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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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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
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Rest is the training word. With that i’m enjoying the livestream of #IMKona :)
Saturday testing new bike at 50km long track, Sunday trip to most beautiful castle near Prague – 86km. And i hope i will not freeze. Current temperature is 9c :-)
Tonight I watch the Kona race on my laptop, tomorrow I go out for a 2 hour bike ride.
A team 8 hour MTB race/beer fest in Bristol (UK). A perfect way to end the season!
Sat-Long ride with a slow run to finish
Sun-Colorado Craft Beverages
Saturday brick day; 1:30 bike then 30 run.
Sunday hill day; 120 8x5min hills.
Um ehrlich zu sein? Nichts – nur faul sein :)
To be honest? Nothing – just being lazy :)
12 mile run this morning, followed by some roadbiking when I can fit it in, with watching rugby.
Just a quick 35ks
Just did my saturday ride. 80km in l’Entre-Deux-Mer near Bordeaux. My legs hurt: a lot of up&down hill compared to what i’m used to!
On vacation this weekend, it’ll just be a few 5ks in the hotel gym for me. Thanks for putting this giveaway together!
Lifting chainsaws and chasing kids (not at the same time)
peaking for upcoming HIM
Walking an UltraTrail with my wife tomorrow
50 K biketrip yesterday, and a nice 10 K run with daughter tomorrow…
Sitting on the couch, watching Kona. Then, light run on Sunday to get some sun in.
treadmill run at the Y on this cool rainy day
Would Look Good!
Spending the weekend with my wife because of our 1 year wedding anniversary, so no training for me this weekend. Maybe a short run Sunday evening?
Yesterday I announced that I was going to find out how many kilometers I can cycle from my house without passing a traffic light. I estimated 200 km. Well, it turned out to be 230 km. Who does more in a dense populated country like the Netherlands? #trafficlightchallenge
You’ll have to post the Strava/Garmin map for that ride. Being ex-Netherlands, thats quite a challenge. Even though the proliferation of roundabouts must have helped the challenge.
Hoping to get on the bike trainer during the rainy weekend and out for a run.
gym on saturday & road or trainer ride on sunday, i weather permits.
Run Deejay ten in Milan! 25000 guys in The center Of Milan sunday morning
Ride the LP IM loop with my Girl if we get over this illness.
Going for a bunch ride up Bonnet Hill – trying to raise my kms for the Great Cycle Challenge (fundraiser for children’s cancer research)
Clare’s efforts towards the Great Cycle Challenge have unfortunately been put on hold, after she was hit (T-boned) by a car this morning! :(
She seems all ok – getting an x-ray for a broken patella, but expecting it to be just badly bruised. Here’s hoping I can win her a computer as a consolation prize :)
Team ride Sat. And 3 hour zone 2 Sunday
Mostly maintenance this weekend! Removed, cleaned then re-torqued my vector’s today, and cleaned my cranks whilst I was doing it. Will go for a short spin tomorrow, then hopefully back to training proper a week on Monday.
10 or so miles on my keyboard running around dcrainmaker.com
A 20K LR in Athens
50km spin today and an early 100km spin tomorrow. Nice autum weather for it
Running a 3-3-3 today and 11 miles tomorrow. Half marathon next week.
Running In Munich Marathon ?
2 hour ride on saturday, 1 hour on sunday and Monday off. Can’t wait!
Riding with my farher
I’m in Mallorca this week, but without training, only in holidays. Maybe I will borrow a bike or do a little run, but nothing special, it is off season.
Long run Sunday in the Cotswolds.
LSD and Core.
Caring for a 1 year old while the Mrs is away
Doing a charity fundraising ride on Saturday. Riding for autism.
Sunday doing mountain biking riding and bringing the wife to practice in the trails on the Jorba Jungle Jam at Jungle Habitat.
sat long run 2,5h (did 29,2), sunday easy 30 min run.
training for frankfurt marathon :-).
Unfortunately, training cancelled due to a torn cartilage ;(
My training plans for the weekend entail doing an FTP test on the indoor trainer for the beginning of the indoor training season.
75km bike hilly :)
Would love to have a great bike computer, when I have one I can leave my Fenix 2 on my wrist.
long run on Sunday morning
32 Mile Mountain Bike round the new forest, Love the english countryside.
2hour bike ride out of the city via canals path.
Friday – 25 km biking, Suturday – 10 km run and on Suturday swimming.
