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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.
Just chilled with the family on Sunday
First race of the season is Saturday, and this would be a fun time to test the watch myself.
Did a short ride Sunday on a stomach full of ham and mashed red potatoes. Kept them down though!
one easter – I ate everyones candy – got real sick
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A long walk with a Great Dane called “Lambchop” who wore Easter Bunny ears! I have pictures..
Still nursing my post Boston wounds.. not to mention the damage the Easter Bunny has done… Goal – to get moving again
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My planned workout was a 4 mile race in Central Park (NYRR 4 Mile), which I ran with a pace PR!
As for Easter, when I was little, I was fond of leaving carrots out all over the house and yard for the Easter Bunny. :)
Funny easter story? Well, i went for my first outdoor bike training today (first ever!!!) … i’ll let you imagine how it went and that’s the funny part! ;-)
No Easter story from me, but I did spend Easter weekend mountain biking with my husband and son. Saturday was a ride along the Greenbelt in Austin TX followed by a dip in Barton Springs. Sunday was spent pre-riding the course at Juan Pelota Ranch for the 2011 Mellow Johnny’s Spring Classic race which also happens to be part of the Pro XCT Tour and offers the Pro mountain bikers UCI points.
My 10 yr old daughter, knowing the truth about the Easter bunny,went completely insane Saturday night before bed. Once we calmed her down, she tells us she fears a two story tall bunny will be staring in her window. I am not sure if I should be amused or worried. Maybe I’ll catch a glimpse of the creature on my next trains ride…. Pictures to follow. #maybenot
Thanks for all your detailed reviews! I’m training for my second half marathon and trying to decide which GPS watch I want to buy….hoping I win the 610!
Ran 8 on Fri, 10 on Sat with the gf and 7 on Sun. If I win the 610 I plan to give my 2 yr old FR405 to the gf for her upcoming half marathon.
One year left the Christmas lights up and what would you know the colors faded to pastels which were just perfect for Easter.
Sweet, thanks for answering my question in the mail bag…
Count me in! The 610 would be a very nice upgrade to the 210 that I bought after reading your reviews!
TK at 11:01 PM was me….just in case I win :)
Short run on Saturday, short indoor ride Sunday. Finishing up my last week of training for Bloomsday. I think I’m on track for a time around 50 minutes, but we’ll see. A FR610 would be awesome for the marathon training I plan to begin in a couple weeks.
Spent ease morning ride the Amtrak back to kc fro stl, after I rode my bike there on a soggy Katy trail.
just relaxed.
Finally migrated from Polar to Garmin right on time to increase training… Its awesome to be able to get data into different sites and software… Now if I would just get lucky and add an FR610 to the mix :-)
Getting ready to run the Sugarloaf Marathon on May 15th and I’d love to have a 610 on my wrist. Just did my last long run today.