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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 2024 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.
Going to continue with my couch to 5K running app.
Going for a long run with the wifey.
Maybe swim a few laps in between splashing around with the kiddies.
Biking Biking and more Biking
Welcome our first child. And maybe go for a run.
Going for a ride on Saturday and a 15k run on Sunday before BBQ time :)
6 miles easy – each of the next 3 days
Headed to Montreal for the long weekd, getting to short runs in and tons of walking for sure.
No training, but racing this weekend.
Eight mile run on Saturday, then mini vacation in Portland, OR.
Brick workout, then smokin’ some ribs!
Just relaxing and catching up on some of your recent articles.
ride on Saturday, run Sunday, ride again on Monday. Hope to avoid the rain but not the beer and burgers.
Since I’m on vacation, my training will include some hiking, rafting, kayaking, rappelling, snorkeling, and swimming. Maybe throw in some nice and relaxing beach time.
Bike, bike again, hash run, & study
swim, bike, run, repeat. Is there anything else?
I plan on ridding Bear Mountain just outside of NYC.
Parkrun on Saturday morning followed by a swim then a easy bike ride on Sunday to finish it off
Pyramid intervals between hamburgers
Aiming to do a session on the trainer. See if I can find a nice hour workout with perfpro.
60 km ride through the Gatineau hills, followed by some arduous work on the baseboards and quarter round. Then some strenuous work on cleaning the mountain bike.
Hot Yoga, 2 mile run followed by drills, 3 mile run followed by drills and pizza and beer, 2 mile run followed by drills, maybe a hike.
Try to get in a final brick before sprint race next weekend…squeezed between kids’ figure skating lessons and swim meet!
Vacationing in Kentucky from Florida, so planning on a few rides in unexplored territory.
Going to get some time in running a few miles before each night shift if the rain will let up. If not I’ll be spending more time on the trainer.
It’ll be a taper week for me – two or three workouts of 10km plus 10 sprints – since I’ll be running a 30km race in the mountains of northern Italy on June 5th
Attending a wedding, so probably not too much training!
Probably lifting session and let my legs rest a bit after a long tempo run I had yesterday with new pair of shoes.
I’m recovering from a stress fracture. Plan on running 1 mile.
I hope to ride twice this weekend and barbecue once!
Century on Saturday. 32 mile recovery ride on Sunday.
Going for a 300km ride on sunday.
Getting a few morning rides in, in the north Georgia mountains.
Get in a run or two I hope!
Planning on a short training ride followed by lots of bbq.
Next weekend in a long weekend in Perth, WA. So going away to hike, bike and surf in the Margret River wine region.
I need to drag my daughter out for a long run but teenagers are notorious for staying in bed too long. Otherwise, plant the garden and prep a talk for church on Sunday. Monday’s a holiday, but we’re saving it for the following weekend.
Supposed to be training for a triathlon but seeing as our baby is due any minute now I’d probably better start working on my nappy changing skills. (may sneak in a quick run when wife falls asleep watching Outlander lol)
Still recovering from my 100km trail race, so just a 5km parkrun!
Taper weekend before HM next weekend! Hopefully a hike too.
BBQ and 100k each and every day.
BolderBoulder 10K on memorial day.
training for team tri and time trial upcoming in the next few weeks
I have a cross country horse competition, so I’ll be preparing for that with some gym work and running.
Just trying to make more progress on my flooring and keeping up with the 5 kids
Yesterday: swam in the ocean at Fenwick Island state park Maryland.
Today: biked around the monuments in Washington DC.
Tomorrow: 10+ hr drive back to Michigan.
Sunday/Monday: we will do some bbq
Recoverying from an achilles tendon rupture, two 1 hours sweet spot interval sessions on the stationary planned for this long weekend.
No plans. Just enjoying the bbq
Got an 8k race on Saturday morning and then back to training for my half in a month!
Saturday Swim Ride Run
Sunday Long Ride
Monday Zwift in the garage :)
@LittleRockArkansas
why do we have to choose? Hill repeats on the bike for Saturday, a long run on Sunday and glorious BBQ on Monday. Add some wine and…perfect…
Concert on Saturday, 6 mile run Sunday, pool (for fun!) On Monday. So sneaking little bit of training in there!
