Apr. 25

Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical vs Instinct 3 Hands-on: Everything You Need to Know!

 Garmin has announced the new Instinct 3 Tactical edition, which comes in two flavors: AMOLED & SOLAR (to match the two flavors of the main Instinct 3 lineup that launched a few months ago). Garmin’s tactical-themed watches have been around a number of years now, first starting with the …

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Apr. 22

Garmin Expands ECG to UK & Switzerland

Garmin has started rolling out ECG app availability to users in both the United Kingdom and Switzerland, joining the US, European Union, Canada, Australia, and numerous other countries. The UK had really been the last remaining ‘big’ western market hole in Garmin’s ECG strategy. Thankfully, this time they made it …

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Apr. 17

Strava Acquires Runna: Quick Thoughts Going Forward

This morning Strava announced the acquisition of Runna. Obviously, everyone knows who Strava is, but some might not know of Runna. It’s relatively new, from 2021, and largely focuses on training plans for…well…runners. This includes automated 5K/10KM/half marathon, and marathon training plans. The app is effectively premium only and charges …

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Apr. 13

Week in Review – April 13th, 2025

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 what to do with all of the coolness that people …

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Apr. 11

Wahoo TRACKR RADAR Hands-On: All The Details

 Wahoo has announced their first cycling radar, aptly called TRACKR Radar. This new radar does pretty much all the usual cycling radar bits, and integrates with everyone else, and costs about the same as everyone else. It has a handful of new features though, and better battery life - …

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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.