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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.
made me hungry! very fun to read your post again! I’ve just been very busy lately, haven’t had a chance to the past few months!
I’m hungry now. Way to get out there… having 3 feet of snow here makes it hard although we finally got plowed at 2 in the morning.
I hear they are changing the DC BIT TO “Dump Central”!
Not sure as a snowboarder how I would fare? Maybe buy a dog or a gaggle of small children to pull me along?
Mush!
Haha! Glad to see the lemons got more use than they would have here!
Holy snowstorm! Kind of jealous but not of all the shoveling and plowing :)
that was quite the weekend, good food and good snow! it must be nice to live on an emergency snow route, it takes us a week to get plowed out!
Crap, I should have thought to come be adopted by you and the Girl. I’ve been hopping from house to house because I lost power and heat on Friday, and as of yesterday they shut off all water/plumbing to my building. No resolution time yet for power/water/heat. :( The Lemon Meets Cherry Bomb looks amazing. mmm.
Do you have the recipe for the pork trifecta? Looks awesome.
PS – thanks for the inspiration to pick up some yak trax – going to grab some today!
PS – great blog, just discovered via google search for forerunner reviews – learned a ton and look forward to being a regular vistor.
Thanks all!
Here’s the Pork Ragu recipe from this month’s Bon Appetit:
link to bonappetit.com
Wow, that is a lot of snow!!! Love the guy trail blazing on XC skis out there. That would definitely be the thing to do. Nice that you guys were able to get your workouts in too.
Would you guys mind sharing your recipes for the Lemon Zucchini Pistachio cupcake and the pork ragu? Looks delicious!
I should have scrolled through the comments, I see you already shared the pork recipe. Thanks…going to try making that maybe this weekend!
Looks like you were well prepared for the snow onslaught. Great job, and even to get a run in, wonderful. Molly’s lemons are the best though, glad to she has found new ways of getting rid of them!
Yer not the ‘Geek Next Door’ is you?
So what’s on the menu for Valentine’s Day? Even if it is a ‘silly holiday’ it’s a good excuse to make some tasty food… not that you need an excuse, obviously :)
My stomach is now growling big time. I can’t believe you guys ran in that snow! Bleh.
We follow your blog. We would like to invite you to be a part our Swim Coach Finder Facebook Group link to facebook.com
That stew looks great. I will go dig out my Cook’s from last month and give it a go. They have a special Soups and Stews edition that came out a few weeks ago and the Loaded Baked Potato Soup is DA BOMB!!!
Oh, I mastered white sanwhich bread last week! Now it is on to Challah and rye.
That pizza looks incredible. Don’t know about you but we’re bracing for another blizzard tomorrow.
Hi Anon-
RE: The Geek Next Door
Funny about that actually. While some might consider me the geek next door…I am not. But interestingly, the person next door is actually officially ‘The geek next door’, they even have a little car that says so. Go figure!
Hey Coffee Run-
As for Valentines day dinner, nope, I don’t plan on cooking anything this year. But I do have reservations somewhere…
I figure I make a ton of Valentine’s-day-like dinners all the time, so sometimes I feel like just relaxing a bit. :)
Wow, looks like Minnesota when I was there last year!
What a full snow day! More to come.
Re: Geek Next Door
Cool, I was just wondering if that biz was a side endeavor of yours considering it’s proximity to your place (ironic for sure!).