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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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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’ve been doing yoga and going for runs. That’s it.
I just got back from an early-Sunday-morning ten-mile run from one end of a busy road to the other — which, being Sunday and all, was quiet enough for me to run in the middle of the street for most of it.
a nice cross country bike ride
Indoor trainer ride in my basement.
Stage 5 Watopia – my first completed Tour of Watopia!
4 mile run on trail near my house.
40 mile ride this morning, no choice but to go outside as I’ve only just bought a house and got the room for a turbo trainer.
Just a chilly walk in the fields. Saw some birds. That’s about it.
since we are not completely locked out, I still could enjoy my training in the spring outdoors :)
40 km MTB ride
I use my dumb trainer almost daily. Let me win a smart trainer.
Last workout was a home gym strength workout (deadlift and bench).
Never rode that much on zwift!
My last proper training was last thursday, I ran together with a friend both on our own side of the cyclepath (the only proper place to run in this area, east of province Utrecht), when someone was approaching we took one side of the path with a proper distance. Luckily we did that, after the run Strava said that my HR was a little bit too high for the type of workout, on Friday I got fever and all corona related problems. I’m in bed now, feeling ok but not good.
An indoortrainer would really help Me in preparing for my first OD triathlon in june, it will be postponed probably but this will be anyhow be the year of my first tri.
Please all keep your distance and stay safe, maybe you won’t have any problems but help others to stay save!
Taking 7 days off after completing a half marathon training cycle, so I hit the Peloton power zones this week. I’d love a trainer.
A trainer would be very nice.
Garmin with Pulse OX for me please.
I did an easy ride on my trainer.
Treadmill run. 5 miles
Trying to get my endurance level up and be able to run faster, for longer with a lower HR
Walked/Jogged 18 holes on a local golf links (reverse). Saw two couples, but they gave me a wide birth as I passed. Safe. Thanks Ray.
Stage 1 of Tour de Watopia
Last training was a progression run at sunset with most of the people luckily at home having dinner
Walked the dog!
Riding outside while staying 6 feet away.
Short run on the path along the river…in cold rain.
Run in the pouring rain, which made distancing easy!
Using Youtube to do some inhouse workouts! Hope everyone is staying healthy
Just a couple of walks for me
Did a 20 mile outdoor ride on the local rioads on my own , my daughter is working on a Corona virus ward and riding safely outdoors helps me chill and keep my mind off the worry that this presents us with!
I really need to replace …all my indoor cycling things!
I rode tour of watopia on zwift this morning in my endorphin attic
Run along the canal
A smart trainer would definitely be useful to get through this lockdown!
Ran with no one around!
2 hour stationary bike routine and yoga session
Some rehab work following a stress fracture – core and stength exercises
2.5 hour mountain bike ride with a few friends. We all maintained the 6ft (2m) distance.
Last run was yesterday, along a highway beeing close to some cars and a bird.
Running back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth in front of the house.
Outside of regular family walks, I managed to do an out side TrainerRoad sweet spot workout yesterday! Hope everyone is able to be as healthy as possible.
I’m still riding outdoors making the most of it before lockdown!
Zwift Stage 1 Tour of Watopia- Shorter Ride
A fairly relaxed 100k ride with a few mean inclines at the end. Alone of course. Total Zen :-)
The last workout I did was a core and shoulder workout using body weight only. I did it solo on the floor in my room! The workout consisted of 5 sets of:
Shoulder taps x 20
Cobra/downward dog x 10
Toe touches x 10
Cross Mountain Climbers x 20
Squats x 20
Pushups x 20
30 seconds plank
Do the set with no breaks in between and break between sets! Finish with 5 sets of 10 leg tucks.
I’ve been looking into bike trainers a lot recently and I’ve been frequenting this site to learn more and educate myself on which to buy!
Country about to be in lockdown – I need a smart trainer. Thanks Ray
A little riun outside
30 min Peloton spin class
Just finished a solo 10k
Live in a less crowded area. So getting up early and just go for it gives me enough distance.