Medium run on Saturday, short run on Sunday. Hey, I’m just getting over a cold ;)
10k of moonwalking
Some strength training. Due to family reasons no running or biking.
Rocking the trails at Dagmar on Saturday!!
Traveling this weekend so only going on a long run Sunday.
Friday: Stronglifts 5×5 (squat, overhead press, deadlift)
Saturday: Run Club (~5 miles, maybe more)
Sunday: Long bike ride (40-50 miles)
Autumn is pure fun time.
So cyclocross and mtb are weapons of choice.
I will be racing my boys to the bottom of a chocolate cake. Might need the 520 to work off the calories…
Brick Friday, swim then ride Sat, run Sunday
Between my several jobs and other obligations, I will be lucky if I get a ride in on Sunday. I’m a poor post grad with 3 part time jobs and no health insurance :(
today (saturday) made a 70 km ride with my friends.
sunday probably the same if it’s stop raining. bad weather conditions in Romania in this period.
Volunteering for a run and going for a training run on Sunday
Will be taking my wife out for a rehab ride. She is recovering from foot surgery and needs to get back in form before her new bike arrives!
Rode just under 50 miles and 3000ft of climbing in my Saturday group ride. Plan on 50+ on Sunday with some wind sprints, and hope to try out some new roads I’ve been eying
This weekend is marathon training. 12 very hilly miles over dartmoor, lots of bogs to cross!
Threshold run on Saturday and some easy miles on Sunday.
Morning swim and a MtB night ride
Saturday: Charm City CX race
Sunday: Off/recovery day
Saturday: 60 minute ride
Sunday: MTB ride
Flying back from Mallorca Sat, re-assemble bike on Sun and local loop / group ride at home. Or MTB and re-assemble road bike later…. :-)
Travelled cross-country to do the Healdsburg half marathon
Did a hike up a mountain yesterday – 2500 steps! Feeling tight in the calves and quads now!
Unfortunately my training plan is REST! Damaged my knee after only a mile this week :(
5 laps of Zwift Watopia due to wet weather ;)
My weekend plans are a local hill climb race on Saturday nad then something easy on Sunday to recover from Saturday!
I plan on riding with my 8 year old daughter and teaching her how to ride safely and rules of riding.
Just walking 10 kilometers and doing as many ankle stretches and bilateral calf raises as I can.
Also doing 5 kilometers of swimming with no kicking.
Rehab protocol for my dislocated ankle :(
One of these Garmin 520 would be fantastic to log my 7 Peaks Alpine Challenge and compare all the data with myself and buddies. Then see where I lie with the Strava mob.
Run on Saturday. Probably looking at late indoor ride on Sunday due to family activities.
Went for a 65 mile hilly ride, some of the bigger climbs I have done. Sunday will be a nice ride with my wife.
Long run, 2 hr bike. Pretty standard and boring
Cross country race Saturday, 3 minute PB over last year, then 50 mile bike ride Sunday with the tri club to watch a local hill climb
Run weekend; 10k road tonight, 20k trail run tomorrow.
Resting the knee before a marathon next week
Lets see update number one sons Garmin 1000 download my wifes 510 whilst my 500 looks at me from across the room begging to be taken out but the “man flu” is a powerful sickness so no training or racing this weekend!
This weekend I’m biking around Blacksburg, Virginia. Beautiful rolling hills, empty roads. Quick 30 miles yesterday, 90 hard miles today and 60 miles of climbing tomorrow.
Just more laps around Zwift while it rains and the kids sleep
Long weekend nursing a stress fracture.
Take a bike commute to a shopping mall nearby.
Sunday hiking with my wife
1hr run & 90 mins on the bike
No training this weekend. Recovering from hernia surgery:)
Grinding out some sessions with the vintage aluminum roadie while Netflixing or playing videogames, dreaming of a full ANT+ setup with Zwift.
Not to much going with the family being in town. Just try to get in a run.
70km brutal spin before work on Sunday
Riding the indoor trainer Sat/Sun, hoping for warm weather on Monday to go outside.
Cheers.
Small run and sailing. Legs are really sore
Easy rides this weekend, just 20K saturday and 67K sunday.
Rest day Saturday with hill sprints Sunday – ouch!
Last tune up ride for my trip to Salt Lake City/Moab. Probably a 6 hour hilly ride.
Long ride with the team Saturday.
Long run on Fri morning, followed by low key Saturday and Sunday. Buying some new Altra shoes and tapering for my first ultra (62k)