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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.
I watched the Boston marathon!
2 runs near Paris :-)
Spectated the GF running her first half marathon on Sunday
I swam, ran and rode, making the most of rare nice weather
Had an adventure with 21 family members (11 kids) at a Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park. First time using my Go Pro Hero 6 (from Clever Training) in the water.
First time ski touring at Les 3 Vallées. Really enjoy it. Thank you.
Crappy weather in the ATL. Elliptical and dancing to plena music
traveled by plane and car for about 10 hours for a family event. Managed to sneak in an 1h run only. Then traveled back :p
Nearly made it to the lake for first open water swim of the year, then sanity returned and I wear for a run inserted
Family fencing practice.
Hiked Ogden Waterfalls … moderate trail with amazing views of Ogden, Utah!
Pilates in the morning and hour ride in pain cave on zwift
On Saturday I did my second 5k race ever, it was actually 6k so that was bummer. My first time ever seeing somebody finishing who had the “runs” and didn’t stop to take a ….. :0 and Sunday I did my first 15k in the Sahara city run in the beautiful town Lommel (BELGIUM). Good race just a slow start because I was to careful.
Went for a short ride/run to tapper for my race next weekend.
Taught confirmation class two different times to over 20 kids. That counts!!!
Rode stage 5 of Tour of Watopia on Zwift!
Quick run after a week of laziness
Took my new cross bike out for a spin.
Leisurely hike along the beach in Half Moon Bay, Ca
worked a Track Meet at Hayward Field
Did a relaxed 10-mile ride / wine tasting adventure with my wife through wine country in Calistoga, Ca. I was a bit wobbly when on foot, but not on the bike. Go figure. ;^)
Saturday’s Montrose group ride whipped us into frenzy from Cory Williams’ attacks. That afternoon I took my boy and his friends riding on the local path to throw rocks into the river.
Sunday was my bud’s 40th birthday ride. We went 40 for his 40th. But I had two flats on our terrible roads for his super special gift. What a friend! LOL.
My son was ill, so instead of bike ride and run I did a lot of walking with a stroller. Will catch up this week.
I did the Moors and Shores Adventure Cross. My first time on gravel roads, singletrack, puddles like lakes and mud. My trusty CX bike kept me upright the whole 52 miles and saw me round!
Walking the dog in the rain was the extent of it.
Watching the Boston Marathon while it snows 20” outside.
Slow and Easy 9.2 mile run. The big excitement was a fall during mile 8. Very, very embarrassing but my tights and gloves held up. However, I could always use a new pair or two :)
Vacationing in Miami, but will do some running to be ready for the Summer Triathlons!
A quickie ride to the beach
Halfmarathon in Poznań with new PB :)
Not much, just walking with my kid
Amazing first of the season ride up right hand for of Hobble Creek. I am excited for spring here in Utah.
Hi Ray,
A nice Zwift race on Saturday (#2) and footing in “Le bois de Vincennes” on Sunday.
BR
First and last xc skate race for the season.
Took a long walk with my wife down the Strand in Coronado, and then promptly cancelled the effects of the walk with a gelato.
Went for a long recovery run with my son!
Did 2 zwift rides while the kids were sleeping. Love zwift as a single ( divorced) father. Next weekend its time to ride outside!
I cleaned my bike to prepare to start commuting again this week.. and I have done so today!
Had a bad cold, so just did a small amount of stretching.
Windy and rain showers in the forecast. Tried to go between the rain drops but only partly successful
Shoveling snow for hours during the lovely spring blizzard in Minneapolis
First beautiful weather, went for a 120k bike ride!
I did lots of walking / pram pushing / baby carrying round Cologne this weekend while visiting friends.
Repeated same circuit as my previous Tour de Zwift, a buzz to be riding by myself only for the next TdZ to come flooding in from right field, so I joined the herd,
A nice 2h road bike ride with good friends.
4.5 hour bike ride
Ran 20K as prep for Vienna marathon. Was bloody hot here…
Was in a wedding this weekend, so it was a full on “recovery” weekend!
Snowshoeing at Rabbit Ears Pass in tons of fresh snow.
