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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
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.
Long Slow Distance run for 5km and 13.5km bike training.
Last weekend was a lazy one: A 5km hike and a little mountainbiking on Sunday.
10K was the weekend run, just an LSD run with a good pace.
Being deployed, i’m limited to running on treadmills and riding on stationary trainers (not even real bikes), but i’ve done some hilly intervals running on saturday and and long ride on sunday while reading a book :)
I made a 14K run on saturday and the played some soccer on sunday
Last weekend was an easy short run & then a Sprint Tri.
I did some fitness training and some biking in the fintness club.
A daft fixed wheel ride around the muddy trails on Esher Common. Michelin Pro 3 Race can cut through the mud beautifully.
Weekend Plan:
60k Bike Ride + 15k Run
Weekend Actual:
Running Intervals: 10+ x (running to bathroom with stomach bug) :-(
two sessions of swimming pool.
First:
2,5Km with mixed series:
shorts: 6×100
long:3×500
relaxing: 400m
Second:
1500 splited in three series of 3×500
Nothing last weekend as I was away, made up for it Wednesday and Thursday with 113km’s over the 2 days
I did 26k run in preparation to Prague Marathon in May 2016.
Last week, there were just the workouts that are part of my Marathon de Paris 2016 training: interval training, specific pace and mileage, a bit more that the previous week :-)
Last weekend was a week after I completed Geelong 70.3, so a quiet weekend. 5km run followed by a Les Mills RPM class on the Saturday and a 5km social run with mates to relive Geelong. One more quiet weekend, the the ramp to a June marathon starts ;)
I normally run on trails but after weeks of incessant rain they are so boggy it’s impossible to move faster than spludge speed. I did my 8.5 miles on roads.
Last weekend was a family training weekend. Big walk with the kids. Managed to squeeze in a 10k run as well…
If Friday counts as weekend, I did the first ride-run brick of the year. Saturday and Sunday I was away and didn’t have the chance for physical exercise. Thank you for this great site and the regular giveaways!
Sat.: 90 km bike ride
Sun.: 116 km bike ride
Climbing and running!
First short run/walk about several weeks off recovering from injury
On Saturday and easy 10km run at 6 min/km, followed on Sunday by a 22 km at 5:50 min/km.
Progressing nicely towards the marathon in April with training
2 x 50k rides over the hills of North Donegal on mtb in 3 degrees weather Great Craic!
Easy long walks in the forest with dogs, and a little bit of testing Skinbased skis.
Slowly trying to recover from knee injury, 75km on the bike and still some pain :-((
Mon: Running 10K
Tue: Morning Swim evening Trainer ZWIFT ZTR Race
Wed: Gym
Thur: Morning Swim eveninge Trainer
Fri: Running
Sat: Ice skating Trainer
Sun: Swim
Saturday: Morning 6km Cross-Country skiing with the kids, afternoon 13km run on icy walkways with my icebugs
Sunday: Rest!!
Last weekend I performed the Lactate treshold on the Fenix3. Failed though, as I could not maintain the highest pace due to traffic on the road.
Greetings
This weekend hill training + slow descent, about 25 km at a slow pace.
Running, of course.
A 10km row on the Thames, and then a brisk 60km cycle in about 5C! Chilly.
Really working on big strength and decent endurance on the bike
Cold long ride with a local group
Trying to get my boyfriend running more! HA
I run almost 60 miles and i also did a cycle session of 40 miles.
Going to buy my son something!
Tues and Thurs Zwift races followed by a hike a bike session on Saturday around the Dark Peak!
55km ride with 4*12mins @ 80785 % FTP intervals included.
Steady 50k as part of my “learning how to road bike” plan :-)
Did a 1,5h swim and a GA2 run on Saturday…hopped on the Bike for a 50km ride on Sunday.
Watching the rain through a window, then as much cycling as I could fit into 90 minutes at the start of Valentines day, without being told off.
Last week was slow for me training wise. The flu and plantar issues slowed me down. Am getting back into it though.
Since it was zero out, 10 mile indoor bike followed by 2 mile treadmill run at pace and then 20 minutes of weights. Tryi to get back into it!
Please please please, need new tech :-)
My weekend workout was a melancholy slow 18km run in the rain.
Keep resting from my last half marathon so long distance I’ve run was from sofa to bed.
Cold weather so some gym training and a little of turbo trainer
Lots of trainer time due to several days of snow and ice!
Still doing a few 5k but trying to increase the distance.
Last weekend Connecticut had a wicked cold spell where temperatures were between -10 and +10 degrees. I did a 25 min run Saturday morning. I only saw 1 other runner which was a woman wearing swim goggles to protect her eyes from the cold. Stayed warm inside the rest of the weekend.
