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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.
Ssswwwwweeeeeeeeeettttt!!!!!!
Fingers crossed!
why not? :)
Try and try again
ONe last chance. Too many meetings today to get in on it all.
The want is strong
Yes
The 935 would be super sweet. I loved my fénix 3 but eventually had to give it up. This would let me track my workouts again.
hod dam missed the gopro… but then this!
Thanks!
Forerunner 935, yes please. :-)
Oh yes please I’d love to win one of these!
One last try for this year!
Nice!
Pleassse!!!!
Saved the best for last
thanks
I love stravaganzas!
The end.
I have a dream (and yes, also about the 935…)
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.” But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating “For Whites Only”. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with a new meaning, “My country, ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!
Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!
But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
Me
A neeeewwwww Garmin!
It would be a real upgrade for me!
Could take another one :D
Nice looking watch.
Thanks Ray and Clever Training.
The last one, but not the least :D
No more carrying my phone please
Running, yes!
Is absolutely love a 935 I’m using the Garmin 235
I really need a sport watch like this one. I hope I get lucky this time.
Best and most in depth!!!
Really could use this. Thanks Ray
if it is for free… then ill take it!
Yay triathlon watches!
Really would like to upgrade from my 920!
I’m up way too late for this …
Hopefully this will work better than the Fenix 5 plus I had to return
S’hydrater not a Forerunner 935
Please let it be me! :)
Will definitely it to good use
Watch out!
Another chance for more training ;-)
i like free things!
That would be awesome!
Could definitely use a new watch! Always enjoy the articles and reviews!
Cool
Pick me me me
Bellissimo orologio superiamo
Count me in please!
Cooool!
I would be very, very happy!
If I had a 935 I might talk myself into doing an Ironman again. Thanks.
Great day indeed. Thanks for all the amazing giveaways.
Ooh been eyeing this bad boy for sometime now
Good times!
This is a great idea
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Could be time for an upgrade!
Been saving for something to track fitness. Would really appreciate a tool like this.
Oooh
Need multi sport now!
Need this watch. Tired of lugging around the heavy Fenix. Time for an upgrade!
Yes please!
I love Garmin watches!
i want it!
Ray, thanks for doing all of this yet again – Sooo… Much… Fun…!
A new garmin watch would be great to train with
:)
Woot! Great last prize.
Save me from buying the new Apple Watch ;).
Yes please
Yes please!!!! From Vancouver, Canada
I love Garmin watches! Could really use a new one for my son that just started x country!
Garmin products are great. This would be a great addition for my run workouts.
good morning!
In it to win it
We are probably free for all the time
Wow gorgeus
Great looking watch. Love Garmin devices
I want one,
I could use an upgrade
So tired, need sleep!
The Fenix 5p looks like a great watch!
Great website and podcasts. Keep it up. We love it!
Nice gift for the wife
Yes, please!
Cool!
Yes please!
This would be amazing
Love your work!!
I need an upgrade!
I would love a new GPS watch!
I’m a Garmin guy
My old watch is getting old, time for a new one.
Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!
Last chance! All I want for Giveaway Extravaganza is a new GPS watch!!!
Yes, please.
Nice watch
Winner!
Thank you for the opportunity! Would love to use the 935!
Nice
Me please!
Looks tasty!
I would this watch
I like it so much!
Phew, last one
Entering the giveaway. I’d definitely enjoy clocking some miles with this puppy
Yeah!
Love Garmin!! The strap just broke on my old watch. Looking to replace.
Love me some Garmin wearables
wahoo
Hi, I could certainly wear that one.
OMG!
I would love a watch thanks Ray
It’s been a good ride. Unfortunately I missed much of it due to work, kids, sleep, etc. Anyway, thanks Ray!
Nice watch
Say hello to my new watch!
Last but not least!
Cheers!
Sure hope that I can run away with this one.
Would be nice
hello!
Training for a 70.3 tri next year and really need a watch with the battery life to keep up!
This! Yes please DC Rainmaker.
Yes please
Hey
I’d like one!
crossing fingers.
What a great prize! My birthday this week nudge nudge wink wink
Would love to run with it
Would love this!
935 ftw!
Need it!
Yes please!
Keep up the good work!
Hyped
Give me please…
Please and thanks…been wanting one
So many awesome products! The suspense is killing me! Thank you for an exciting day!!
I want at least a 645, but a 935 is also fine! :)
Life caught up, got a family, my wife manage our money and i am stuck with my fenix 3 HR
Really need this right now ;)
I would go for the 645 music.
Great! I like it.
Hey!
Thanks!
I enjoy your reviews!
Yes please
Joe Bailey
Need a to replace my dinosaur of a 910xt that is slowing dieing
Love my 935, but it would be nice to have a backup in case something happens to mine (like the multiple deaths of my 910xt’s).
Excellent
You are the best! Thanks for taking me?
Good to the last drop…. Thanks Ray for another great event!
This would be so good!
Last dance. Here goes nothing.
The strap matches my belly
Lel me be a winner winner chicken dinner!!
Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Wow
Multi-fantastic!
Fingers crossed!!
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Awesome!
run lola run
Thanks for all the great in-depth reviews. Got my VA3 because of your unbiased articles.
Put me in!
Pick me! Pick me! Please!!
As a Garmin 235 user I look forward to upgrading some day. I love my running and my tech. Wonder twin powers….ACTIVATE!
Awesome sport watch. I’d love to have it, currently looking to replace my old Polar ;-)
Would love to win.
Weeeeeee
Very nice watch, maybe I‘m lucky.
Would be great.
Yes please!
Boo. Got busy and missed a few
One last chance
and one day, i felt like running.
Nice last prize. Strong finish.
Last try.
I need it
Please, please, please!
Last Shot!…make it a good one!
I’d love that watch!
Nice yellow!
It´ll be useful since my 920xt died.
DC Rainmaker is definitely my go-to source for credible, opinionated reviews! Awesome!
Please!
LoL kept forgetting to see what was being offered!
Me please
Yes please ?
Last chance to Win!
Watch entry!
Great watch.
Me
Cooll!! So I can switch with my 920xt…
It’s my birthday! Please please
Count me in!
More Garmin!
Thanks for the amazing 24 hours of giveaways Ray.
Yes please!! Missed all the other giveaways, so a one shot wonder on the last one!!