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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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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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starting again after first marathon..
Bike ride with my 14yr old son (who will be riding my 26yr old stumpie!)
Winter is coming…
… so I need to do some heavy lifting and clean out the garage, so that I can set up the gear for the Swift season!
Runnig in the parc, 10km max.
A hills run…
One pool swim and if family obligations alow it a MTB ride.
Trail run up Rocky Peak Trail Saturday followed by a Mountain Bike ride over the old Army Corps of Engineers Dam in Las Llajas Canyon.
Running and MTB biking
Cycling with my kids.
Bikeride and a hike
The McCain Yorkshire Coast 10K Road Race
It’s a easy weekend for training. Taking the dog for a run between rain showers. Or maybe taking him for a run while it’s raining to clean him off.
Saturday: going swimming, for the fist time, with my little girl (she is 15 weeks young)
Sunday: 10km run
Planning to run 4 miles on Saturday and ride 20 miles. Sunday will be a 5 mile run.
Spooky parkrun with my son! Yay!
Trx workout at home. Simple, effective.
It depends on the weather. Maybe cycling or just some walk.
In preparation for the Authentic Marathon in Athens (Greece :) I will do my last 35km long run.
Greetings from Germany
Indoor training for me cause this weekend is rainny in Taipei
Not much really. An easy run, if I find the time.
Rain this weekend will keep me indoors, thinking of running a 10K on the treadmill.
Ride with friends probably under the rain.
Trainer Road session
2 cycle rides (shorter and longer one) with my 14 year old son and perhaps Monday & Tuesday more (like MTBing) since he and I have a long weekend (4 days).
having a play with my new Tcax Neo…while hoping it’s not a dud…. :)
Trail running in the alps of course. Maybe some road cycling tomorrow to limit the chances of being shot by hunters.
We have Friday Saturday Weekend here in UAE.
Golf yesterday and cycling today. The camera would be great for gold view capture – Thanks
Just finished tweaking and doing some maintenance on my mountain bike, will hit the trails for about 20 miles in the AM, rest and watch football, then going away party. Sunday kayaking a bit to get in shape for Thailand in 2 weeks (which a GoPro would be perfect for, nudge nudge).
Training on my computrainer
This weekend I’ll be assisting at the Dutch national trail championship. Hopefully I am able to squeeze in a nightrun or two myself :)
20 mile ride in Honolulu traffic. Then sailing.
A run along the Klöntalersee. No goals, just enjoying the scenery
link to kloental.com
In a few minutes, an easy ride (couple of hours max) and tomorrow, the final long run before Valencia marathon
Mount the Go Pro Hero 5 black up to bullet proof vest and get into as many foots pursuits as possible at work. Cardio extreme!!!
Some running on the trails and if weather is good bike ride tomorrow
Hello,
I got a corrida on Saturday night (7.5km in the city center of Jodoigne), then some swim and bike on Sunday.
Thx for the give away
Max
Looking at a mental marathon as I study Saturday and Sunday. Looking forward to a long trail run on Monday.
Got Challenge Sardegna (half)
First Turbo session for 2 months after breaking my collarbone in acrash
Mamut Heal running în Alba-Iulia, România.
Walking my newborn daughter to sleep on the treadmill.
Testing new tires on the MTB today, cx tomorrow, indoor bike park with my son on monday and a road bike tour on tuesday. What else!
Trail run 10k, swimming 2k, yoga :)
long mtb ride in the Woods
have a great weekend
A simple 5k.
Unfortunately being a couch potato as I’m down with the flu. Watching all my friends put up their rides on strava and wishing I could have joined them.
Running and cycling.
Riding my Epic the epic way
Nothing much — just walking this weekend.
Would love a GoPro when snorkelling and taking flying lessons!!!
Showing a beginner friend the ropes
No workouts sheduled, only rest.
Flying back home, so no training for me
I´m doing my last long run before Valencia marathon in 3 weeks!
Restituting during the weekend. Will start training for the Vasaloppet on monday.
Enjoying my birthday with some R&R
80k train Road trail – north of Melbourne , together with some new Friends
A long slow spring run on forest trails
Sadly I really have to rest, I’m still recovering from a knee injury. So just some walking around for me…
PhD and play :)
A ride with my MTB friends on Slovenian Karst
A soft recovery ride on my cyclocross.
I need to rest this weekend :/
It´s sad to say… but there is nothing planned cause i have the flu. :(
Sign me up for that “treat”. Personally, since I’m having an extended weekend (Monday and Tuesday at home), I will be putting some km’s on the legs: cycling with my kid, but also with dear friends. And that’s about it ;)
On Sunday, I’ll run the 3rd leg (9.5 k) of the marathon relay in Frankfurt/M., Germany.
Easy taper run before a long trail excursion next week!
Hi Ray,
another great giveaway, thanks for that.
This weekend is a slow run and cycling on the program.
Regards,
Richard
We took a self-supported gravel ride through Estonia. We planned to make it a 2 day event, 380km in total, but since day one started later than it should we finished at 21.00, soaking wet, cold and tired. Found a forrest cabine to spend the night. Day 2 we decided not to take the second part and cycled 90km to hot sauna.
So Day 1 – 160km (40km tarmac, 20km forest trails, 100km gravel roads), 9h in total, 2,8C avg temp.
Day 2 – 90km (10km gravel, 80km taramac), 4h in total, 6,6C avg temp.
Out of that 13h it didn’t rain for 2h.
We’ll do this again in spring when it’s warmer outside and maybe less rainy! :D
My mate and I are getting up for a pre-dawn sunrise run on the beach in the morning. We’re on holidays at the coast, but training waits for no man!
Swimming 2x and indoor cycling.
10K run and 25K bike
This weekend is all about kicking off Trainer Road Sweet Spot Base!
It will be full marathon at Sun Moon Lake Taiwan.
4 days of running…
Recovery :(
I fell over my handlebars last week, so now I couldn’t run nor bike.
I’m skipping my fall marathon also.
Very sad….
I will do some core training and a 10k trail run this weekend.
Cycling sportive in South East England, 100 miles
Running 33K at Sovev Emek
Will meditate on the rule #5 and do some long winter riding
Zwift, on turbomuin)))
Going out to enjoy this fall weather and do some interval training!
Run, cycle and recovery swim
I’m going to embrace the chill European autumn on two wheels, multiple times until the working week rears its head. Stiff wind bending trees over backwards be damned. Then it’s back to commuting. Would’ve been nice to be able to document it!.
Solid ride Saturday
Easy run Sunday.
In two countries.
Zwift it is
I’ll focus on my old home trainer for now, as i am recovering from surgery. I plan to change this home trainer soon, can’t wait for tout next home training software overview ;)
Getting lost in the Rwandan hills, in search of new running loops.
Rejoining the gym for the first time after a badly sprained ankle!
It’s marathon weekend. Hoping to go under the 4hr mark
Saturday: 2.5 – 3h bike ride. Sunday: 1h run. Both with off-season intensity :-)
Heading up Table Mountain in Cape Town to experience some beautiful views on a sunny weekend. I am so lucky to live here.
I’m planning a longish flat bike and a long run. Embracing the endurance training!
One last beasting in sunny Greece, to better my KOM time from 2 years ago!
Detox run after my birthday celebration. Focus on passing as many cultural heritage sites as possible in one run in Paris.
What’s on the docket for this weekend… last weekends scheduled ride
Fighting with a bad cough and perhaps a short slow pace run.
I will do one endurance run, one recovery run and some heavy dead lifts in the gym!
Recovery and light running. recovering from blown archilles.
Hiking in the mountains and then sleeping in the outdoors
10k trail run