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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 did my first outdoor 35 miles ride for the start of the season.
Skiing in Val thorens
Paddleboarding + Easy running over in La Paz, MX.
Nice and gentle bikeride in the Kempen on the border between NL and BE.
Had a tough crossfit workout on saturday, then had to take the wife shopping. On sunday there was a buddy wod in the crossfit box and they needed an extra…… guess who volunteered. ?
Taking my son to swim lessons!!
Went on a training ride, prepping for the Tour des Chutes. Wind was sucky, but still, better to be on the bike than not! :)
A cool run in the French Alps, followed by biking in magnificent landscape.
Disney Dark Side Half Marathon!
Easy 18k on the track.
I put in a lot of miles on Zwift. Tour of Watopia still counts as an adventure, right?
2 Tough in-door bike rides using TrainerRoad. Where is the warm weather
I was on a trainer on sunday otherwise working. Great giveaway.thx
Enjoying the weather. 100+ bike ride on Saturday. Strength training Sunday morning and a 8 km trail run in the evening.
Went for a 2h ride, but it felt like much more. Well, beginning of season I guess :(
I had a nice (albeit short) tandem ride with my wife, on an otherwise *very* busy weekend.
Upping my mileage after injury, managing an 8 mile run.
I ran the half-marathon in Bonn
Bike 2 spring, a nice round.
Swim in openwater, and bike transition
A nice and easy run in the vineyards in Bourgogne !
I finally participated in my first 10k race this year after having to skip the usual 3 races in 1Q due to sickness and other impediments. As the weather was that great I decided afterwards to do additional 70k on my bike.
Spent the weekend moving… so stairs, deadlifts, sprint work. Looking forward to next week when normal cycling commute returns so I can have a break.
45 mile ride with some new gravel roads.
Got my final long ride in before first event of Tri season… looking forward to this coming Saturday – 54′ water temps and 40′ air temps…. chilly
Easy 3 mile run.
I watched my wife run her first boston marathon in a monsoon!
2 big rides with my mates. Looking forward to test my form in upcoming races.
Participated in an orienteering competition and then spent two days in Como enjoying life.
Early (6:30am) and cold (4°C) Sunday morning ride with two colleagues.
I did a nice bike ride of 80kms , with a beautiful weather (for the UK !) , followed by some rest the next day !
I’m getting back to regular training in swimming pool, so i swam :)
This weekend was 3 hours on the bike with hill reps on Saturday and give up 20 minutes into the Sunday ride since I was knackered!
climb the summit near my house with my brother-in-law. In the snow the last 2 km!
No cycling this weekend, walk to the pub counts?
Normal Saturday/Sunday long/less long runs. Plus yard work
Preparing my first triathlon
I ran my first 5K this weekend.
25 mile bike ride, half of it with tremendous tailwind, and the other half, well, I’m trying to forget that return leg.
I coached a U8 soccer game and then went for my last long training run before the race this coming weekend.
long swim
Did a 55 km bikeride in the sun.
I run Boston Marathon, heavy rain & strong wind, freezing cold!!!
6 mile Tempo run was a final prep for the Tarheel 10miler next weekend.
Since it was snowing, I skipped the bike ride & hit the gym
I run near the sea
=> new hoops!
I have made a nice mountain bike ride!
A long run and short bike. Finally weather is breaking!
cross country skiing on Saturday and Sunday.
I swam 1,7 km and walked 11km.
I ran and I ran and I ran and I was tired.
Went for a nice 10K
I am starting with cycling, went for two nice uphill rides on the weekend.
Got a lift and treadmill run on Saturday. Looked out the window on wonderful April ice storm on Sunday
Plan to start off on a new round of insanity max 30 training.
Long training ride leading a bunch of school girls.
I swam/ran the Boston Marathon. Fun times.
5k Parkrun in Moscow
first 110km cycle in a while. Still recovering…
I went for a short, but useful walk with my husband.
went for a 5 mile hike!
training for work, training for ironman
Solo ride and club ride 120 miles in total. A good weekend even though it was cold.
Run, swim and long flat bike ride
Cheers
This weeekend I got out for my first outdoor road ride of the season! Our New England weather is finally starting to give way to spring.
One week after running the Rotterdam Marathon I did a 5 km run this weekend.
camping and gravel grinding.
7,4 mile run on Saturday first 4 miles with the dog) then the rest without her on Saturday, on Sunday 33 miles on the trainer ( cycleops magnum) then another 30 min run
First triathlon of the year. So Saturday rest and Sunday also rest … after finishing, though
building up my running mileage after a long winter. there’s still some s now but pavement is increasingly clear.
Went on the first outdoor ride of the season. Took it easy with a 30km ride.
Some long distance rounds with bike and also a half marathon on the other day.
I suffered my way through the BWR!
Lots of running after a toddler.
did a 80k bike loop and a bit of running
I ran. And ran and ran and ran. Then I slept and did it all over again the next day.
I did a long trainer ride and a long run.
I’m breaking in some new racing flats for a couple of upcoming races.
Does putting in new tile in my bathroom count as an athletic adventure? I’m going to say yes!
Did Alpe du Zwift but even harder was moving a mountain of mulch into my garden beds in pouring rain.
I did a nice run with my wife around the Puy de Dôme.
Recovering from an ear operation. Though I didn’t go anywhere, my balance issues made it quite a spin
Just waiting for the weeekend, new cycling aventure in the mountains besides good friends :)
100km on the fixie followed by a lot of birthday cake…
Cycling along Geneva Lake and a 10km run.
Have a good move to Amsterdam!
Going for a open water swim which i haven’t done for a month.
Got to swim and do a long bike ride!
I did a ride around the lake in Neuchâtel. And a lot of washing ;)
To get back in shape by running!
Looking forward to riding on weekends
More cycling on Zwift do to the cold and snow that will not end…..
Chasing, lifting and running with toddlers! Tough work!
5 mile run in central park.
No running! Recovery from Boston.
Did a fast 40 mile with some fast guys! My butt was kicked but managed to survive lol
Had halfmarathon last weekend and crosscountry skiing the weekend after this one, so my plans is simple. Have a rest.
I did a 55k bike recovery ride.
I sat on the trainer, this will make me feel better about doing that
Hmmm, I guess I did a 9.5 mile pyramid run on Sunday. But more importantly…give me stuff :).