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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.
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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.
Nothing actually, but lots of mountainbiking in the coming week:)
Tempo ride on the BKOOL.
Saturday: Hill training preparing for my everest attempt. SUnday: Last long run before Dublin marathon
First cycle back from a back injury.
The plan is to eat, drink and sleep.
A hilly club run with coffee and cake stops
Fast finish long run. last one before Lisbon Marathon.
Group ride saturday morning (65kms), with indoor trainer session sunday.
Saturday: zipping up and down some cobbled roads. Sunday: a long and easy ride.
My plans for the weekend: lazy ride at the Casa de Campo in Madrid followed by beer and tapas
2-3 hours easy run on Sunday
It’s just a gym session this evening and a long ride tomorrow.
Nothing big 1.5 hours easy running, I did a lot during the week.
Unfortunately no ride on weekend because of bruised knee from cycle ball. Need a little encouragement and the 520 will help for my come back :)
Saturday perhaps a 40k training ride, sunday morning one of the last group rides for this year…
A refreshing swim in Norwegian autumn-water.
Potter on the rollers. Still in a post etape malaise that I can’t seem to get out of. ?
10 mile easy run around lovely Warwickshire
Recovering from a pulmonary embolism. So, two easy 35 mile rides on the road to recovery.
It’s going to rain here in Seattle on Saturday, so I’m going to get drenched while rolling out at 5am to get a long-ish ride in before the kids wake up.
I’ll be waking up early on Sunday, hopefully to dry roads, and aim to get 5,000 ft of climbing on the bike before church!
Endurance trainer session watching Ironman World Championship Hawaii in grey German weather!
a 20 mile run on Saturday, and getting my children to the junior parkrun on Sunday!
Had to stop training for my marathon.. hopefully some swimming laps!
Last summer season all mountain ride… and first winter season all mountain ride
Saturday 4 hour endurance ride through my old township, Sunday a relax 1.5 hour ride and on the way back drinking coffee with my 81 year old mother. All a nice weekend!
This weekend we (PORTOCyclingTeam – link to facebook.com) are heading to Alvarenga (Portugal) on a epic ride of 160km to enjoy the best steak there’s available in Portugal, we called the event “Volta da Posta”. Enjoy yourselves watching the aftermath photos and videos from our event.
I’ll be out training on the water both days, lots of miles planned!
MTB-ride 100K on saturday, although “M”(mountain) in Belgium is “F”(Flat) ( the part where i live)
so FTB-ride 100K with some friends on saturday, sundaymorning breakfast with wife :-)
42 miles on Tuesday night run
74 mile on Staurday club run
Right now I’m sitting in my car going to our cabin on a day trip. The rain is pouring down, and I’m really looking forward to a long hike in the mountain. Tomorrow I’m going out on my Crux for some QOM-hunting ?
100 miles of finest Surrey hills!
Aiming for a 25 mile ride out with the missus on her new bike. She’s new to cycling and has been doing an extra 5 miles each week… Won’t be able to keep up with her soon!
Saturday fit in a long ride if the weather allows it. Sunday will be a 10K race, to see where I stand. Last weeks interval sessions were promising!
10k training run
Kona 2015!!
I’ll be doing a 5K race on Saturday and on Sunday I’ll be doing the Rotterdam Harbour Run 10K!
Just a little easy run to continue the recovery from a PB at the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon :)
A 60km each Saturday and Sunday morning; possibly try some climbing on the trainer with the CVT beta application in the evenings.
I’m still recovering from a marathon, so it’ll be a long bike ride on Saturday and a long hike on Sunday. Thanks, Ray!
Saturday 35k long run in preparation for a marathon in the beginning of November. Sunday recovery ride.
Going for a 10k run on saturday and eating Ice Cream on sunday with my girl.
2.5 hours of circuit training at the gym and 32 mile bike ride. :)
~80km club ride Saturday. Weather-forecast looking good with 4 deg. C., a bit of sun, and almost no wind :)
Stuck on a trainer and a treadmill in Iraq. Thanks for the giveaway!
Series.
