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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.
Watched my kids do their first tri this morning, then long run tomorrow.
Nice easy run…climbing Kilimanjaro at the end of the week!
Running Bay to Breakers 12k in San Francisco on Sunday, such a fun race!!!
A normal, 100k, sunday morning ride with my race bike.
Went to athletic training with my two oldest kids (9 & 7). While they were improving their laptimes and their vortex throwing (no spears at their age) I tried to improve my own running form doing a 7k run in the fields surrounding the athletic track my kids where training at. For tomorrow we might take the bikes with the entire family. But that plan will also be depending on the weather. Good luck with all your weekend plans!
I’m gonna go make my May Starve Gran Fondo! Gotta do those challenges!
3rd rest day for 2017 followed by an OW swim first thing on Sunday and then a bike ride
Supersprint tri on Friday, swimming on Saturday, and a long cycling trip on Sunday. Finally the sun has found Norway as well!
My workout will included vacuuming, yard work and some time on my trainer using TrainerRoad. Sunday I’ll be cheering on a crowd at the Hair of the Dog 5k @ Working Dog Winery
I’m loaded with the cold at the moment so nothing for me but I will be standing on the sidelines tomorrow watching my boyfriend run his first marathon!
Cycling like every weekend ! ?
Long run around the nation’s capital
Today, 32K long run
get motivated by watching the giro then go for a long run!
Lots of cruise intervals in 90 degree weather. Wish me luck
I’ve got a 5km run tomorrow ahead of my half marathon next weekend
Getting the legs lose after a winter on the trainer.
A 7km run before breakfast :-)
Removing popcorn ceiling, so climbing ladders for me.
Out for a shortish ride on the MTB this evening then volunteering at Junior Parkrun tomorrow
30 mile bike ride Sunday
Planning on some quarter mile intervals today, then a longer run tomorrow. Thanks for the chance!
Resting on Saturday, then a long run on Sunday.
Swim run bike not necessarily in that order
I’m running two-ish sides of the the SF peninsula, then off to a truly cool city, Melbourne!
10km race-first one pushing my 10 month old in a jogging stroller.
Trainer and then easy bricks today and tomorrow.
Out on a ride with my dad. Old vs new. 1980/90s bike vs 2010s bike. 2×7 vs 2×10. Who can keep up with who.
Saturday: easy run with girlfriend and dog, easy ride;
Sunday: long ride to visit grandma and grandpa :)
Long run Sunday in the rain
Just returned from 10 km run, plan to do shorter one tomorrow or maybe I’ll go for a bike ride, depends on the weather.
Foot in a boot. Sadly, for the time being , workout plans all involve a remote control now!
50k run for the weekend… 20k on saturday, 30k on sunday.
Taper for 24 hour race in two weeks.
Hill reps. In the rain by the look of it.
I will make a nice ride trough the viennese forest and maybe take a depart to the danube. Could use a newer garmin edge for navigating new routes.
Climbing…
My athletic adventures are simple yet fulfilling this weekend. I’m in week 6 of recovering form a minor traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a cycling accident on my commute. I wasn’t allowed to run, cycle, or drive for 6 months but the running ban has now been lifted (after 6 weeks & follow up scans). I’m healing up well and starting to feel normal again. I’m excited to be running again and despite the urge to hit it hard, I will running an easy 7KM on Sunday through London’s Regents Park.
The Garmin 235 survived but it a bit scratched up. My next sport watch will have to have a screen protector or gorilla glass.
Swim Saturday and Sunday morning. Then a bike ride Sunday afternoon.
It’s cold and rainy just gym time.
Out running with my husky bagging some more segments hopefully ;)
Ran a short 6.5k at the gym today, hoping to overcome my intense dislike of rain for an outdoor run tomorrow!
Nothing is the plan. I am getting some rest after my last Marathon and from Monday I start the preparation for the Classical Marathon. I feel so excited !!!
Be happy folks. Life is short. Shorter than you think!
Just few bike rides
Long run on Saturday and then attempting a bike roller session on Sunday.
