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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 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.
Run throught the rain
Medium 70km ride and working around the house to get it ready for more renovations.
My plans were to ride up Highwood Pass, the highest paved road in Canada.
I was hoping to bike the Kettle Valley Railroad.
Long fat-burning ride!
10k interval running
Camping with the kids but will have a babysitter for 3 hours to go run in the mountains :)
We went to the hospital Saturday afternoon and had a baby daughter born Sunday morning, so my weekend training is focused on improving my swaddling technique.
I hope your project with the Girl goes as smoothly as ours did!
122 miles loop to bridge of gods on monday!
no training, just having a good time with friends!!
Sadly injured out with an infection. Cursed luck.
Thursday consists of a hill session with a steady upslope of approx 1/2 mile as part of a 2.25 mile loop, 10 circuits. friday and saturday resting ready for a 115 mile charity ride on sunday morning.
Well, I was supposed to have my last recovery run from a half-marathon plan (race was 2 weeks ago), but I just got lazy and went for beer-recovery :)
Trying not to get fat
Long run on Saturday morning. Fast swim on Subway and my hopes for a bike tour today diluted in the heavy rain.
Coming back from NYC today, hopefully can get a quick ride in on Zwift when I get home.
Off to find me some hills in the South Downs, as I don’t think some lousy speed bump count as hill climbing training
Run, BBQ, drink, sleep, repeat :)
After 700km in 5 days last week (grand tour through Germany, France and Switzerland) it will be a slow re-start with 1 or 2 shorter rides just to check my recovery.
First open swim of the season in our central Minnesota lake.
Did a sprint triathlon – next weekend will be reserved for longer bike rides…
I will enjoy it even more training for my first half marathon. Have a FR630 or Fenix3 in my mind as well as wish list ;-)
Cycling 45 mile road course on my CDale. Memorial Day with the family.
Triathlon transition practice, 20 minutes on the vasa, Brick (Bike + Run) & 20 minutes open water swim.
No training since I’ll be doing the half marathon in Torshavn saturday, and traveling home on sunday.
I am going to run a 5K every day, so I can enjoy eating hot dogs on Memorial Day!
One long run and one longer ride. Long and boring fat burning sessions
60k mountain orientering
ride my bike
Running in the Mnweni area of the Drakensberg
I’ll be doing a quick ride out to the coast to get away from the heat.
hiking half dome
My arm came out of its cast on Thursay after a bike crash a few weeks back caused a broken elbow. Surgery to fix it. This weekend my training consists of basic physio!
2500 yd. open water swim, 50 mile bike, 30 min run. Then eat BBQ!
5k preparing for a race on 5 june.
Running a 10K post INDY 500. Then yoga.
run, bike and swim separately :)
Train and read articles on dc rainmaker
Will be running and workin on my strenght
a light, hilly run in the middle of Bulgaria while followed by eating cookies my mom sent me.
Resting weekend sooo jog
Will try to limit my food intake, get some solid running and maybe even a hike
Running and sight seeing in Morelia all weekend…
continuing training for sprint and olympic triathlons: 3650yd swim, 20mi bike, 6.5mi and 3.2mi runs done over the weekend.
Indoor sessions with Wahoo Kickr and Garmin Vector 2S
just had a few walks and a rather intensive unit at the gym
Lifting and spreading mulch in the garden
Bike ride if the rain subsides
Most of my weekend will be spent remodeling the bathroom, but I hope to get a short training ride in as well.
I got to borrow my friend’s new Garmin Fenix 3 with HRM-Run, and 9 Miles around the national mall in DC. I learned that my vertical oscillation is WAY too high… Right afterwards I figured I might as well get the most out of my time with his watch, so I went for a Mile swim as well ? !!
We did two long training loops, well long for us (75k+)… on the second one, we were a little optimistic about the weather and ended up riding in the rain for 3h. At least it was warm rain.
Ride 30 miles in Pocahontas County, West Virginia with two cycling friends.
The Rio de Janeiro Marathon
A short race (7.1k) on Friday and maybe a recovery hike on Sunday if the weather allows it.