Run on Saturday, bike and yoga Sunday, run and graduation party Monday!
Take my girls to netball and squash, drop my main bike off for a service, put a longer stem on my cyclocross bike and then ride it up Mt Lofty – the extra weight will be good training.
ride, swim,beer,rest, repeat
YOGA YOGA YOGA , Then ride ! And rest :) bam!
Working in and running along jungle trails!
Swim and run on Saturday and Monday, with a big fat bike on Sunday . Oh and not eat too many hot dogs. Ok, maybe.
A 20 mile mountain bike ride on Saturday, pool party on Sunday and a 35 mile road bike ride on Monday.
I’m new to this whole getting into shape thing so I’m probably going to walk around the neighborhood a few times this weekend.
yust preparing for maratona
New baby at home this week- if I’m able I’ll get in a short run or ride, otherwise I’ll stick close to home!
Half marathon Sunday morning…then BBQ
Kayaking on the Russian river in CA
Running by the Chicago river.
Saturday 7 miles, Sunday swim/bike brick.
This weekend I’ll be trying out my new vivoactive he.
Taking a long bike loop on the Mount Vernon trail on Saturday to test out legs and new compact cranks, short run on Sunday and hit the WO & D trail on Monday
Gonna run for sure, but bike is also among the plans
Short run on both days.
Run 3 miles tomorrow morning with my dog, head to the pool with the family, then start the grill in the afternoon.
I’m going to do my usual long run on the weekend and intervals on Monday.
5k run Saturday, 2 hour ride Monday.
Training Plans: Running, Open Water Swimming, Waterskiing, and of course…grilling some protein for recovery! Everyone have a fun and safe Memorial Weekend, and remember the cost of the freedoms we get to enjoy! Thanks.
15 km LSD on Sunday.
10 mile run Saturday, golf on Sunday and a 20 mile ride on Monday.
Saturday: 5 hours on the bike
Sunday: 2 hour recovery on the bike
Monday: 4 hours on the bike
This weekend will be a nice 40mi ride and a 10 mile run to get back into the half ironman routine.
Saturday is my long run, 16mi LSD w/ 4mi MP, but it is supposed to thunderstorm, so it might be alternating indoor track and treadmill. Depending on continued rain, Sunday and Monday could be recovery runs, a long ride, or a brick.
I’ll be doing the “white man shuffle” at my niece’s bat mitzvah. Avert your eyes!
Some miles in as our local 10k is around the corner….
Walking and more walking
Walk with my kid on Sat, 10k on Sunday, beer and food afterwards
Ride then ride some more.
Riding a Route graciously named The 6 Sides Of Hell, then eating bbq of course.
Kayaking 4 hours Saturday
Bike ride 32 miles Sunday
Beach Run 10 K Monday and afternoon BBQ with family
CX Season starts is here in Wellington this weekend!
Long bike with the wife and a charity 5K.
This weekend my husband and I are going on a 50km ride for charity. All money raised goes to the local hospital foundation to buy new equipment for the ER.
Half marathon run at Memorial Day Half Marathon training with wife prep for San Francisco Marathon in July.
Saturday I might try out my new wetsuit and on Sunday I’ll be doing the running leg of the Ski to Sea race.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to do anything on Monday
Weight lifting: chest & back, arms and legs, shoulders and abs, HIIT training on eliptical machine. I’ll be using Jefit to track activity on Cell phone, scosche Rythm Plus to monitor heart rate, pebble smartwatch to view Endomondo/heart rate info in real time. Not bad for an almost 51 year old guy!
Some kayaking, hiking and plenty of that BBQ before returning to cycling next week.
Weekend of fun with the fam for me. Beach tomorrow, water park on Sun, short hike on Mon.
I’ll be doing all indoor workouts (trainerroad on my kickr and long pool workout) due to it raining all weekend and needing to maximize my time due to standing in wedding.
Track workout in the rain. Trainer ride in the garage. Yard work and family hike if all goes well.
10-11 mile run Saturday, baseball game Sunday, family bbq Monday.
What I plan to do is play soccer and do a 5k run
In commute mode to get back home but I did manage to get in a 110km ride on Thursday.
Long run on Saturday
BBQ on Monday
Local run and 7 hills of Kirkland on holiday Monday :)