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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.
Tag Archives: Random
Snowed in
Only in DC could 1cm of snow manage to cause pandemonium. It took me just shy of two hours to get to Dulles this morning (it normally takes me 30 minutes). However, at least I’m not the captain of our … Read More Here
A Slushie in Philly
I haven’t been to an NFL game in probably 10-15 years – at least. The last one that I would have gone to would have been the Seahawks when they still played in the Kingdome. Not to say I don’t … Read More Here
Nutrition on the run
So if you read the title of this post, you probably thought you were going to get some long-winded technical explanation regarding nutrition during the run segment of a tri or a running race. But not today! Because it’s Friday, … Read More Here
Texas Tuesday
Things are just bigger in Texas. It’s as simple as that. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. Since flying in Sunday night for a week’s worth of work stuffs, I’ve been experiencing all that the four mile radius around my … Read More Here
Gobble Gobble…and more Gobble Gobble
I’m stuffed. No seriously, I’ve been eating nonstop for days now. Combining my annual two week ‘rest period’ with Thanksgiving was officially a bad-bad idea. The good news though is that since I left home (DC) Tuesday night, I haven’t … Read More Here
Ironman Rhode Island 70.3
This new IM branded race was announced a few weeks back, and looks like a pretty cool one. Given all my family is up in the Connecticut/Rhode Island area, I decided to swap it out in place of the Vineman … Read More Here
Going strong at 90
Yesterday, my Grandfather (who we call Papa) turned 90! I’ve been sitting here for a good half an hour trying to figure out how to write a post about someone that’s done so many things in 90 years – and … Read More Here
A written invitation
Funny, I got this postcard in the mail the other day from my employer (which btw is not Premera). I’m not quite sure they knew the irony of it when they sent it. “Stressed? Tired? Burned out? Try exercise.” Hmm…I’m … Read More Here
Sorry Mr. Pigeon
You know how when you were a kid you’d chase the birds around in the park – but of course you’d never catch them. I always assumed it was an impossibility to catch a bird – kinda like a cat … Read More Here
Forced Vacation
“You need to take your vacation” So I was told today I need to find a way to take 120 hours of vacation time before the end of the calendar year. Further, that doesn’t include 48 hours of holidays that … Read More Here
Nearly Arrested!
The good news here is that I can outrun a police officer. For about three miles anyway’s. The bad news is that when you want to find one – they’re nearly impossible to find. Last night was costume night at … Read More Here
Pushing through a 95MPH Headwind
I’m sitting here at 36,000 feet and cruising across over endless farmland with a solid 100+MPH headwind, working our way towards Seattle for a quick 48 hour set of meetings. I’ve traded a very wet (and warm) Washington DC, for … Read More Here
Things I don’t understand
I should be sleeping. But I can’t sleep. I should be sleeping because I have to wake up in less than 6 hours to meet up with some tri folks for a swim. Swimming of course not being my strong … Read More Here
“You’ve lost too much weight, we can’t help you”
This whole triathlon sport is costing me quite a bit of cashola. $1,300 for the bike (yes, cheap, I know), $500 for Ironman registration fee, and countless other hundreds of dollars for various other ancillary costs (ok, it’s actually probably … Read More Here
Single-speeds are for wimps!
Don’t deny it – you want this bike as much as you want the guy in spandex riding it (which to be absolutely clear, is.not.me). The best part is if you go to the main site and click on the … Read More Here
Warren Miller Fall 2007 Film Tour Schedule
Woohoo! I just noticed that the Warren Miller fall tour schedule is up and available. For those that don’t know; I’m a bit of a ski nut. Probably comes from growing up in Seattle and skiing from about 3 years … Read More Here
Totally awesome tri sticker!
I stumbled onto this sticker a few days ago at the Army 10 Miler expo. Yes folks – it does indeed rock and is going straight onto the bike case. After some searching, it turns out you can buy it … Read More Here
Taste Testing: Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Brownie Fudge vs Low Fat Version
Yes folks – you know you wanted it! A complete comparison between the two variants of the same Ben & Jerry’s flavor: Chocolate Brownie Fudge. One is the ‘normal’ version, the other the ‘low fat’ version (speaking of which, did … Read More Here
The US Government officially thinks I’m female
Yikes. Situation not good. I got a e-mail from the HR/Payroll department today that during a recent audit of payroll records against the Social Security Administration’s records, there was an error found. To be precise the error was: Your information … Read More Here