Saturday: 2 hour Long Trainer Ride + 20 minute off the bike run
Sunday: Open Water Swim; Track Speedwork
I have two runs planned for the weekend.
Hit the gym this morning, rollers tonight with rain coming in. Lots of stuff in the air with grandchild #2 due imminently!
A ride in the rain.
5 miles on hotel treadmill between my son’s hockey games.
Training for a 50k in july.
A nice and easy 5km run on Saturday and some diving on Sunday…
Saturday afternoon swim. Sunday morning bike ride.
I’m taking the road bike off the trainer, and into the real world for the first time this year (I live in Lapland, so I have a good excuse for being so late).
Cross training this AM and an easy run tomorrow
Too hot to train outside in Abu Dhabi – so inside skills training instead.
Poring rain and cold in Minnesota. Will do intervals on the trainer while watching the Tour of California.
Checkning if my “Zwift-muscles” can do something irl, so off the Neo and out in the woods on my MTB chasing a old PB :-)
This weeks started with a full body workout at the gym and on Sunday, tomorrow, I’ll go for a bike ride.
Recovering from a cold
Today Legoland with kids while the missus is at conference nearby. Tomorrow a bike ride
biking with the wife :)
Doing a Giro themed Cycling tour of 75km on sunday.
Went on a nice ride this morning. Now spending the rest of the weekend doing yard work.
Today I helped a friend carry furniture and later on I’ll do some Zwift training. Tomorrow I’ll go and watch some football in the stadium (I guess that doesn’t count).
Ride today, group ride with the bike shop if I am sufficiently recovered from my Saturday night.
Plan to do a long bike ride on the Monterey Bay Recreation trail with friends.
Had a ~90 minute swim this morning and plan to visit Watopia (or London) tomorrow. I’ve got a knee thing going on right now, so no running in the near term.
Sunday morning run 10-15k.
Finally is a warm and sunny weekend, I run 10km.
a ride on some relatively flat ground and then a game of ultimate!
As usual, this weekend will be about running. Still training for my first half-marathon. Got my short run in this morning…. long run up tomorrow.
I already knocked off a triathlon this morning and tomorrow is a swim and long bike ride!
Morning training run, and then off to the local loch for a quick dip with the kids.
If I get over this sickness I will go for a bike ride. I’m training for a century.
Highgate night of the 10,000m PBs..
Five mile easy run
Heute Wettkampf Berglauf in 30:10 gefinisht!
Riding , Running and Kayaking this weekend!
Swimming & Riding the The Pretzel on Zwift
Spending some quality time with the kids, biking the local trails. Some good early morning road rides for myself before it gets hot.
Long ride on Sunday in the heat and humidity of Florida
Ran 11k today and maybe some more tomorrow.
Painting
Just finished an easy brick workout ahead of the season’s first tri in 2 weeks. Yeah baby!
Running 16km on my preparation for half marathon target. But the most exciting: my wife birthday dinner (with the kids)!!
Early Saturday morning half marathon, no PR, and now afternoon brunch!
The usual.. swim, bike and run..
It’s all about the trails and finding as much vert as possible this weekend!
16 mile run this morning. Trainer bike tomorrow since it looks like it’s going to rain. A lot.
No training this weekend. Just fishing for tarpon, Ten Thousand Islands, Florida.
Little hill climbing around snowmen north Wales 50K 870m of climbing + wind and rain
I have already done a run this weekend. I may go for another depending on how I feel. Oh, and I am going to do archery tomorrow.
Training for Comrades!
Saturday interval runtraining of 16km and on sunday going to belgium ardennes for a 160km bike ride with 2600m of positif elevation in preparation for ironman
Started the day with a run, and spent the rest of the day working on CIQ apps for the Fenix 3. Tomorrow it will be a bike ride, and a very high probability of more Monkey C tinkering!
Ride with the girlfriend and run at the bayou
Yard work
This Sunday I will do a Super Sprint Triathlon while my 8 years old son will do his first triathlon
Running in the Ardennes, what’s not to like!