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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
Bike/run bricktraining on saterday
Swim on sunday
t-ball game with my son then cycling around the lake at the local park
Ride, run, construction, repeat!
Short run and a bike ride is all for me this weekend!
Training (well, tapering) for next weeks Reno Tahoe Odyssey.
Light recovery workout post half marathon
Riding a 150 km race. On a borrowed bike since the airline lost mine ?
Taking a trip to cattolica, having fun with family and putting sport in a corner for some days!
Hot and humid weather for me so a shortish LSD 22km run on Sunday (rest day Saturday).
After too long without training, I simply plan to go to the gym to get some fuel back.
Nice 12km run in El Pardo (Madrid) passing time until this afternoon soccer match. Hala Madrid!
nice short 4mi run around downtown area right near my house on sat
followed by a indoor pool 2000yd/3mi brick workout on sun.
i have a 70mi bike ride coming up on next sat, so monday starts a small bike taper week.
Swim, bike, and run – training for sprint tri.
Run Saturday, ride Sunday and rest on Monday…
Multiple parties to go to and 2 or 3 HIIT sessions
Two running sessions, Tuesday and Thursday about 10K in the city and a trail race on Sunday, a trail semimarathon.
Saturday short run (7km) and shopping duty and lawn mowing, Sunday longer run
Just finished a very hot long run this weekend!
Thanks as always for the giveaway Ray.
Sat: 90 min FTP intervals, probably on trainer
Sun: 1500m swim easy recovery pace
Mon: recovery day
3 mile runs on Saturday and Monday in anticipation of a 5K in a few weeks
Broken wrist +sons’s first high school exams = no serious training unfortunately!
Lower back stretch and plank circuit in the morning before breakfast. Bodyweight training circuit before lunch. 5km run before dinner. Get a good night sleep before a joining a local community volunteer work on Monday.
10 mile run in big Sur and 20miles cycling .
Long run on Sligo Creek trail with my bro. Then bbq time!
No training plans this weekend! 20km of Brussels race on Sunday. Aiming for 1:30
6 sweaty miles today, hopefully some more hills and thunderstorms tomorrow. Gearing up for summer races while all my friends are busy marathoning.
Go out and get a couple of fifties or maybe even a metric. Do some intervals with the group to get the heart rate up. Avoid the flooding from the heavy storms a couple of days ago.
Trainerroad tonight with some good road time on Monday with friends. Final prep for 140 mile fondo.
Run on the beach, deep sand and no shoes, then cold beer and friends grilling marinaded steak and chicken.
Indoor riding after missing a week of workouts
6 mile run Saturday, 6 mile run Sunday…. Flying for work on Monday ….:-(.
Well i ll try to Squeeze a 100km ride between in Thunder and Rain this weekend in Germany.
Easy long run on sunday with a nice bosphorus scenery
Working on my 5k, trying to get sub 22″ and for the long days hiking. Going for a 3 hour summit and down (~13 mi, 4k’ trail)
Elliptical while the kids nap…give it time, you’ll be there eventually.
Friday – Pulled Pork and Ribs BBQ for a graduation party + Spanish wine.
Saturday – More BBQ and Wine. Some Golf and injury prevention exercises
Sunday – More BBQ and some Beer. 25 mile bike ride with 1200 feet of climbing + overgear work
Started yesterday with a 20 mile ride and hope to continue with a 2-3 mile run and another 5-20 mile ride over the long weekend to train for an upcoming tri. Thanks for the giveaways! Love the site!
Saturday is going to be a rest day.
For Sunday there are 2 options:
Either easy 12 km run, with some strides.
Or a 5km tempo run.
Rise and shine early on Sunday for a big distance ride. Aiming for about 180km.
Did a 150k training ride, raining tomorrow so doing an mtb ride in between the showers.
Training plans are a 50 mile group ride in an attempt to get some friends ‘back in the saddle’… so to speak.
Fly in Thursday, Run on Friday, Hike on Saturday, Recovery on Sunday and flying back out on Monday
Plus good family food!
Last 20 mile run before the Tromsø marathon
Swimming and basketball on Saturday, cycling on Sunday!
I’ll be having a day off on Saturday while travelling back from a training camp in Spain, then it’s a recovery ride on Sunday and a long ride on Monday.
2hr ride saturday
sunday is brick workout
Today was easy run, tomorrow it will be 10k tempo run
I’m trying to stay cool and get some long runs in during this Boston heat wave!
The plan is 2 or 3 sessions on the turbo trainer, due to being on call for work.
I’ve already been called out twice for a total of 11 hours since 5:30 friday ;-(
I am helping to organize a race this weekend. so no running for me on saturday.
Maybe I will manage to run on sunday evening.
Just did a 2 hour trail run today, and spot checking markings tomorrow morning for our club’s trail half marathon that day. Holiday Monday means a group run!
I was going to run a 10K but it rained – I’m a fair weather runner…. So now I’ll do 10 miles at home in the rain.
