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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend
I’m operating on a bit of a 1-day broadcast delay this week, and not because I’m trying to protect anyone from any wardrobe malfunctions – but rather simply because it was a busy weekend as you’ll see below. Plus, we’ve … Read More Here
Week in Review–May 26th, 2014
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here
How I evaluate Kickstarter and crowd-funded projects for rainbow-farting ponies
Each week I typically highlight a handful of crowd-funded projects within my ‘Week in Review’ series. These projects are almost always sports and fitness related, as that’s where most of my interest lies. In the case of these projects, the … Read More Here
Hands on with the IOLITE GPS-enabled swim goggles
A week or two ago a small company from Utah launched a new swim goggle on Kickstarter that’s aimed at openwater swimmers trying to swim straight. As anyone whose done an openwater swim will tell you that can sometimes be … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Another weekend, another one jam packed with interesting things. And, what you see below is only about half of it! A lot of photos and activities didn’t make the cut unfortunately. Gotta keep it short…er. 1) Explored a bit more … Read More Here
Week in Review–May 18th, 2014
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here
10-Day Sale: Garmin FR910XT down to $249, Suunto Ambit 2S down to $263
The Sale: In what is becoming a bit of an annual mid-May sale, the Garmin FR910XT is now on sale for an end total price of $249. The unit starts at $399, but is on sale for $299, and then … Read More Here
A Lisbon (Portugal) Week of Runarounds
Over the past week I’ve been hanging out in Lisbon, Portugal for work meetings. But, I managed to get in a number of runs here, as well as a bit of time in between things exploring the city a little … Read More Here
A look at Garmin’s new ANT+ Speed & Cadence magnet-less sensors
(** Update: These sensors have since been updated. Check out the newest generation Garmin Speed and Cadence Sensor V2**) While these sensors were announced a month ago at the same time as the Edge 1000, photographic information about them has … Read More Here
The May Day Giveaway Results!
Hopefully everyone had a great weekend, and everyone that raced (or trained) was successful in that venture Since Friday when the giveaway opened, a ton of you swung by and threw your hat in the ring. All in a total … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
After getting back from Dubai on Thursday, here’s a look at what I squeezed in over the weekend before getting back on another plane Sunday night. 1) Friday Night 800m Intervals I started off the weekend with some late Friday … Read More Here
A May Day Giveaway
While meticulously lining up the above action cameras for some underwater tests this week I realized that somehow I missed April on the giveaway plan. I’ll blame the stingray for that, as clearly there’s no other explanation. But don’t worry, … Read More Here
A Night Cycling Around the Autodrome Race Track in Dubai
On Monday when I posted that I was heading to Dubai for a few days, a reader suggested I check out the Wednesday night ‘open track’ at the Autodrome. Each week they open the track to just cyclists and runners … Read More Here
Full details on Garmin’s new FR15 combined GPS watch + activity monitor
Please note that I’ve now published my full in-depth review of the FR15. You should head over to that post to get all caught up. Today Garmin has announced their newest product, the Garmin FR15. The FR15 is the latest … Read More Here
Scosche RHYTHM+ Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Optical HR Band In-Depth Review
***Update: The lastest generation is the Scosche 24, click the link for all the details!*** Back at CES 2014 in January Scosche introduced their first dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart unit, the RHYTHM+. This optical sensor armband would transmit both ANT+ and Bluetooth … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Welcome to May! And with that, the five random things I did this weekend to kickoff the month. 1) Unboxing 38 pounds of heavy duty stuff I shared the below photo on Twitter on Friday, of a new system that’s … Read More Here
Week in Review–May 4th, 2014
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here
Suunto rolls out direct integration with Strava, a brief overview
This week Suunto became arguably the first major GPS watch maker to integrate directly with Strava. Not the first ever, but the first of the biggies (Polar, Suunto, Garmin, and to a degree, Timex). The implementation of automatic transfers to … Read More Here
LifeBEAM Smart Helmet with Integrated ANT+ Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review
It’s been almost a year since the LifeBeam SMART helmet hit the interwebs via a Kickstarter crowd-funded effort. Since then they’ve iterated through prototypes, status updates, and then ultimately a few months back – delivery of the actual product. It … Read More Here
5 Random Things From The Past Week
While last week was a bit of a short vacation post-Boston, it’s still been quite a busy last 7 days. Here’s what I’ve been up to for the past week: 1) A week in Florida While we were down in … Read More Here
The failed openwater swim that landed me in the hospital
My plan was simple: Go for a short openwater swim. Since I rarely get openwater swims in while at home in Paris, I planned to make the most of my beach time in Tampa. I had a few different openwater … Read More Here
Week in Review–April 27th, 2014
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here
A quick look behind the scenes at Clever Training
This past week post-marathon limping, The Girl and I have been down at the beach with friends, enjoying the sun. The Girl and her family, as well as many family friends have long come down to the greater Tampa area … Read More Here
Spectating the 2014 Boston Marathon
We left off with yesterday’s ‘5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend’ post where I outlined the lead-up into watching The Girl run her first Boston Marathon. Today, we’ll tackle the whole shindig! Off to the school buses: In … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Here’s a look at the last 48 hours or so as I’ve been bumbling to and around Boston! 1) Flew to NYC, drive to Connecticut, and then onto Boston The theory was a rather relaxing day of a flight from … Read More Here