2 orienteering events
Does taking my kids to the water slides count? There was lots of stair climbing involved :)
S triathlon preparation : Saturday biking, Sunday running and wednesday swimming
It is recovery weekend, so my hardest workout will be dancing!
Enjoying the weekend and a fast 5k. Oh and some beers!
Not specific plans but a very long bike ride for sure!
This past weekend’s workout was a short brick followed by lots and lots of memorial day weekend relaxation on the beach.
Playing in the pool with the kids.
Edinburgh Marathon this weekend, we’ll call that training for the cycle sportive next weekend.
This past weekend, I ran a really short distance for my marathon preparation
1.Friday: Lane swimming – 2000m
2.Saturday Run in the neighborhood ~8K
3.Sunday: Hike in Banff National Park ~7k, 800m elevation gain.
4. Monday: Run during lunch ~7.5K
I did a 200km ride on Friday that took more out of me than expected, so instead of biking back 200km on Sunday I took the bus.
Race rehearsals for Vineman in July. Pick me!
Just easy miles with my dog.
I also went jogging with my parents dog, perhaps 2 miles.
Two long rides and hiking with the baby in her new awesome baby carrier. And probably a hot dog or three.
Volunteered for the medical team at my local half and full marathon! Then a shorter bike ride than expected due to the heat, to train for an upcoming century ride weekend. With beer in between ;)
10k run and some weight training
Just got back from a beautiful and rainy run along the beach of the Outer Banks, far geographically and attidunally from my mid-west home.
Short rehab rides for injured knee, hip and back following a fall… We’ll be back to longer and harder sessions in a few weeks.
Walking around Washington D.C. probably 10 miles each day I am there around 3 days.
Rainy day in New York. Taking it inside.
Cycleops bike trainer with my Trek.
The plan is interval training.
Back to training land! I need to be back in shape ASAP for the summer running season!
Winter was way too long up here in Canada!
Main bike has a cracked frame, backup bike has a different mechanical issue. Pool party for me
My training plan for the long weekend – sleep in, drink coffee, ride daily in the mornings by myself and then ride for fun in the afternoons with the family. Saturday was a good 40 miles, and 5 with the kids. Sunday was the same. Today is just an easy spin out for me in the morning, and a “tour-de-parks” with the kids this afternoon.
I’ve gotten a couple runs in this weekend, hoping to get a bike ride in today (if the weather holds).
20k city run
Just did some indoor bike sessions and a 10k run!
2.5 hour morning workout, just finished!!!
I am coming back from injury so the plan is to do an easy couple of miles.
A loooong run was waiting…
10 mile trail run and a swim.
Easy 5k run to collect a new cycling helmet on Saturday. Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday. Thanks for the Giveaway Ray.
I went for a long run on sunday morning but got caugh by a tunder storm midway. Didn’t need to take (another) shower afterwards…
Aprox 100 km group ride for saturday, and
A nice hiking day for sunday :)
Summer like weather
Went away for the weekend, so a 10K run exploring a beach town.
Went to ride M.T Ventoux from Malaucene and bedoin in 1 day :)
I am a bit late for the weekend just gone! It’s been a long weekend in England, Saturday I got down to some threshold intervals on the trainer, then Sunday I went for a long ride around the Surrey Hills. All in all the weather was dryer than expected so a good weekend on the bike. This week I’m building a new wheel and dreaming of winning this competition and buying either the varia vision (which I’d certainly never justify otherwise) and/or the BSX Insight.
I’ve got a short “training race” crit on Tuesday night, one shorter group ride with intervals mid-week and, hopefully, a long group ride this coming weekend.
Trail running and skiing (I live in Colorado).
20 Miles long run.
Long, slow distance run and then grilling if the rain holds off.
I will be training for my newly started 5k training program.
More boring flat rides seeking overpasses to get my climbing in.
And the not so boring Greek Food Festival.
A few trainer ride and swim workouts. BBQ’s of course in between.
10km run at the fitness club competitions on Saturday.
I already did a nice bike and longer run. Maybe an open water swim :)
No BBQ (I’m vegan) so I have no excuse not to run tonight! (Some half mile intervals.)
I am doing the 125k mont remblant gran fondo in Canada