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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.
I am competing in the inaugural RunSwimRunNC race in Danbury NC on Sunday, Oct 30th!
Some intervalles with the boys at the bachelor flat
I will be trying to re-capture some KOMs I lost this week.
10k run, backwards
29k run tomorrow..
This weekend, just trying to get in a run, hopefully a 6.66 mile run for halloween. Have to work around the weekend work schedule and reduce daylight.
First marathon pace long run/workout of my Boston build up
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I have a marathon of drinking this weekend to celebrate my birthday! Wish me luck… :/
Mountain bike for 2- 3h.
On antibiotics during marathon training :( supposed to be 18 miles steady, might be 0. (Hopefully a 5km to keep me sane)
SwimRun NC race @ Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina. Will be coldest water I’ve ever swam in at 58 degrees in the lake and 52 degrees in the river!
This weekend: An organised mountainbike ride (RETO Bostoertocht) in and around Arnhem, the Netherlands!
Strength training lifting lots of boxes and stuff like that.. Helping with some moving!
And then if my legs didnt get all stiff, also some cycling
Two days running in North London. And possibly some swimming session as well…
Enjoy your weekend! :)
A nice long ride – most likely one of the last good ones before winter arrives here in MN…
Just a really long long 20mile run.
This weekend, there will be trail running in the rain/mud = FUN with my best running friends!
5 mile Halloween run with the wife, going as Bugs & Lola from Space Jam.
gym, then a flight to singapore then a run in the hotel gym hopefully…
Swim-bike-swim-bike
A long run in my local mountains !!!
Hi Ray,
Investigate Indoor Trainer options after I fractured my humorous when I crashed my bike on tuesdsy.
Cheers,
James
Instead of be doing my long run on saturday morning, I will be in a hockey class and ice training to get my coach certification for the kids!
This is weekend is last taper weekend before first 100 run!
Weighted vest hill climbs!
Swim, Bike Run… But sadly not in a race. Too cold in Germany
Hopping on the trainer and a swift 10k trail run to burn off the Halloween treats
It’s still warm in Munich, so I’m going to ride some hundred kilometers in the direction of Alps.
15k run on Saturday, 60k mtb on sunday
5k race followed by 13 mile run.
Timing a 5k and hitting up a 16mi run.
Got a run on Saturday with the half marathon training group I mentor. Then probably a longer run on Sunday morning for my own training.
Boot camp Saturday morning and long run on Sunday.
Bike for 4hrs
Some easy 12 Km and 2 hours cycling to recover after 2 weeks travelling in a row
Training for an ultra
25 mile run followed by 15 mile run the following day
Getting the winter training schedule ironed out and cleaning up the garage to get the trainer setup.
Trick or Tri Olympic distance race in California.
Group ride with friends then maybe some Cyclecross heckling.
Going for a short endurance ride on saturday. Sunday touristic MTB ride in support of the local fire department with a mid ride BBQ.
Nursing my injured glute and keeping up with my marathon training. Weekend goal is 14mi long run.
Mtb sesh Saturday morning and a trail run Sunday!
Training for an Ekiden next week!
I plan to do a long walk with the family and then take my 2 year old for a run in the jog stroller.
Hockey tonight, coaching my son’s hockey Saturday morning and then Hockey Sunday night (3 leg days). November 1st is time to get the pain cave going!
5 Mile Run in the cool crisp fall air.
This weekend marks the start of the Zwift season
Parkrun, with some extra to get there and back. Hillclimb Sunday, followed by a long slow run in the evening!
Plan for this weekend is the world’s longest Beachrace marathon from Hoek van Holland to Den Helder.
Saturday is morning swim, and hopefully easy bike in the afternoon.
Sunday is fast finish long run with an hour or so of easy Zwifting as cooldown.
Taper run 1 week before the NYC Marathon
Swimming aallll the laps.
Easy morning run 10k on Saturday und hopefully a 30+k run on Sunday. Thats it
Swim Bike Run <3
Entering week 3 of 3 of resting after a busy summer. Next up – 5k cookie run with my 9-year old next weekend.
Easy run Saturday and long run Sunday.
Ride on the french Riviera : col d’Eze, la Turbie and col de la Madone.
38mile bike ride
Lots of dog walking (I have 4), and a mtb ride on Hellga–the fat bike.
Ride bikes fast.
Halloween Half Marathon, followed by watching my son compete in a high school mountain bike race.
Cycling HIIT on my Neo
Gentle 40-50 mile ride. Last ride for a while. Knee op on Monday!
Today is a recovery day. Saturday is an interval run. Saturday night is costume party. Sunday is a foundation run.
An errands ride around town with full panniers on Saturday and an 18k trail run Sunday.
Fri – Running
Sat – Stair Climbs at fire house in full gear
Sun – Drinking Beer watching World Series
Cyclocross!
Long swim, long run and hill repeats on the bike
Zagreb Enduro bicycle race on sunday
Time to get serious about swimming…registered for Escape from Alcatraz and need to work on that swim strength.
This Sunday I’m racing cyclocross. It’s a C race so I’m training straight through it so I should be good and exhausted.
Heavy week so just a 30 mile recovery ride. Have to fit it in around the Cubbies winning it all on Sunday night….!
A long run in the cool autum temperatures!
Group ride then CX on sunday
Swimming for sure. Maybe a bit of biking.
easy 40m ride Saturday and if ankle cooperates 10m sunday run
It is my off season so I will be working on getting fat, but to work up an appetite I might run a quick and dirty 6.75k
Army PT test. 2 minutes max push ups. 2 minutes max sit ups. 2 mile run in under 17 minutes.
1200m of climb
Saturday is in the air (damn kids soccer game). Maybe long run, maybe bike since its supposed to be sunny out. Sunday is spin class then full body workout class (then more soccer games)!
15k trail race tomorrow morning, then another couple hours on trails in the afternoon. Then putting in a few hours of recovery running on Sunday. Ultra training in full swing!
Light weekend in store: 90 min ride in Zwiftland & 8 mile run (in Chicago).
Spin out on the bike..in the rain likley
Running the Marine Corp Marathon, my first!
Long ride
My plan for the weekend is simple: long ride on Saturday, long run on Sunday :)
I plan on running lots of trails in the woods of Oregon where it is very beautiful and having a Go Pro 5 to capture the beauty and adventure would be fantastic.
Hitting up the pool for some in water training.
Long trail run
Recovery rides and ice cream.
I call it recovery, most people around me call it feeding.
Running fartlek on saturday and vVO2MAX test on sunday.
This weekend is all about the 15km Maverick Trail race in Berkshire, UK.
I’m going to travel to beautiful Blue Ridge, GA, home to many challenging and scenic routes. Then, I’m going to spend the whole weekend shopping for antiques, because my wife says I have to spend time with my in-laws and can’t bring my bike :'(
Long run Saturday
Long runs to finish 100km week
THE “dream time run” a half marathon starting at 2 am just before wintertime sets the clock one hour back, hence shave off one our of your pb…
Hopefully I can sneak a quick ride in tomorrow before I’m ‘booked up’ for the weekend…washing, vacuuming, fun stuff like that!
Taper 16 miler before the NYC Marathon!
Does building a pain cave count? There will be some cycling as well, but the focus this weekend is on building a training room to spend in many hours this winter.