100 mile adventure across Norfolk UK
I went for a run with a friend training for his half-marathon, and we saw an otter jogging on the cycle/run path! Likely running negative splits…
Arrived on Mallorca last saturday for a week of riding the beautiful Tramuntana hills!
Have a GREAT bike ride with my life long buddy!
Did a little ride over to France and back – because, well, why not?
I got my best training week in this past week. 3 runs, 4 bikes, 3 swim an a pilates session.
Bad weather in Montreal…dancing on the black ice of the streets ;-)
Ran a 11 k and managed to finish with a new PB :-)
It snowed and snowed here…so I mostly thought about running from my couch. I know, I know…
Just started training for triathalon, would spend it on a power meter for my bike.
I want ride and enjoy my bike with this!
week three of 10k training!
Amstel Gold Race done! 235km, my longest ride, with a very nice group of friends!
Easy 21km while keeping an eye on the app-tracker for my sister’s debut mara.
I didn’t ride this weekend, however I did install a front and rear dashcam in my car and that required some flexibility and endurance. Removing interior panels isn’t for the faint of heart.
Did a 120 kilometers group ride
On Saturday, I lead a group training run in 30 degree temperatures and 30 to 40 mph wind gusts that made the trees snap, crackle and pop. Also, it was at 6:30 AM. Sunday, I rode the trainer.
Short bike trip
Does planting sod count? if not, biking to the library with a tailer filled with books and kids
A mate and I did a 42km trail run with +1700m vert… 50km race in 4 weeks. Bring it on.
Missed the sunny Saturday and so rode the wet and muddy Sunday instead
19km run through Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna. :-)
A nice easy 8km jog along the beautiful Papamoa Beach in NZ.
Short 6 mile run following a half-marathon last week.Peep
Athletic pursuits: Drinking wine. That is all.
went for a longish slow run around the lakes
I ran for the first time in 2 weeks after a suspected trapped nerve, oh how I’ve missed it
Three words. Intensive. Aerobic. Brick.
Did a trail running race and some bike ride for training
Getting ready for a 70.3 so a 17k run on Saturday and 100k ride Sunday. Nice time of year to be outdoors in Queensland.
not much, oh wait I ran to change my son’s diaper
Bike riding in 30+ mph winds. Then dodged tornadoes. Sound like fun?
Got in a pair of five mile runs as I begin training for the Boilermaker 15K in July.
Did a 50k “run” with about 8,000 feet of climbing (8,000 up, 8,000 down) in preparation for the 50 mile race I have coming up at the end of the month.
Ran through some rain. Nothing like Boston, but some cold rain nevertheless.
Mountain biked, motocrossed and drank a few cold ones.
first triathlon of the year and I won! passed first place with 0.5 mi left on the run to take the win!
Tuned up my 10yo daughter’s new-to-her hardtail bike and did about 15km over neighborhood cycling to get her ready for mountain bike season (if the snow ever melts)!
Finally Spring Weather in NY, but my bike is not tuned up yet, so I climbed Alpe DU Zwift for the first time then took our little one to the park for 2 hours!
I pushed my son in his pushchair around our local parkrun, he loved it and Wanted me to do it again…..faster!!
First long run weekend after getting back into distance training.
What about the tour of Lake Geneva?
Kept myself busy on Saturday morning – parkrun (timed 5k) at 9.30, then a local 10k race at 11…
Hi, we went out for two 10K training runs n the woods this weekend. That was fun.
Weights followed by a Peleton ride
I love a spam sandwich and will be working it off on the bike with a new Power2Max powermeter as recommended by DCrainmaker!
Couldn’t cycle. Couldn’t run. Couldn’t swim. Next weekend though… going to ride all day long!
I played 2 games of netball back to back, not bad for a nearly 60 yr old
Did a metric century from Los Gatos’ Lexington Reservoir to Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and back. Gorgeous day, mostly quiet backroads except for some car traffic on Summit Road
Did some long runs, lots of fun in great weather :)
We had a big race weekend here in St. Louis. Saturday was as Road Race and Sunday a Crit. PRs for me in both races and was a ton of fun.