will ride a century.
6 hours on the kickr… And a long run Sunday. This sport is dumb
100km bike ride around the lakes, 1300m altitude gain. 10km bike ride on Sunday with the kids.
This weekend starts with Yoga and ends with a 2h ride on sunday afternoon.
easy Saturday, cyclocross race on Sunday
This weekend is full body workout: we’re moving! I’ll rest next week with some running! Thanks for all the great work you put in this website, it’s awesome!
Should be nice training for my first half distance triathlon! It would be helping improve my cycling goals!
5hr ride and 1hr easy run Saturday. 4hr ride and yoga on Sunday.
Some stationery bike riding because I have to pause my running (plantar). And unfortunately the weather this weekend is lousy otherwise I would have been out doing laps on the bike and trying to break some goals set for lap times.
Nothing fancy, short MTB ride and run.
Parkrun and various mtb activities in Melbourne.
Long ride with good mates and & fun little club race as prep for Port Macquarie 70.3 next weekend! Can’t wait!
Work Saturday, watch Chicago Marathon run 8 miles.
Saturday 2hrs endurance ride, Sunday 6x400m interval runs.
SLEEP!
Adapting to the flow of arctic sie coming in from northeast…
Saturday morning some bike riding (2mins @ vo2max), finishing out with a smooth run. Sunday might do some strength training!
Thanks and keep up the good work Ray!
short run saturday, long ride sunday
Would be nice for live Strava segments!
Gonna be doing the Port Dickson International Triathlon tomorrow! Will follow that up with lots of work to up my running and lose some weight!!
A ride with mates, a few good kays with dirt under the tyres and sunny skies.
Chasing after my 2 toddlers as they hurtle off on their scooters.
going on a 20km run with my dog, i really hope i can keep up with him
Running about magic kingdom chasing after a 2 year old!
Absolutely nothing
I am on my holidays x
50 miles Sunday club run
3 hour mountain bike ride. Need to burn off the beer from watching the Blue Jays playoff run!!!
Saturday: 3 Hours endurance miles with 3×15 min Tempo intervals (
Sunday: 40km recovery with 1200m of climbing
3 hours on the MTB on Sat, 3 hours on the roadie Sun, sore legs on Mon!
I’m 49 and been riding for almost 2 years up early this Saturday morning to attempt my first century wanting to get one in before my 50th birthday in December
A couple of hours training on my mountainbike.
Because i’m working on Saturday going for a double training : 15K run on Sunday morning and a short bike ride in the afternoon for recovery + drinking some beers watching Rugby world cup would be a nice week end !
This weekend is a tough one! There are two long Trainings-Sessions: First one has started 2 Hours ago lasting for another few: reading through all your tech posts which i missed recently (specially all about powermeters). Secondly watching Ironman Kona, later in, following the entire livestream. Besides, just enjoying my offseason ?
No Plans unfortunately. Still waiting to schedule a symphseal cleft injection to resolve my osteitis pubis that has developed over the past year of intensive running.
20 k run in morning followed by 60 k cycling.
Im just gonna by ride the nearest shop to buy some groceries
Running at the hotel treadmill
Saturday Hill Country ride.
Racin days long over. Enjoying leisurely rides with my best friend, my wife.
Hopefully the trails dry out so I can get out on the mountain bike… It’s trainer time otherwise…
Very little training this weekend as dealing with new born.
Racing around after 4 year old son and setting up the turbo in the conservatory are this weekend’s exercises.
running Boston 1/2 on Sunday
Not a lot! Lots of hours listening to music at a festival instead.
Im just hoping i can start back rolling this Nov :)
Going for a ride in the local forest tomorrow on my MTB!
Nothing! I’ve had enough “sherpaing” for my husband and deserve as much of a day off as he does. Supporting and cheering on your spouse and friends is hard work!
Tapering for Marine Corps Marathon
Plan to do a zwift ride while watching IM.
12k run and 2.5k swim today, 70/80k bike ride tomorrow!
This weekend is prep for club race on Tuesday (SCUMB Dash link to strava.com )
70km ride along the danube
35km on my CX, and a slow half marathon
Ironman Hawaii Party with my training buddys and maybe a bike ride on sunday
Sunday Long Run (2h+ probably in the fog)
12 mile run – tapering for Marine Corps.
Intervals today, long run tomorrow.
Some biking on sunday.
70 mile ride Saturday, 4 mile run
13 mile run sunday, 1 hour swim (hopefully).
Easy ride and a long run
1h jogging this evening, morning swim tomorrow morning, followed by a bike tour of 3 hours
30+ mile ride on Saturday and a nice run in the woods on Sunday. Have the grandson this weekend, so I have other playtime activities to attend to.
Enjoy the nice weather with a short ride.
Easy 10k run this afternoon, followed by a smallish bike tour tomorrow if I manage to repair my bike by then.
Running my longest ever – 16 miles! Stepping up from the HM.
Start of the XC (Cross Country) running season in the UK.
First Surrey League meet for 5 miles of hills and mud :-D
I’m doing a fast 75km race called the West Coast Express. Pan flat.
Some weight training today and probably one of that last road bike rides for the season tomorrow.
10k run, relax…
Short run of about 10km on Saturady and 35km long trail run on Sunday.
Trainer ride today and long run outside tomorrow
Hit the gym this morning, doing a careful 10km tomorrow. Slowly starting to get back in shape, now that I signed up for my first marathon in April :)
Some sprint work getting ready for next weekends half marathon pushing my daughter in a stroller.
Basicly hanging on the couch sInce my bike is at the repairman :(
Out on the mountain bike this weekend, before the trails get too dusty and loose.
Red bull kop over kop challenge
10K run later today.
Easy Zwift ride :-)
Taper run for next weekends race
Weather beautiful today, hitting hills today and speed followed by 60 mile charity bike ride tomorrow morning!! Can’t wait! Will have fun and for good cause!! :-)
A hard outdoor military fitness session to get my high intensity hit (no pun intended) then a couple of wahoo kickr aerobic conditioning sessions.
1. 10K run today
2. watching Ironman Hawaii world championship Saturday evening
3. running 20K tomorrow Sunday
just started biking this year and that would fit very well! Thanks for your constant efforts to make this awesome blog!
On Monday, a 65km round trip bike ride from Cantley to Wakefield to Chelsea and back, located north of Ottawa, Canada.
10K Saturday, 20K Sunday Restday on Monday :-)
After 8 days with no rest it’s a rest day followed by a run on Sunday.
Running around the chicago marathon!
I went for a mountain bike ride today with a friend, and tomorrow I’ll go for a run – hopefully 10km if I can make it. I am just getting started running after years of cycling, and enjoying the variety!
2 hills rides 100km each to take advantage of the weather here in Adelaide.
weight training Saturday, 20 mile bike Sunday
Saturday: 7km trail run on the slopes of Table Mountain. Sunday: 1.5km light swim.
Easy Saturday. 10k running race tomorrow morning. Swimming in the atlantic maybe in the afternoon. Probably all in the rain…
Clocking this year’s run #276, 277 & 278. Still 90 to go…
40km ride on local roads
10km outdoor running sunday morning nearby Leuven ( Belgium )!
Does attending an intensive yoga backbend workshop count?
‘Cross skills and drills this weekend plus some hot laps….