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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.
Strength session yesterday and bike trainer session today!
Easy weekend, Halloween candy sampling and testing
Rest day on Saturday and a CrossFit workout Sunday morning. Hopefully an early Halloween run Sunday night.
Some last of the year longer, sunny bike rides.
Recover from a cold
120km solo TT…for fun
An easy 100 miler cycle.
Do some running and swimming
Six mile night runs using my new RunLites.
Lovely social ride with Stroud Valley Velos club in the Cotswolds
Long outdoor ride Saturday, big swim Sunday morning, and 2 hrs on the trainer in the evening.
Going for a bike ride followed by a short run!
Chasing four year olds at our Halloween house party to stop them breaking the tech id rather be out using
Running an 8 miler in a few minutes to hopefully finish out October with 160 miles in the bank. (My most miles in a month ever by almost 50 miles.)
Mtb – enjoying the ride in sunny weather
Stroller run with our baby! waiting for the ski season to start… (for which the new gopro would be excellent :) )
11 km easy, preparing for a half m. next weekend.
cycling and cycling :-)
This weekend is all about resting en watching sport on tv
Group ride Saturday, cafe ride Sunday, plus strength work.
Beach running this weekend
Easy 25k.
I’ve been making the mistake of training my strengths (swimming) instead of my major weakness (running) so I’m going to start a structured program to improve!
9km XC Running race, first race in 8 years that isn’t a bike race!
Intervals today dressed in a white hat so Im prepared for the popes visit tomorrow on Halloween here in south of Sweden.
This weekend is the start of my swim training to achieve a distance of one mile continuously.
Last group ride of the season for my Saturday group, then a floor hockey game Sunday. Time to start thinking about trainerroad plans for the trainer season unfortunately.
20km in the woods with good friends and good beer afterwards
Luckily, weather was kind so i was able to have a good long ride outside today! Probably back to indoor training tomorrow… but slowly gaining back my lost fitness after breaking my collarbone…
Cycle with friends
went for an easy cycle and a climb
nice
Nothing! I’m being a big fatty this weekend!
16k trail run.
Mountain bike runs Saturday, give form the high desert rain Sunday!
I’m going to Cuba for a vacation tomorrow so I hope to swim there daily.
First ever MTB sportive at Watlington. Tough but good fun
Just hockey this weekend, no cycling unfortunately
Ice skating training on saturday
just a nice mountainbike ride today
Sat: trying to let my left calf to fix itself. Sun: I hope I’ll have the legs for a solid 45min tempo run.
Running and more running.
A weekend full of cycling around the new forest before it becomes too cold.
80K on the rail trail in the rain
Enjoying the unusually warm weather with some running and biking!!
20 round-trip lengths of a 30M long pool!
A nice long run!
Sadly rehab & recover for next weekend … busted ankle
Family run
Whatever there is room for after the family is put to bed, hopefully a lot of late night running!
Marine Corps Marathon. Legs up when race is over.
Watching sixday cycling,
Trying to learn about my new turbo
Preparing for my velodrome certification
Mountainbiking!
Soccer on Saturday
Bike ride out to Nyack on Sunday
Ran a 5K on Saturday and today is off day.
Profiter des cols à vélo avant l’arrivée de l’hiver :-)
On the docket as you say was the “Marathon de Magog”, a 10k race in Quebec Canada. Unfortunately, with a broken collar bone, it was a no go … did some cycling on the trainer instead!
Doing some easy running out here while the weather is still nice!
Downhill day at bike park Wales.
10 mile run and then hike through big cypress swamp.
It’s my son’s first birthday! We are planning a large party and I will get a early morning run!
Ill be cycling on my brand new bike. Shes a beaut!
Some cross training this weekend – doing a ropes course in the forest
Bike/Run/Bike/Run/Sleep
The plan is to get as many miles in before oral surgery takes me out of commission on Tuesday.
First training run at marathon pace. Only 15km but it’ll make 44km this week which is a step up for me!
None. :( Knees are acting up. Maybe next weekend.
Run!
Start Base on TrainerRoad
Bad weather = Netflix and the trainer
cycling on new bike. gran fondo on saturday. today easy run and easy cycling training.
Bike & run sat and then going (attempting) rock climbing on Sunday…
Body weight suspension training
A 30 km run to motivate my a friend of mine who created a challenge on garmin connect. He desperately needs to win somewhere :P
Just a little bit of running
A first ride since the arrival of our baby last sunday would be great
I had a great time cycling down to Kurnell and back.
Outdoor run for 55 minutes
Stacking up wood for winter at my dad’s home and then a 10 k at the local stadium
Ride with Hubby on C&O Canal. Hopefully the bugs will finally be gone!
Just sine race walking and rynning training :D
CX race downtown Toronto yesterday, road ride this morning!
Just soms icespeedskating training thuis weekend ( I am Dutch afterall)
I did two 1 hour recovery rides !
Run with my dogs
5 miles today
Some bike training around Bologna’s hills with friends
Indoor spin session and core. Limited time as flying to Singapore. Still thinking about how to workout on the plane!
Cycling trip to Lanzarote with the Mrs! First 100k cycle planned!
No rides, just recovery.
Some running and bikeing
Recovering from a long run, hopefully yet a nice gravel ride to take advantage of the amazingly warm October weather :)
Volunteer at MCM!
an easy 45’Z2 running
A bit of a late call, but a 100km ride for me.
Runing! Thank you!
22 mile mtb ride and a recovery road ride.
to ride granfondo 120Km
21k run on Monday morning!
I’m having to look at something different as my plantar fascia is playing up. Swimming and biking for me instead of the usual running
Sadly, no training this weekend. Baby sitting duty while the wife works like crazy to hit a deadline.
Weekend of watching sport, London Six followed by the NFL, just about managed a run around Richmond Park this morning. Plenty to film