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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.
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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.
Gotta take advantage of sun and no wind to tear up the track!
This weekend… 75 miler 2500 foot climb… training ride Saturday in Scottsdale. Sunday… flat speed 80 miler in prep for El Tour de Tucson in 3 weeks
This weekend…Cyclocross training, rails to trails ride and maybe a Halloween 5K with the kids.
An hour of bike trainer masochism Saturday.
An hour of wood chopping fun on Sunday.
Would totally love this camera!
Run like somebody’s chasing
Saturday: Bike – Intervalltraining
Sunday: Swimming
And i have to do a lot of strechting work.
115km ride to get the strava challenge complete!
Outdoor running.
Going to take the kid on a bike ride around the reservoir then a nice long run on the trails by myself.
Runs each day for the “Across the Bay 10k” next weekend
Just a long bike and run
I’ll be doing gardening to rest my legs after a week of biking to work.
Just a 7-10k trail run on Sunday, and also some firewood stacking … if that counts.
Doing the Zwift Cervelo 180km TT Challenge
Traveling and trainerroad when I’m back!
First trainer ride back from doing a ironman Louisville! Have to get ready for ski season which would be awesome to have a go pro for!
Thinking about my first run in months. There you go, I thought about it. Where’s the wine?
8km run in the fresh snow that currently falling followed by a lengthy ride in the comfort of my living room courtesy of my wind trainer and a backlog of Netflix shows to watch
Muddy cyclocross.
Marshalling at a local Aquathlon Saturday and doing a Halloween short and fun trail race on Sunday.
Hoping to just make it out on the bike for about 50 miles on Saturday and maybe 20 miles on Sunday. Wife has been away all week and I’ve been far too busy doing School runs etc to make it out.
I’m finally getting to start back some training this weekend. Been down with neck injury the last couple of weeks. Will probably just try to log 8 or 10 miles this weekend with some beautiful weather.
Bike ride 20-30 miles through fall leaves. Would be better with GoPro!!!!
Sat: Early swim and afternoon bike
Sun: Indoor climbing class*
*(worst scheduling decision ever – supposed to be 79 degrees outside!)
90 minute LSD run and swim lessons on Saturday. Cycling on sunday morning.
Get in some mountain biking and start my winter core workouts
Endurance ride on MTB
20k long slow run with hills for me.
Since I am in an off-season kind of mode right now, I will only go for an easy 1-2 hour bike ride on Saturday and about an hour run on Sunday. Just enough to justify the beers later in the day.
Stage 2 of my Total Immersion swim course.
Long ride in malibu.
5 mile trail run this morning. Saturday is always my rest day. On Sunday, I’m running a half marathon down in Rhode Island. Pretty easy weekend, overall.
x-country dry land ski training Saturday and Cyclocross on Sunday.
20km MTB session with the kids and next day long 3hours on trainerroad plus 1hour in the pool.
Helping train folks for their first 13.1 in a few weeks! Also planning a bike ride for Sunday or a hike on the local mountain.
Very little. Recovering from a knee injury. Treadmill or the spin bike.
Probably some time on the trainer
Run 10 miles tomorrow and bike 50 miles on Sunday.
A run today and mountain biking tomorrow.
Long ride on Saturday
Cycling and leave everything on the road
Swim Bike Run
CX race on Saturday then endurance ride on the trainer Sunday!
I’m done racing for the year, so I’m just going to hit the trails without a plan for a couple hours!
Packing stuff for moving, maybe some running.
Headed to our nation’s capitol to take on the Marine Corps Marathon.
10 mile bike ride to the barber!
A 40 mile ride to Hoover damn and back.
What’s on the docket this weekend from an athletic/training standpoint?
run & bike ;-)
5K or maybe some restdays :)
Running a half marathon this weekend, and NYC full next weekend! This should be fun!
Weekends are my partner’s training rides. Pace her on a sweet spot ride on Sat, then endurance on Sun. Train weeknights myself so I can be free for her. Treat them like (hardish) recovery rides!
I have the week of work and a bank holiday weekend in Ireland so Im hoping to get lots of running and cycling done. Dublin City Marathon on Sunday, not taking part but hope to cycle along the route and support my clubmates.
Gonna be in the gym – treadmill intervals, arms, back, abs on Saturday. legs, abs on Sunday.
Trainer rides as where I am at work now has 2ft of mud.
A little running and riding.
50 mile bike ride on Sunday morning
I’m running the wicked 10k
Doing my first triathlon
I’m going for a long ride: Nice – Marseille (around 250 KM). Leaving tomorrow morning at 5 a.m!
Long run on Saturday and cheering on the runners at the Marine Corp Marathon in DC!
70 km cycling.
A cool 6 mile run along Lake Michigan on Saturday followed by a 20 mile bike ride.
8 Mile run 60 mile Bike ride
Bike and run
Sat Leg Openers and Sun Master 45+123 CX Race
Been off my bike for two weeks because of shoulder surgery to remove the hardware holding my collar bone in place to heal. I’ll be on the road bike this weekend then going to the gym to get my weight lifting in.
Long bike ride.
A little R&R late season wake boarding on the lake. That second GoPro would be so sweet.
Recovering from a mountain biking accident with a broken rib :-(
Trek or Treat 10k to support a local charity
Dublin Marathon
just a few fall rides on the agenda and maybe a few family jogs
I’m doing 1 run, 10k, this weekend plus 2 sets of cardio workouts.
A swim in the pool before the annual closure for a month and my first run since Ironman Louisville a few weeks ago! Thanks for all that you do DC!
Run some stairs in the snow and get my sweat on at spin class!
I am playing padel his weekend and I will try to run one or two days
This weekends athletic endeavours – Friday night ride, unless the predicted rain comes in. Saturday is a Halloween costume pub crawl Hash House Harriers run and then Sunday is a cyclocross race – likely in the mud and rain.
I’m just about to try out a new training routine, I’m just about to head off for a run. :)
Strength training and a couple easy runs – it is the off-season you know!
a couple of indoor ride on the trainer. Ran seven miles before my daughter got up this morning!!
It’s still warm so cycle like it is summer!
Sufferfest – The omnium. indoors because the weather sucks…
10 mile run this Sunday!
8 mile training run for Rock n Roll Marathon in New Orleans (Feb 2017!)
80-100 mile ride on Saturday and 30-50 on Sunday. fun stuff!!
Racing Snowdonia marathon, ours a bit hilly by all accounts!
This weekend is a double header of bike riding (to and from a Haloween Party).
10k run through forest.
Sunday long run!
Crossfit on Saturday morning to start the weekend and then a 10 mile run on Sunday to finish it.
Indoor Turbo session (see what I did there?) followed by a 1.5k swim.
40K TT ;-)
Recovery
Bike Saturday and Sunday
Training for a 5K with a few short runs.
50 miles and 5,000 feet of climbing on Sunday
I have a 4.8 mile relay on Saturday and then probably an easy swim and a long run on Sunday.
40km mountain bike on Saturday and run up to the hills on Sunday!