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I've reached the third set of special research and it might be the end of the line for me at least for a while as two of the assignments are:
- Battle in 2 gyms
- Battle in 2 raids

As I've said I've got one gym that I can easily access. I've never hung around in any other area that has a gym and I don't get raids near me often.
I've got to get out there more.

EDIT:

Does Ninanic lurk around here?
There was a raid at my local gym today, just 22 minutes after I started walking my dogs.
So I made my usual Pokestop route and gave it a go. On the second attempt, I won! My newly evolved Pigeot (Windy) against the Snorknot raid boss.

Though I didn't have to win or even actually battle, it registered in my research log after I turned in my raid pass.

Unfortunately, a raid doesn't count as battling in a gym as I didn't get credit for that. :P