À Nice swimming session with m’y husband.
100K bike ride with an 8 km steady climb at 6% halfway through the session @full out
I ran 5k on Sunday and a long and lazy stretch routine afterwards.
Easy 10k on Saturday, and a long run of 26k on Sun. Nice ;)
I did 11 km in 50 minutes of rowing (with a waterrower), and also 7 kilometers in 45 minutes of slow jogging :-)
little run on saturday and mtb ride on sunday
10k Odlo Crystal Run in Paris – great fun!
Unfortunately no training for me, since I was on vacation with my family in Valencia. Have not seen any of your lost luggage.
Logging miles! Progressive run on Saturday and slow 29km run through Vienna forest on Sunday – link to strava.com
Help me get my fiance a cool new watch!! XX
Friday was a 7trail mile run and Saturday was a cold 6 mile run in 11 degree temperature with winds around 20 mph.
Some XC skiing on saturday, and a 22km long run on sunday.
Only a normal swim session this weekend.
Army PRT on Friday morning, upper body/core
Long Run Saturday 8 miles
Sunday rest, stretching
Had 12 miles in the snow
Medium Long run of 15 miles Saturday then a slow 5 miler on Sunday, plus a game of football.
Saturday was a 66 mile group ride in rolling hills, lots of wind, a good zone 3 workout. Sunday for V-day my wife and I did 94 miles to St. Augustine and back. Steady pace into 20 mph headwinds out, Nice tailwind tempo ride home.
Well it’s summer, so a triathlon was compulsory – national sprint distance champs. It went rather well!
I was a weekend of Z2, though Z@ son the trainer is tough.
Mike
Saturday – riding the trainer 30min. Sunday – Skate skiing without poles 45min.
(I enjoy the best of both seasons!)
Bike intervals on the trainer with some strength exercises. Winter needs to end.
Intervals on the trainer/ spinning-bike because it was poring with rain the whole weekend.
easy 8 miler on Saturday, 20 miler on Sunday
I started training for my first tri so i did a 40 min run, some distance in the pool, and a bike work out that killed my legs.
A couple of 5k runs on the dreadmill during the week, some weight lifting and 13k on sunday.
My weekend consisted of a 15 mile bike workout (darn those hills) and my longest run, in a long, long time, of 6 miles (darn those hills again).
This weekend i will run a half marathon as training for the marathon in spring
i will swim on saturday, maybe rowing with my father on sunday
Last weekend, there was a slow paced 20km workout on nordic ski, because there’s snow over here, and it’s always good to change habits from time to time !
I fit in a nice river ride on Sat and a long run on Sunday.
Well as crosstraining on saturday, from 2 big trees to a pile of chopped wood 1 feet long.
On Sunday, went for a run 10km and then the good ole “apértif” of the club @ 11h00.
I’m recovering from a couple of 50k races in January so my only workout was a hilly fartlek run with no real goal paces or distances.
Handball practice in friday night. Then a lazy weekend.
It was 15 degrees outside! I rode my single speed 30 miles!
Last week I had planned to start Nordic walking training. I bought a sticks and made the first training session – 1 hour, 5 km. Fitbit Flex and Endomondo app helped me in this.
Some running and some swimming.
Saturday 1k intervalls, 5x@4.15 with resting 1k inbetween. Total 10k
Sunday 1k swim, relaxed
A couple of runs around 10 to 15k. Another quick run is planned for today :-)
So the PLAN was easy 5 on Saturday then 18 on Sunday (marathon in a month!) but the ice storms made that plan a joke, so I got in a few miles on the treadmill both days, then the long run on Wednesday morning (yay flexible work schedule!)
I ran 5k with my boyfriend, slowly getting him involved:)
Two long indoor trainer rides each day.
Working on the master bathroom remodel (down to the studs) that has been going on for 6 months…the wife is getting tired of the construction zone.
Unfortunately I was sick the whole week-end and couldn’t do anything. I would be curious to know how my rHR changed those days :)
2 times swim training – 2200 m each session
I did a workout at the gym for 30minites with Run
4.2 miles on Saturday – for the run; Sunday 2100 yards in the pool and 1.5 hours on the trainer – intervals. Ugh.
Run every single day. Saturday morning 10km tempo evening 5km easy. Sunday morning LSD 32km. Upper body workout.
Rest week, so just a short run on Saturday and nothing Sunday.
i did a 23.6 mile ride with some hills. Focused on riding faster and keeping a high cadence.
Consisted of logging some TR-Miles and chasing around the kids.
Just some cold rides in the woods
Swimming for 1.5km and weight train for strength.