I’m guessing you’ll have about 5000 entries
A bit longer then usual runs on Saturday (10 km) and Sunday (15 km), maybe some swim if I wake up early :)
31km up & down hill riding. :)
long ride, long run, beer drinking
I have a 35k race around a lake in Switzerland called lake Brienz. It’s actually right next to the town of Interlaken where you were staying with the DCR RV a few weeks ago.
Besides that, I’m going to follow the race at Kona as well, of course!
Just an easy 10-15km run for me this weekend, Amsterdam half-marathon next weekend!
Dimanche sortie vélo de 70 km avec mon Club de Tri le TSF!!!
Graz 1/2 Marathon on Sunday
Some hiking and maybe a short trail run in Alto Adige, Italy…!
Bike stays home.
No specific training, it’s the end of the season so time to simply enjoy…. Most probably a family hike on one day and taking the mounain bike for a nice sweaty uphill combined with a singletrail downhill. Or a trail run, whatever the mood says.
Doing my second half-marathon race ever this Sunday. After which there might still be time to do a Gran Fondo (snow is early here in Moscow this year).
parkrun Saturday, Purbecks off road Sunday :-)
Road cycling 50-100km. And maybe running.
Doing a couple of tests – Watt-max friday and FTP sunday – and some swimming
Starday I’ll ride my bike for 2 hours and on Sunday. I’ll do it again.
Oktoberfest Bravarian beer festival and mountain bike race in Bristol UK
Short run on saturday morning and hopefully a nice long ride in the Surrey hills sunday.
Saturday : Intervals run in the morning, with Pilates in the afternoon.
Sunday : spectating the Royal parks half marathon.
50 miles welsh hills
no training and racing at all. love the off season!
Friday: 1min intervals with 1min recovery x 5, 5 sets with 5min recovery between :P
Saturday: videogames, beer and bike maintenance.
Long ride on Saturday (hopefully plenty of hills), shorter easier ride on Sunday.
Easy couple-hour-long ride on Saturday.
Doing tempo intervalls on the rollers after recovering from my separated shoulder. Getting there slowly.
A short run between doing lots of painting!
Taking a chill ride with my kid in the bike trailer (i’d reccomend my Nordic Cab for sure!) on saturday. On sunday i will be lifting weights untill i’m sure that i am unable to walk on monday :)
I’ll be doing DIY which is usually harder than my training!
I’ll be heading out on our usual club ride from Twickenham, UK to the local airport for Coffee and Cake!
4 hour bike ride with D2 and D3 blocks on my old Edge 800 :-)
Going straight North from Oslo into the forest and back though the forest on the West :) Love this city!
A 10k run and perhaps a 40k time trial on my road bike ??
Two 2h base rides on the trainer, a 10 miler on Saturday and a nice Sunday morning jog with dad. Looking forward to my first trail race next weekend!
My ride will be an easy one on Sunday morning. My daughter has her Birthday on Saturday. So I think an easy one is the best thing for me to do. It will be in the area of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
swim lesson and a mountain ride
Since the kids are visiting their grandma i hope for two long bike rides round Berlin and some sleep afterwards
Short recovery run saturday and intervals on sunday.
Long ride on Saturday and a long run on Sunday. Just another weekend in Melbourne… :)
For me it’s a team time trial ( 26kms ) in Pacy sur Eure ( France ) !
Huddersfield 5k parkrun on Saturday morning and an hour and a half on the bike Sunday morning.
some running and mybee some gym
35k trail race.
A busy day of decoration the house on Saturday, followed by an 18 mile trail run Sunday.
Strangely, I think the decorating will be harder work :)
Setting up CS010 in Rotterdam!
First real run after Basel Marathon two weeks ago. Probably 7-10 km, easy pace (listening to Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter ;-)).
Saturday: Golf 3 hours.
Sunday: 10K run.
At least, a long run on sunday
Short run yesterday after my bike got puncure on the turbo trainer (!?!)
My first marathon this year on Saturday
Soccer, baby! Also, a usual long run on Sunday!
Planning on relaxing as much as possible to get well from this cold I am having. :-(
Will be racing the 20km de Paris !
An overnight bikepacking trip with my daughter!
3hour ride on Saturday with 3×6 min over under intervals. Core workout on Sunday with a one hour insurance ride.
Yisss, love the new 520!
Short ride saturday, long ride sunday