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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!
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.
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!
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.
Track and Field
Gymnastics…so fierce.
Cycling
Swimming. Singapore just got its first gold medal – well done Joseph Schooling!!!
Swimming of course
Swimming, track and field, cycling, gymnastics, basketball
Loving the swimming this year, fantastic competition!
cycling ,diving and waiting for the triathlon!
Swimming and volleyball, go USA!
We’ve been watching the swimming, soccer, cycling, and gymnastics.
I’ve been watching swimming and gymnastics.
Canadian women’s swimming. They are making us proud.
Watching swimming the whole tine!
Cycling, swimming, Cannot wait for the triathlon!
Rugby 7’s
Fencing! But I didn’t really understand, so I’m glad the cycling has started now….
swimming, cycling, and volleyball!
Track and field. Amazing WR in the women’s 10K!!!
Everything and anything, especially indoor cycling. Brits rule.
Swimmimg and cycling! Can’t wait for triathlon.
I’ve been watching the cycling events and all the swimming. It’s been great so far
I’m a fan of gymnastics and swimming. I’m very excited now that track and field has started.
The gymnastics has really inspired my 5 year old
Handball, swimming, 2x sculler and more!
Wish I was watching the track.
Everything! From weight-lifting to swimming! Go Mireia!
I have been watching the swimming, and the basketball.
Cycling, Swimming and Triathlon
Cycling track and road, Rugby 7s and Rowing.
Swimming & womens 10K running
Swimming events, Hungary rocks!
We don’t have cable so it’s whatever NBC OTA lets us see, but it’s on from right after work till midnight.
Almost everything. I’m a sucker for races against the clock.
Women’s time trial, swimming, judo, archery, canoeing, track and field, gymnastics.
swimming!
Watching the women’s soccer AUSTRALIA vs Brazil.
Triathlon, Swimming and more swimming
Swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball, women’s soccer, kayaking, rowing, doubles diving
Swimming! Butterfly! Joseph Schooling is amazing! Majulah Singapura!
Underwater basket weaving and basketball
All the swimming, beach volleyball, gymnastics. There’s too much to watch and still train or go to work.
Fun
Men’s gymnastics, why I don’t know but they are phenomenal.
Swimming!!
Love the track racing, only time we get to see it on tv in Australia
Water polo and swimming!
Swimming! Poseidon’s son can really move!!
Swimming and cycling
love those gymnastics
Athletics. That 10k final was insane!
I want one!!
Swimming, soccer, gymnastique, and Michaels Phelps !!
Ping pong.
Mainly the running and cycling events. Haven’t disappointed so far!
Gymnastics has been amazing
Cycling, athletics
Windsurfing
Swimming, Athletics and of course TRIATHLON!!! Go Ali & Jonny.
Lots of swimming! Looking forward to track starting.
Many many sports. Focusing on cycling but after that Just rooting for every Czech atletes. Tenis players, Canoe slalomers and Our Gold Medal judist Lukáš Krpálek makes me proud So far.
Road race, TT
Men’s basketball. Hoping the Spanish team recover from the initial setbacks
Mostly swimming, it seems to be all I catch when I turn it on.
Swimming !
Swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball and track and field.
Swimming – how the breaststroke can be SO much faster than my crawl…
Being from a small country like Ireland and being on a tour of duty in the middle easthe has made it difficult to see any of the Olympics but I have watched rowing, especially the O’Donovan brothers from Cork. You should watch their interviews online. Extremely funny feleast and they don’t even mean you be. Check them out.
Women’s soccer
Beach volley: one of the most cool sport
Been watching the swimming events and diving events in a green pool!
Watching the swimming. Phelps rocks!!
Swimming – Phelps
Swimming
Have been watching the Dutchies playing hockey, volleyball & beachvolleyball.
Let´s hope we win some medals here.
Cycling, water polo, swimming
Road/track cycling, swimming & Gymnastics! Looking forward to Track & Field events when they start too.
Badminton !
(Also: swimming, cycling, basketball, whatever else is on tv!)
A little bit of everything that I can
Men’s volley-ball
Lots of Gymnastics with my children!
Swimming!
A little bit of kayak, some handball,tt-cycling, and finally track has started. So I dover into heptathlon.
50m swimming
Swimming… There’s so much of it!
Cycling, swimming, diving, volleyball, gymnastics
Cycling! ;)
Women’s beach volleyball and cycling events
Watched Badminton for the first time ever
Road/track cycling and also weightlifting
Swimming, Track cycling, the Road races and time trials!
Women’s soccer and rowing
Cycling and swimming, can’t wait for Triathlon!
Road cycling and TT (to support many of the locally based riders from around Monaco and Nice who leave me in their dust any time I try to hold their wheel)
Swimming
Judo
Athletics
Kayaking
…and anything else My remote can find :-)) Go team GB!
Almost everything event that is in the evening here in Belgium. Especially gymnastics this year.
Basketball
Yes…I Need one
I’ve been watching quite a few events. But of course CYCLING! I’ve also checked Judo a couple of times. Gymnastics, volleyball, beach volleyball. tennis. Most of them really, hell, even table tennis.
Women’s beach volleyball
Cycling ! Kristin Armstrong for sure ehhe
Cycling and swimming with a bit of soccer thrown in