My plan for the weekend included the Bilbao Olympic Triathlon today, (not too good, today suffering was in the cards), and a 90 min recovery bike ride tomorrow morning.
cross train saturday and long run sunday then bbq
Short and easy bike ride on Sunday since I’m just recovering from a stomach bug. Might turn into an easy run depending on weather, not worth the bike washing for a short run if it’s too wet.
As little as possible.
A great weekend starting to taper for my first 70.3 of the season. Long ride on the Saturday, and tempo run on Sunday. :)
Business travel week next week, so need to be creative. Tue-Thu early morning runs, about 8km with intervals (tue sprint intervals 1min, 3mins recovery run; wed fast intervals – 1.5km with 2minute recovery run). Wed, Fri, Sat… hotel room Yoga and muscular exercise!
This weekend will be spent like most weekends where there isn’t a race. 12 mile run Saturday morning followed by a 3-5 mile hike with the family in the afternoon. Cycle 20-30miles on Sunday. In the last year we moved from Tucson, AZ to Dublin,, Ireland. The weather is colder and wetter, but the routine remains the same. A new GPS would be nice, steep hills and higher longitude, GLONASS support might stop the “lost GPS signal”…
2.5km swim on Saturday and a 10k race in Paris on Sunday !
No training this weekend except for my liver,celebrating a wedding!
1k swim , metric century and 10 k run over the weekend.
I road 27K on my mountain bike and I plan to run 8k and swim 1.5K
Planing to do 60km ride and hopefully around 10-15km running.
A hilly 14 mile today followed by an easy 6 mile recovery run tomorrow. And a easy x-train day on money to recovery from many, many, many hotdogs and chips.
DIY reconstruction works on our apartment instead of regular workouts.. hope to finish soon and get back sport :-)
Swim on Friday, zwift on Sat, then a run Sunday morning!
Week 2 of Couch to 5K for me. It’s going well so far…
It’s time to open open water swimming season) And run 10K as well.
I am going to swim and lift weights!
Getting up early for a 70km ride and being back for breakfast.
Saturday – Swim (8 x 200 descending main set), Bike (5 x 8 min Oly pace main set), Run (30 min Brick)
Sunday – Bike (45 min easy), Run (16 x 400 Oly pace main set), Strength
Monday – Swim (easy), Bike (not sure yet)
Grilling out Saturday with the wife and Monday with the fam.
Also, pick me, please.
It’s my birthday, so I’ll be celebrating with a two hour hilly brick run. Hoping for some good luck birthday vibes!
I’m going for a nice easy run after working this long weekend!
Hope that my 2 year old sleeps in late enough to let me sneak out for a couple rides before vacation starts next week.
TrainerRoad Base phase – Saturday, Sunday Monday and a concert of Above & Beyond at the Hollywood Bowl
Greetings from Finland!
Saturday (today): attended to a boot camp “power training”. Hiit training, kettlebers, TRX, etc. total 3,5 hours
Sunday: planned: 80 km road cycling + 30 mins running.
short run on Saturday (actually is was done in the morning) followed by strength training on Sunday.
Getting ready for 260km fondo in 3 weeks so a long ride on Sunday 175-200km. Core workout on Saturday.
I don’t have many training plans for this weekend as I am recovering from a hamstring injury. I hope to be fully recovered in the next few weeks!
No training this weekend, just rest
Testing my new gear ..mtb training
Saturday: SUP
Sunday: Run/ Bike
Monday: Bolder Boulder 10K w/ the family!
Morning run on Saturday and a hard lifting session on Sunday so I can enjoy a hamburger….or three on Monday!
Some lakeside running and cycling, more for fun than exercise.
Cranking up the volume with a 5hr ride on Saturday and a 2.5hr run on Sunday!
I’ve been training for a 5K (starting from zero running experience) for about 6 weeks now. I’m trying to get under 30 minutes so I can beat my buddy on race day :)
I guess I have to go to the pool, eventually! Preparation for short distance triathlon in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
Going for a couple of long runs trying to up the pace.
It’s 95°F here, so scouting for a pool.
Well, my plan was to continue working towards running almost every day. But hurt my back yesterday morning. So we rode our bicycles to the Farmer’s Market this morning. Then I did about 40 minutes on the stationary bike too. Gonna try to hit the streets for an easy run in the morning though, see how my back feels.
15* 400 really fast :-)
I’m planning an 54-story, 1089 steps, 886-feet building climb on Friday, and a 60k bike ride on Saturday.
Brussels 20k run on Sunday
basebuilding and just getting in the easy miles. 8 on roads saturday and 10 on trails sunday. and yes, we’ll be grilling salmon on monday.
just to make an exception, planning on bbq, bbq and brick exercises bbq-margharitas. It’s nice to break some rules once in a while…
bike ride on saturday morning, 10 beers saturday evening,
open water swim on sunday morning , 25k run on sunday evening
My first run after a nasty knee injury. I am optimistic everything goes well…
5/28 – 40 minutes interval program on the treadmill
5/29 – hour or two on the mountain bike
5/30 – long trail run, 3 hours or so
Run, Swimmingpool family.
Today : 65 km ride at Longchamp.
Sunday : 15 km run and swimming pool with my daugthers.