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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.
The usual ~6mi run with the run group on Sunday morning followed by breakfast with the group.
Walking every day a little bit more to nurse a back injury that has kept me off my bike for 11 months and 21 days :(
Does walking around the house to get the baby to sleep count as training?
Getting in some long runs while the sun is still out!
Swim Saturday, run Sunday!
Cycling
Loading up a pack and climbing hills.
Cyclocross!!
Some training miles and exploring a new riding area on the MTB, and a trail run.
Once I return home from Halifax, I plan on going for a long run, because I’m pretty sure “Winter is coming”.
Last two long rides of the year!
Some easy runs (3x45min) , pushups
Moving this weekend so all trainer time.
Fartlek Friday for about five miles. 15M long run on Saturday as I taper for a marathon that’s in 2 weeks. Recreational spin with the kids on Sunday.
Cross race!!
About an hour and a half ride Saturday morning followed by working the rest of the weekend…..
Fat tire biking on the snow covered trails.
40k zwift ride and 5k run
Deciding what we’ll do in the rain, since we won’t be without it for four or five months. Most likely a jog to coffee.
4 hours on the trainer tomorrow…yeah?
Just bike 65km on a cracker of a Melbourne spring day. Zwifting tomorrow but first up an Aussie BBQ!
Long run 30 km.
Jura mountain Sunday ride and pain cave trainer set up.
Supposed to be decent weather, so a couple decent length rides before the bike goes onto the trainer for the winter
Saturday 12.3 miles run and relaxing cycling on sunday
going for a jog with my dog tomorrow while my son is at lacrosse practice!!
Cycling wrapped around watching football and the Cubs
A long run as I take the long road back from recovery after a disastrous year with injuries!
4 miles Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday – NYC Marathon prep!
Bike ride today, long run Saturday, rest day Sunday.
Last long run before first marathon next weekend!
I runs 6 miles for each Cubs win, and 10 for each Cubs loss… we are a masochistic lot!
A spooky nap…
work, then run….then work…
A 20-mile run and a long ride, motivation permitting.
10 mile run. Maybe some mountain biking.
Back to riding after a year+ out of country.
A short ride after my home improvement project is completed.
Saturday morning run then swim. Saturday night dinner with the girl.
Sunday morning bike ride. Lunch with the girl and then a stroll with her in the afternoon.
Tennis and a run!
Some CrossFit, followed by Golf and a run. Just the usual busy weekend.
Back to running after gaining some pounds , injury :(
Sneak in a long ride Sunday morning before the world wakes up!
This weekend I will be doing a short run on Saturday and long run on Sunday as part of my training for the Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama.
Indoor trainer ride Friday and Saturday, hopefully get outside for a walk on Sunday if the weather is nice.
Mtbing…more mtbing and then on Sunday, mtb racing!
60 min ez run as I come back from an injury. Funny how all you want to do is train when injured but when training all you want is for the race to be over.
Swim, ride, run, read DC Rainmaker’s posts
V02max on trainer, and blissful aerobic sufferfest on Sunday
I’ll be enjoying my Sunday morning run with my 3yr old daughter. It’s our thing!
Getting on the trainer for a few hours. Have to catch up on some Netflix.
After a run in with the first cold of the season, I plan on running in the wonderful Pacific Northwest weather for a couple hours.
Recover from today’s bike ride and maybe ride a bit again on Sunday.
Thanks. Still undecided Black or Session. Will let you know!
20 miler before tapering for a marathon!
18k trail run race
Scary giveaway :-0
Climbing of “la soufrière” in Guadeloupe.
Epic mtb weekend with the bros.
84 miles 5 parks. 50miles of road that connects them all.
Filmed on an older model go pro.
Trainer Road session
Group Ride! I’m almost ready for my first Century!!
Beer in the morning, bike ride in the afternoon. Or is it the other way round…. no I was right first time.
I’ve got a 50-60mile ride up for the morning!
90 minute ride on Saturday. 10 mile run on Sunday.
Couple of long rides – hopefully outdoors!
Getting a 9 miler in
Ironman 70.3 Austin
Road bike on Saturday and mountain bike ride on Sunday.
Friday night – grandma’s 90th bday party
Saturday – group run 8 miler & yoga
Sunday – Seminole Hard Rock 13.1
Doing a local double in the San Francisco Bay Area. First a romp in the mud and rainy weather for the Oakland Hills trail half marathon on Saturday, then recover on Sunday with a charity 5K/10K for the Livermore Rotary foundation. Love running in the fall!
~6 mile run on the beautiful trails in Portland! Just for fun; not training for anything specific right now :)
Probably won’t be able to ride….activities will include decorating for Halloween and taking the kids trick or treating
A little cold up here in New England. most likely road biking, since it’s a little muddy for off-road
Just going out earlier a ride with the kids.
trail running to mt kinabalu
Racing the Iron Goat Serie (IGS) on Zwift :))
An hour trail run and an hour on the bike trainer.
Sweet. I am going to record my daughter in the swimpool!
Double brick weekend. Shorter with swim on Saturday, long ride with run on Sunday.
16 Miles 8 @ MP
Setting up the trainer and swift and going for a ride.
Does going to a music festival count? I vote yes…
easy running and cycling
100% gym time
My last race for the year, Great Barrier Reef 74km trail ultra in equally ultra hot and ultra humid conditions.
an early Saturday morning run with the roadrunners.
Chris King gourmet century in Sonoma County.
A 1:00/0:30 bike/run brick. I’m tapering for a friend who is running a 50k next weekend. ?
Lakefront Discovery run 15k with all the the costumed runners in Milwaukee Wisconsin!
22.22K trailrun @ Devil’s Trail, Nijmegen, The Netherlands!
Long easy spin with friends after a week of Zwift Racing :)
Moto training at the track
Going for an easy 10K run before I pig out on some Halloween candy.
2 our ride on the bike
I doing a 32km marathon race on Sunday.
I am all alone with my kods this weekend. But I still wanne do an hour run on sunday and maybe a cycle tour with the kids if the weather plays out good.
You’re the best ray. keep on rollin.
Get up early and run until it gets too warm.
Cycling throug dutch Sealand.
Ride & Run then Rest
Bike and swim Saturday, duathalon Sunday.
10k at steady pace