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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.
Long run on Sat followed by a short run on Mon.
My weekend plans consisted of a long trail run with my wife.
I just started the rest running streak thanking those who made the ultimate sacrifice. I also rode y’day & will swim, bike & run tmrw!
I am going to do some hard rides on my way to various activities. It is all about integrated workouts into my busy life!
Just planning to do a short run, followed by a Sunday long run.
I road all 3 days of the long weekend. Packed in a good amount of miles and hills is beautiful Wisconsin. Definitely could have done without my two flats in an hour on Saturday though!!
camping trip, mountain biking, trail running, and swimming.
Focus on more interval based training. Including sprints on the running/bike path behind my place, and the local “stairs” which consists of 125 steep stairs and a dirt hill to sprint up. My old Polar FT4 doesn’t cut it anymore.
Hoping to get back into running this weekend. A new toy would serve as extra motivation! Lol
I am recovering from a very nasty stomach virus. I am recovering from a very nasty stomach virus
A couple of wet laps around Central Park.
Just trying to finish the month strongly. Still waking up to frost most mornings and by the time the temperature is looking friendly the wind and afternoon rain showers have arrived. Such is springtime in the Rockies.
20 mile bike ride, 3 mile run and then a round of golf
Short run Saturday, mountain bike ride Sunday, golf and 30 mile road ride today. Great weekend.
This weekend, I got in one run with my whole family and two by myself. I also enjoyed some BBQ.
Drive 20 hours, catch a Northern Pike or two and relax.
Sat 7km easy trail run, Sunday 7km tempo on the road
Monday 3km Recovery Run,
Tuesday speed work on the track at (5km/10km pace)
Eating way too much good food and not even touching my running shoes.
Weekend training plans scrapped due to Achilles tendonitis. Stretching, rolling and PT exercises are the plan.
Mountain biking in the WVa mountains and BBQing.
4 miles of swim, 160 miles of biking and 25 miles on foot….. And lots of food and laying around.
I’ll Be in myanmar! so hopefully a lovely long slow run through the temples in Bagan!!!
I will be doing a low HR run on Monday
Whoops, I’m a bit late to the game, but I think I can still let you know what I did this weekend, even if it is past tense.
We tried to spend as much time on the bikes as possible. A bit of rain delayed us, but we managed to get nearly 50 miles in between storms!
Barely getting in on this one. I’ll do a weekend in review. Friday I did calisthenics and handstand training. Saturday me and the wife went to a ninja warrior obstacle course and then biked 5 miles. We had a lunch at a little cafe with roast beef, havarti, pogaca, oatberry shortbread. Sunday was just handstand training and mobility work. Mexican for lunch and a hamburger cookout for dinner. This morning I did The Murph workout in honor of Memorial Day. Grilled pork chops, carrots and broccoli for dinner. Back to reality in the morning.
Canoe 150 miles down the Rum River, (and drink a little rum along the way)
Doing a 5 miler
Swim
I will be having some friends coming over!
Normal weekend long bike/run/swim training, plus the bonus of leisurely, anytime, holiday workouts on Monday. Oh, the beer and grilling are great too.
Too hot this weekend…long run cancelled!
two trail runs with friends an open water swim at the lake. And a nice long hike with my four legged friend!
Tennis ball machine workout!
Getting back to running, with a plan to do 10k matching my time from 20+ years ago.
Tunes Saturday, cookout Sunday, and 12mi run Monday.
Riding as much as possible in the time available! Hopefully getting in some hills and maybe gravel.
8 Mile Trail Run on Saturday
16 Mile Long Run Sunday
Food Monday
I’m returning from a family vacation this weekend, so I’m going to be trying to get back on track with my training.
Long Trail Runs in National Park each day of the long weekend
I ended up going on two longer rides at a leisurely pace, soaking up the beautiful weather in Wisconsin! I had to get my bike rides in before devouring brats and BBQ!
Trainer Road!
My training plans for the weekend were a bike ride on Saturday followed by a run on Sunday with Monday off. Unfortunately, I ended up napping on Sunday and missed my run! But, with it being just a week after the Chattanooga 70.3 I’m not too worried. :-)
Two swims this weekend (with the kids)
i’m gonna run, run, and run. once fast, once short, and once long.
Ran Mountain 2 Beach marathon on sunday
I took a weekend off from the bike and did some remodeling around the house.
Training for my first 5k so 3mi interval runs
Sorry, weekend’s over. Spent it off-network, at a mountain lake deep in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. Happily, posted an entry an hour and a half before closing time.
10 mile run on Saturday morning followed by 2 days of rest in preparation for half marathon on June 5th.
Continued training for fall and winter ultras. Speed work Saturday and a long run Monday, with some smoked ribs on the grill Sunday.
No training, just some family time at the lake, trying to catch a few fish. Training resumes on Tuesday. Thanks to all who have fallen.
My weekend plans included a marathon then some much deserved rest.
I did a long bike ride on Sunday followed by a short slow run.
Soccer soccer soccer!
Got a random invitation to go run a trail half marathon course on Sunday. My weekly running volume has been about 13 miles, so of course I said yes.
Running a 5k race and then surviving food-a-palooza with my family
A long weekend in Baxter state park, Maine (just returned!). Hiking, rowing, and, of course, some running. Was fantastic (except for the small but annoying insects…).
Walked 5 miles with the kids, spouse, and our two labs in Pine Grove Furnace. Took a stop along the way for the labs to take a swim in the creeks along the walk.
Mtb and and short run
Just some easy hills Sunday and Monday.
Barely squeezed in 2 short rides and 1 BBQ.
Run focused weekend with lots of beer/swim brick sets. And by swim I mean floating in a raft double fisted. Merica.
12oz arm curls all day. Maybe a few runs to the…. grocery. j/k weights, running, rowing, and swimming if I’m adventurous
Doing some running and lots of yard work!
Wanted to get back to p90x but ended up eating ice cream and watching movies.
Casual bike ride, morning run, and chillaxing by the pool
Body weight exercises and a run or two.
Lots of swimming with the kids and the dog at the lake. And bar-b-q
run in the morning
Getting in a long run before my second half marathon in a couple weeks.
Only got out and rode my bike today since I was in Chicago all weekend
Grilling steak and ignoring my training peaks plan
25 mile ride sat and sun BBQ on Monday
Lots of beach time and a 10K Memorial Day run (completed with a PR).
Short backpacking trip with my family.
After a 2 week hiatus check out my new neighborhood in Seattle with a long run along the waterfront.
Swim 3km at Shek O Hong Kong and bike training for 100km at Shek O road.
Three days off work – three days of jogging and getting coffee.
Weekend of training (swim, bike, run) in Lake Placid and climbing Whiteface Mt.
This is probably too late? (hopefully not)
Planned to do a 20 miles run and did it!
Just regular cycling on my City speedway
A swim and a brick on Saturday, a long bike on Sunday!
Remembering how to run after a winter and spring of much smoother biking. Time in the pool with the kids is tri training, right?
Taking it easy this weekend. Beer and burgers and remembering those who sacrificed for our freedom.
Lots of kettlebell swings, along with some getups.
Ironman Nice tapering so a 4 hr ride, open water swim, and running intervals
Training for La Marmotte. Just completed 184 windy km in Bangkok on Sunday