I did three stages of tour of watopia back to back :)
Out and back again on Zwift!
Basement strength training
I went for a quick run in the local neighborhood which is permitted under local regulations if you keep a 1,5 m perimeter (the government wants to promote staying active).
A trainer would be a game changer for me since I would be able to sport and yet stay close to my 12 week old daughter.
Did a couple of runs in the forezt behind my house. Lots of space, very few people there. So fortunate in the current circumstances in The Netherlands and rest of the world.
10km run at the river bank. At 9PM nobody was out.
I did a TrainerRoad Baird-1. It is my go to ride for an hour.
Luckily work is still going and it’s in the middle of nowhere, so going for a run at lunch meant I didn’t see anyone who required avoiding…
Thanks again!
4 mile run on Zwift using my NPE Runn
Still able to do more or less my regular training outside, just keeping the distance to the people I meet. Did 22k run this Saturday.
Bike ride but inside on my personal home trainer.
1 mile run to tesco
Zwift…..watopia
Attempted a socially distance run, one of my usual routes where normally i see no one. Now i’m seeing loads of people out walking
I’m bummed I didn’t buy a Wahoo Kickr Core before our lockdown, the old dumb trainer I dusted off sucks.
Got an hour long quarantine home-gym workout, complete with the lone 4kg kettle bell!
9 km run in quite easy pace in Warsaw. Only me and wind
5K with nice weather in Dallas this morning
Indoor biking in my basement with zwift and Disney+…
Just me myself and I
Indoor training and splitting logs.
Forgot to read the instructions. My last workout on Zwift was today and was called Cucumber for whatever reason.
3 hours on the gravel bike alone in the woods. Just riding around in zone 2 exploring..
My last socially-distant exercise was today running at the beach… Unfortunately not many people were being socially-distant, and I ended up spending a lot of time running on the grass to keep at least 3m away from everyone.
Cycle home from work on some beautiful and completely deserted country lanes.
Early afternoon weekday bike ride, but traffic like a quiet Sunday morning.
A quick run on the bike path near my house, not very busy.
A solo road ride with a trip to the ER at the end after I crashed and broke both bones in my arm. FML. Trainer Life for a while!!
Went for a run on some weird roads and a new bridge not yet open to the public. Only had to dodge one walker in 5 miles.
Coronavirus killed the sports
Last workout was a 60 minute suffer in the garage with body weight and TRX straps and a pull-up bar. Running and mtb have also been done, but dialed back on anything risky on the MTB. Trying to avoid popular hours and keep doing my part to stay healthy and away from others.
Im used FulGaz two days ago.
Last workout (today) was on zwift, previous one was actually an outdoor run trying to avoid people
Managed to get in a 5k trail run with the wife on a beautiful Autumn afternoon in Brisbane.
Another so soon?
Today i did an indoor bike on the Tacx.
Zwift ride with the other half!
Kids yoga online with my kiddos
I did a socially distant 10 mile run on the rail-trail near by apartment.
Walking indoor
just feeding my babe!
6am mtb ride… Finished as others were just starting to get out.
Training ride with no cars out there
Tabata in my pain cave:
8x(20s/10s) Squats (1/2 jumped) – 60s pause
8x(20s/10s) Push-ups – 60s pause
8x(20s/10s) Sit ups
I did a Zwift training ride on my Tacx Vortex in my basement two days ago!
Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Long run. Again. Because who doesn’t like double the points for the effort.
NPE Runn TickrX Landice L8
I did a Beep Test on an isolated Netball court…alone.
Walked in the rain for 30 minutes.
Worked out in our condo building’s fitness room alone. My husband would like a new trainer.
20 mile bike ride. Not to many people out and about.
Rest is part of working out, right? So I am resting at home.
Had a nice socially distant trail jog with my brother today. He’s faster than I am so keeping 2m gap was easy ;$
Ray, thanks for the giveaways and reviews. My last workout was 7 miles on very muddy, wet trails.