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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
Hiking Scott’s Gap. Nice little 3 mile loop.
Training for upcoming race.
Lovely ride in the sun on Sat and a ride in the rain today!
link to strava.com
I’ll try to find a moment between the thunderstorms for my planned fartlek rum
Hiking with my lab today. Back to the gym tomorrow
5.8 km swim on Oceanman
Cycled with the club yesterday, accompanied by a journalist from Cycling Weekly, and today did five hill repeats up my favourite Fell.
Watch the girls on the run 5k in Rhode Island!
Recover from upper airways sickness. :/
I am heading out for a easy bike ride in the country
3 day runhiking through the Oslomarka, North of Oslo.
Some biking and easy running still recovering from 2 marathons in 4 weeks and last one was last week. Finally spring has arrived in Canada
This weekend will be relaxing with a simple run and bike riding with the kids!
This week-end is time for a long awaited family visit!
Training run for upcoming marathon. Battling a very persistent, very large blister.
Over 70 degrees in Seattle? Time for an outdoor ride this weekend!
I rode my bike up Mt Bachelor in Bend this weekend!
link to strava.com
Fun time trial this morning with both kids and I
parkrun on Saturday
The Hard Way Half (marathon) on Isle of Portland, England, with 475m of climbing.
Competed in a duathlon, a rather wet and muddy one.
Finished the first week of a 10 week training program. Many short but more intense runs for a while.
Now that ToC is over, I’m running long and heading for the ocean for a swim!
Recovery!
I complete a half marathon this morning!
Some runnings, golf and cycling.
Cycling to THW nearest ‘mountains’ (~30km), running some hill repeats and back home via bike…
It was a full Ironman indeed
Completed back to back V02Max workout without drop in power.
I am training my dog, biking and running!!!
Super lame “Athletic Adventure” here. I ran 2 miles yesterday, and will do 2 hours on the trainer today.
about 30K steps and real Italian pizza :)
Played 3 hours of pickleball 5 times this week. Improving!
Recovering from my first IT band injury with short runs and my first organized cycling event #NavyRide!
Parkrun, trainerroad bit of cross trainer. Walking the dog & sorting a cracked cylinder head on step sons mini
Running the Wimbledon Common half marathon
A hard trail run followed by a nice open water swim
Learn to swim (I mean, to swim below 2min/100m…)
Hitting the trails! Training for my first 50k!!!!! Can’t let the wife have all the fun and glory.
Since the coming weekend is a long weekend my girlfriend and me are going to do lots of cycling tours because she got her new ebike to train with me at my pace.
Unfortunately this weekend I must study and there is no time for sport. Can’t wait to finish that blonda exam and start the Valencia marathon in November!
Just finished a 4-miler on the San Francisco waterfront!
Went cycling in the woods with my yellow lab Bela.
Long run on Sunday!
Road bike training rides, trail rides with son, and climbing the tree T our local park.
Bagging a few snowcapped peaks!
I ran both days this weekend!
My adventure is to recover after a surgery in both legs. I’ve been in pain for years with no one knowing what I had. Until I found out and the best solution was surgery.
I will start swimming in 3 weeks. I don’t know when I will run (march is the goal) so the 935 could help me swimming and biking.
If you have an injury keep looking, I encourage you all to fight and find a solution.
Cycling and running with 7yr old daughter
10k running on Saturday and Mtb on Sunday
Training for my first ever half marathon!
First proper run in a long time, which let’s say is a hard comeback after a long depression.
Not much sports taking place this weekend as I will be attending a bachelor party. Hope to make up the km next weekend with a long run
I will do a 420 km bike ride
I got a long ride in, starting early doors.
A bike ride, a run and a hike with the kids!
Coaching kids football in the morning followed by a long trail run in the afternoon.
Going for an 8mile run and then the legend of Zelda concert :-D
I paddled down a river and out an inlet right into the teeth of a gale. had a blast just as the wind was blasting me. :)
A 5:30am run before meetings and an evening swim. Oh joy!!!
We are breaking in our new kiddie carrying bike trailer! Little dude is digging it so far
I headed to Normandy, côte fleurie, and discovered the coast along Cabourg, Houlgate… An amazing scenery to run in!
Long weekend around these parts, so did a Kayak trip and short ride yesterday, run today and then plan a long ride tomorrow morning :)
I hope it counts as atheltic adventure but i transported 15tonnes of sand with wheelbarrow at my new house and everything hurts! Like I haven’t done anything relatively sporty EVER!
Running! Every day, all the time.
Tracking my friend online at IM 70.3 Chattanooga- and did a run with 10x2min. intervalles…..
Thanks in advance ;-)
Swimming, biking and running :)
Posted to F3 in Morehead City, NC and ran around New Bern, NC. Great weather!
First 100 mile bike ride!! (hopefully)
So far this weekend, severe thunder storms and flash flooding. That means I’m working on flexibility, arm exercises, and washing my bicycle.
This weekend any activity is an activity. Hasnt seen this rain in a long time
A long run of at least 20km. Despite the high temperature and humidity here in Japan
Getting my long ride in and my veggie garden finally planted!
Rest due to injury :)
Run 7 miles. And avoid the pastries and cookies in the break room.
Recovering from a 100 mile trail race!
Was supporting the wife who ran the Copenhagen Marathon. Trying to keep this knee injury from getting any worse myself…
Two 100km+ bike rides should do the trick.
Running in my university town on the old trails….
Just a steady ride for me this weekend! Go house work to do
Just a short run and then lots of stretching as I’m just coming back from an injury.
Took my 24 yr old nephew on his 2nd “road ride” with his new Cannondale at 7-Lakes Drive in the Hudson Valley in New York State.
Feels good to get the next generation out there!
Just a gentle 80km recovery spin on the bike this morning after smashing my legs to pieces in a fell race last Wednesday.
25 km long run and 5 hours on the trainer
It’s about time to start with roller skiing, winter is eventually coming and I need to be prepared… :)
Went cycling! 150k on the Veluwezoom :)
Hilly17 miles run on Saturday followed by 22 more on Sunday.
I run a ultra-trail em Melgaço a small town in Portugal. 47k with 1900m Climb in very extremily hot comditions
Running 10km on 37.th marathon 3❤ in Radenci
Only 54km trail run race :-)
A 50km bike ride with friends !
Soccer match on Saturday and 15K easy run on Sunday to build base for NYC Marathon in Nov.
2 bike races. First 50km and second one day after was 87k. thinking of completing first marathon in autumn. I have done some half-marathons.
Catching up on biking mileage after running a half marathon a couple weeks ago.
Bad weekend for me. My activity consists of walking between breweries.
A short Mountainbike race and an very short road sprint uphill timetrail.
8km comfortable plus some football golf afterwards
This coming weekend I will be doing my final prep for the following weekend’s Newport Marathon in Newport, Oregon. This is my first ever marathon and I am very excited to complete it. I have an old Forerunner 25 that a friend gave me to help keep track of my miles and training but this prize would set me up to start buying some proper equipment so that I can achieve my goal to go to the Boston Marathon in a couple years.
It turned out I’m pregnant, which mobilized me to excersise for the first time in a very long time.
Al sorts of activities From a birthday ride on Friday to a morning run on sunday
A personal best at Saturday morning’s Parkrun
Refereeing soccer!