Heads up! The big Garmin spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8, $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 265, and countless other Garmin products. Full list & thoughts here.
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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.
Lets win this one too. :D
Great giveaways DCR
Drink alert :)
nice
timex for tea and cake
:D
I want that cake too! ;)
Hurray for cupcakes! Best “recovery” snack ever! :D
Does it come with a free cupcake?
Thanks for the opportunity. Probably my most visited blog :-)
That would seriously improve my running :)
Very interested in this one
Great giveaways
Would love one please
maybe i’ll win this one !
Does the cupcake come with it?
Need this one!
Nice stuff!
Love the Cupcake shot!
Here’s my entry for giveaway number 3!
Oef…..yes, would definetely like to use the Timex Run GPS. Count me in!
I can use the watch, I do NEED the cupcake it apparently comes with.
New comment! I’d love to have one:)
Me please!
Great giveaways
thanks Ray
Thanks Ray!
pick me!
I like this watch. And i want it!
I can find it a good home…
Yes please!!!
This extravaganza is sooooo awesome!
In for round 3 :D
another chance !!! hope I win !
This is good one also.
Caik!
Wonderful giveaway.
Yes pleqse
I want that cupcake…
Hello from oz!
Love your site! Great adventures and stories.
Mmh, I’d like one of those!
My first GPS running device was a Timex with a separate watch and receiver designed to worn on the arm. Time to own another Timex.
Thanks
Gruss Gott!
Yes Please
Can I have the cupcake as well please?
Nice Cake….
Nice!
nice one, the watch then.
Hello there!
That would be useful for me!
I’m in!
My husband is starting his fitness journey and this watch would be a great surprise for him.
Humm…. Chocolate….
I would love to win this.
More witty comments.
ill give it a go
Goodness. You and Clever Training are really spoiling us. I recently bought the 910xt from Clever Training during the big sale, all thanks to you and your website. Funny enough, I actually stumbled across the site due to your Fuelband review popping up on Google :D Yeah, it quickly escalated from mere fitness tracker to fullblown GPS watch haha… am immensely in love with the 910xt! Many thanks indeed, Ray :)
Nice :-)
Oh Timex, will you ever be mine?!
Thanks!
i could use it …
Awesome!
Excellent!
yes please
I want this one!
Great one!! i need it.
Hope I win and thanks!
count me in, again!
I almost bought that but finally opted for the Garmin 610!
Really nice giveaway
I would love to win it!
Gotta love a cupcake ;)
Another try. Love giveaways!
Running Chicago.
Cooooooooooool watch
Another nice device
Yes, please..
I can handle it…
I can use a new watch :)
Round 3, ^^
Blessings to you man!! thank you! good luck to all of us!!
Ironman?? More like IronMINE!
lovely watch!!
Great site, great prize!
Keep it coming Ray! You are too cool!
i am on the ball!
Awesome! But now I feel like a cupcake and a glass of chocolate milk :)
I want this too
Nice cup cake, but liked the duck on the previous post even better.
Love it (and this blog)!!
Yes please
Summer, running and ice cream – yeah!
This one is on my want-to-have-a-running-watch shortlist, together with the RC3 and Forerunner 210. So for me it is now 2 down, 1 to go.
ja tack!
Timex and cake great convination perfect meabe i have luck this time
I’m in!
I Love Timex
Love your website, thanks for the fantastic reviews…please throw my name into the hat!
Yes please
set Random Number Generator = 778
Mine!