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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.
The Pain Cave ?
I took the weekend off to finish decorating the house for the Trick-or-Treaters. (The Mrs. is working the “early voting” sites, and therefore is unable to participate in her favorite celebration. So that makes it impossible to work on the fitness…next workout will be Tuesday.
Turbo trainer most likely
Recovery ride after the Marine Corps Marathon yesterday!
Path of Condie Half Marathon, a local race with lots of hills :-)
Cycle Saturday and run Sunday.
2 hours pedaling and 1 hour running
Setting up my new Tacx Neo ….. Zwift here I come ….
Run on the lakeshore trail in Chicago.
Last minute outdoor cycling in New York State before the cold & winter of 2016/2017 set-in.
Weekend plan is to get my motivation back…
Easy running in this last summer time
mountain biking at Pisgah Saturday including the Black Mountain descent and then Sunday mountain biking warrior creek on a single speed hardtail.
running in kauai!
On Sunday I took pictures of the competitors of the Frankfurt Marathon and supported some friends.
Cause there was no time to run yesterday, I have done a 26K Trailrun in the taunus today with round about 800m elevation gain.
Banging out another dns, injuries suck
15 km trail run!
Ran 9 miles on Sunday.
On Saturday, a light spin of the legs on the Kikr SNAP . Sunday I am doing the 103km Carnival City Macsteel Cycle Race in Johannesburg, South Africa. Woohoo!
I will start training dogs to be ready for a winter season of sleddog racing. Would love to have a camera on my sled!
on the turbo trainer this weekend
Hi!
I have to do a long run on saturday and easy cycling on sunday just to burn the bag of halloween candies I am going to eat :)
Weights
Final CX race of the season.
Long run in the rain
Long run along the bike trail. Enjoying the sights !
Half on Saturday! Then rest… sleep… pizza…
Hi Ray, still loving the site – keep up the good work! I will be mostly running (currently nearing the end of a 366 day streak), maybe a little cycling too. :-)
Night MTB ride and some road time
Its Parkrun on Sat morning, and hopefully a season’s best time. Are there Parkruns in Paris?! anyway, a long run on Sunday as well,
Thanks, Conor
Long ride in the desert.
If the feaver leaves me it’s a trailrace on the agenda called Kullamannen – zone of death.
This weekend was a 16 mile long run
Hi,
I’ll ride in th Aravis. Colors at this season deserve capturing on the Gpro Hero 5.
Olivier
Some running and CF.
Bike till my legs hurt
By a Fatbike (decision narrowed to Rocky Mountain Blizzard -50, Cube NuTrail, and Scott Big Ed – help me decide!); then continue to live the bike life!
I got a double weekend of CX racing this weekend!
Continuing to recover my mojo after a nasty crash 6 weeks ago.
Easy ride with the Tri Shop crew.
On the docket this weekend is/was the Frankfurt marathon. Finished 100th place exactly. Surely an omen. For something.
Just running
Off season maintenance long run and ride!
Going out for some Fall long runs!
A half-marathon, not hard, just a training run with some friends.
Saturday: Golf in the morning and then a trail run through Johannesburg. Exploring an old favorite on the MTB on Sunday
Marathon training; 16 miles Saturday, 20 miles Sunday
This weekend is all about coastal runs in Santa Cruz, CA. 6 Miles on Saturday, and 10+ on Sunday.
100k cycle Saturday morning and a leg loosener run on Sunday
Digging deep into the winter cycling cave.
Structured training for the winter starts this week, for 3 days a week, plus core training in the off days.
Work demands mean that my best hope is a turbo session, followed by being dragged around trails with the hounds. Although Saturday’s work might look vaguely like the ugly stepson of HIIT!
I am just trying to get back out there running and cycling after a period of negative motivation! Gonna take some doing but hopefully I’ll catch the bug again!
A loooong week of holidays and recovery
Swim meet on Saturday
Currently on vacation in New Zealand, so planning a few hikes and a mountain bike
Trail run
Bike/run brick on saturday am and a trail run on sunday. Then some golf. With a cart. And beer.
20km hike
Biking and Running — 3 weeks til IM!
Complete the training plan for climb one of the Portuguese iconic climbs!
Treadmill run, bike on the trainer, and strength/stretching workouts.
Cycle on Saturday and 10k on Sunday!
Bike ride Saturday. recover from Halloween party sunday
10k mountain race!
Since I have my highest ever measured weight now, I’m starting with easy MTB-rides.
Ran a 10k here in Houston on Sunday
treadmill half marathon this weekend!
Swimming, swimming, and more swimming…….
I’m strongly leaning toward a 10K, the Veteran’s Day 10K in Buffalo, NY. I’ve had a solid training month after my recent Fall marathon and I’d like to focus on knocking my short distance times down.
Speedwork on the TM, couple of Sealfit workouts, and a ride.
A 5 mile run on Saturday and a 6 mile hike on Sunday with the wife. It was a nice weekend!
Quick ride Sunday…the weather held!
Just a 5k this weekend.
Bike trip to Brevard, NC
Running in the Lakeland fells!
“Lumiere’s Challenge” in Disney – 10K Saturday and 13.1 Sunday. Silly and fun!
Setup indoor trainer then rode for 1h45min. Love the rollers!
Weather was fantastic on Sunday, so I went for a 13 miler with some M-pace sections thrown in.
Tapering this week, Hamilton Road to Hope Marathon Sunday
I’m going to scare me up some candy by riding around with a large scary spider attached to my bike :-)
Just 1200m swim, no time to more.
Trail Running for me, giving it a bash for the first time, plenty of walking with the dog and bairn as well!
a 10 miler long run in prep for the NYC marathon..
Two easy 6 mile runs (long run day is Monday).
A bit of Zwifting
Still some nice days in Minnesota to be out on the bike.
Hello, thé last cycling week-end…too cold on France
Back to training again after a knee injury. Just a short indoor cycling session
Fifty-mile tandem ride with my beautiful wife.
My very first FTP Test(s).
taper for a 50k on sunday and dial in the PAIN CAVE for a long winter of turbo
Hiking in the Superior Trail.
Ski Training
20 k run on both Saturday and Sunday
Over the weekend, 47mi bike ride and a half marathon training run… This weekend, Ragnar Trails
Chasing my kids around their practices and activities and sweating my butt off capturing memories for 4 families! :)
Gonna run after some witches, then hop on my bike and chase some ghosts and finally end the night drinking with some ghouls.
Fall is all about mountain biking for me. I’ve wanted a Go Pro for awhile now to catch images of surprised wildlife out on the trails.
CXTO Cookie CX race – Cyclocross returns to the city in Toronto.