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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.
Rode my bike, and did a 6 mile run.
35 Mike ride and a 2.5 mile run after.
Taper running for next week’s marathon!
90 Miles today with 5459 ft of climbing. Training for the Horribly HIlly Hundred in June.
Long bike ride then hiking in the mountains with the kids.
Running Bay2breakers!
Long trainer and treadmill sessions because it’s been raining all weekend :(
50 mile ride in preparation for a 120 mile ride on Tuesday.
Twins graduate this weekend and it’s cold. Couple short walks.
I’ve got parkrun on Saturday then a 27km long run as part of my Gold Coast Marathon training
Race got cancelled!! Booo!!
Double ascent on Mary’s peak!
Beat the pain in knee and completed annual bangalore TCS 10k
Wedding and long run
I ran my first half marathon this weekend!
Running like a mad man.
Just simple biking with many friends all across the city
Spending the weekend in NH in the white mountains cycling. Good way to start the cycling season. About 150miles so far.
Nothing a part from gigs and beers.
The weekend is over but here is the recap – kayaking at Mallows Bay in southern MD on Saturday; back to training on Sunday with a 2-hour bike ride in the W&OD trail followed by a 45 min run.
Riding the tandem
Repainting two of the bathrooms while my wife is visiting her parents and getting some biking in while the paint dries.
I will be recovering from back spasms — a different sort of adventure.
Short sprint bike ride with my son… Rest for upcoming week of training.
Five mile run on Saturday and the same on Sunday.
Playing with my granddaughter on the trampolines at Skyzone then a swim!
easy long run
Riding a stationary bike in hotel purgatory
Running on a treadmill and using a stationary bike in Chicago while on vacation.
Getting out for some bike rides after we had 10″ of snow just a few days ago!
Run a 10 mil with my Army unit and 50 mil bike in coast of Puerto Rico ??
The closest thing to athletic adventure was watching my son’s little league game and several hours moving branches and fallen trees from one side of my property to the other. After 2 weeks off following my spring marathon I’m hoping to resume running this week.
Typical training rides around New York City. One extra long ride thanks to the holiday weekend here in the U.S.
I did an easy bike/ran last Sunday as part of my training for a duathlon next week.
Completed Beech Mountain Metric and then some more
Road riding with my wife.
A 2.5 hour bike ride ide and cheering my friends on at IMCHOO70.3
A normal 100 km weekend. The wind wasn’t normal but distance was.
Completed a “super spring” tri in Pensacola, FL. First race of the year!
Yoga for athletes!
First 100k ride of the season.
The usually two 30+ mile road rides
Epic 112 mile bike ride around Oahu!
I’m getting to do some long workouts a 90km group ride with a race simulation and some 20-35 k running
Riding local rail trails!
Swimming with pool buoy only due to broken toe
Hit a pr for a 5k.
Some heat training running getting ready for Reno Tahoe Odyssey in 2 weeks
Rode in a organized ride to Montauk, NY
A short run around the neighborhood
Last long run before Run to Remember, Boston.
Getting back into training after a bad ankle roll.
I’m tapering so I ran to the park, played with my son and then ran to Arby’s to meet my husband and about 800 calories worth of junk food lol.
First sprint triathlon in over a year. So excited to do a race that will be over in less than two hours.
Cleaning out my basement, the pain cave was flooded!
I ran the local full marathon in Kuala Lumpur.
A bunch of slow distance runs. And donating blood.
Enjoying the beautiful sun!
A few miles around the soccer field
Practice swim in wetsuit — first race of season next weekend!
Since I am trying to fix my left ankle, completing 40MPW will count as an athletic adventure, won’t it.
Packed weekend! Long bike ride Saturday morning, immediately follow by a transition practice from bike to ride and off to a 30min run. Sunday morning is a long easy 1:15 run, then meeting family for a hearty brunch!
Cross training to help with a sore Achilles :-/
2 hours on the mountain bike and another 2 hours on the road bike this weekend.
Probably just Zwifting with all the rainy weather.
Hey ray! Thank you as always, love your site. This weekend is week two of my marathon training. You know what that means…Long run!
Three long runs to get ready for my first Ragnar relay!
bike park riding with my 7 yr old!
Row row row your erg, gently across the garage…
Beautiful Hawaiian weekend means a run followed by a surf
Strolling with my family on California Highway 1 while nursing a cold from earlier of the week.
Gym rat, too rainy out there
Nice tempo ride and long 9 mile run this weekend.
Deer Creek colorado to high grade
And Colorado weather :)
I had a fun packed workout weekend! Training for my first Irinman so I ran 8 mikes Saturday morning and swam 800 meters Saturday afternoon then today (Sunday) did a 15 mile bike ride followed by a 1 mile Brick run and then played golf all afternoon! Boom!
Going to do some hill training. Got a mountain relay coming up.
Biked 50 miles on Sat. and ran 10 miles on Sun. …still cold (40 deg.) rainy and windy here is Wisconsin.
Adventures include: Crossfit and getting outside to enjoy the Spring.
Heading out for a 21.1km trail run for fun with some running buddies.
Just a year ago I couldn’t run 21km and I was training towards my first half marathon.
Just hoping to get to ride. We had a spring snowstorm dump 14 inches Thursday evening and it’s been pretty cold.
First time, i run 10km in 1 hour. And, Im tired all sunday
70.3 triathlon in beautiful central Pennsylvania.
Slow bike ride to up base fitness after injury.
Mountain biking, Running, and weight lifting.
Running to stay healthy!
Mont Tremblant riding, 90km rides everyday for next 5 days!
Working an aid station at a race.
I am on a much needed rest after completing Ragnar Cape Cod. I’ve been training and racing since last August.
i ran 15 km
Having a nice ride with the wife and kids in their thule carriers
Interval runs on Saturday to prep for an upcoming PT test and a longer bike ride on Sunday :)
Recovering from leg injury– so my weekend was a 400yd swim Friday, 40 minute recovery ride Saturday and 30 minute hobble/walk Sunday. Slow and steady :-).
Compete in an Olympic distance triathlon.
just ran 5k easy run
Riding and running training for half ironman.
I’m walking as far as I can each day to help my recovery from foot surgery 2 weeks ago. Cannot wait to get back on my bike!
Running around The block While my youngest daughter trains on her bike.
Cycling and preparing for my next race!
Ill go this weekend mountain bike 10km to get ready to next week training
Ran the Vancouver marathon a couple of weekends ago, so just a 12k run on Sunday, taking it easy!