The Because It’s Almost St. Patrick’s Day…Giveaway

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While I was enjoying the umpteenth day straight of mind-bogglingly sunny weather here in the ‘City of Light’, it occurred to my that St. Patrick’s day is Monday.  Despite the French fondness for any reason to take the day off, it is not considered a national holiday here.  Not that it would matter anyway, I get to spend some 12-14 hours on a plane bouncing across the ocean.

So for no other reason than it’s (almost) St. Patrick’s day, and sorta-spring like (lucky charms and all), it’s time for a giveaway.

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The prize is simple: A $400 credit to to Clever Training to buy anything from the site you’d like.  You can use it on anything they offer, from a Garmin/Polar/Suunto watch to a PowerBeam trainer, or a Quarq power meter.  If the item is over $400US, you’ll simply pay the difference, shipping is free either way.  The giveaway is open to all readers – including international folks.

To enter yourself in, simply leave a comment below with the following:

To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans.  Simple as that!

Got it?

Entries will be accepted through Monday night, 11:59PM Eastern time (March 17th, 2014).  I’ll be you giving one device worth up to $400US from Clever Training.   Winner will be chosen at random and announced on roughly Tuesday, depending on how tired I am after flying to Mexico City on Monday.  One entry per person.  The winner can decide on which device after they win.  For devices/gadgets/gizmos over $400, the winner can pay the difference.

This giveaway is sponsored by Clever Training, which I’ve got a great partnership with.  As you probably remember, by picking up sports technology gadgets from Clever Training you support the site.  And on top of that, all DC Rainmaker readers get an exclusive 10% off all products they sell (basically every sports tech company/gadget/device) using coupon code DCR10BTF.  Even spring running or cycling gear.  And most of all, you support the site in a big way – so I appreciate it!

Note, if you’re US Active Duty Military – you can submit your entry via e-mail.   No leprechauns allowed via this method.  Mmmkay?  Thanks all!

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4,656 Comments

  1. Damien

    Rowing, and too much of it. Saturday’s a double session on the water: 18k UT2 morning, 8 x 500m afternoon. Sunday’s a morning group ride, and an afternoon “sprint” erg (the lack of detail on the training plan has me nervous).

  2. Trish

    Trying to get myself moving again so maybe just an easy 5k

  3. Erin

    Weekend Workout Plan: Saturday 8 hour car drive (means it’s a rest day, unless I can scounder up enough energy to hit the gym for a bit when I get in to town). Sunday: Long run day- 8 miles this weekend!

  4. chris

    Saturday – 35 miles steady ride for coffee with wife, weather looks good in uk
    Sunday – 70 mile group ride 3x hill attacks and some high intensity hill work,
    Monday hope to be deciding what new training tool to buy with my prize :o)

  5. Simone

    7 hour trail… just because

  6. Preet

    5k run on Sunday

  7. Arnd

    Saturday: Rest
    Sunday: 95 min E-Pace

  8. Anton

    4km swim TT saturday
    Long run Sunday

  9. Hayley

    I’m running 16 miles tomorrow training for my 2nd marathon in May

  10. Kevin

    New brakes on the Specialized and a 5k run to loosen up.

  11. Herbert Grasberger

    No Plan, just trying to get as much riding in as possible

  12. Noel

    A small walk of about 2 hours just to recover

  13. Preet Bains

    Melow weekend, 5k run

  14. Joe B.

    Probably all road bike: 25 miles & 2500 feet of climbing tomorrow, ~50 miles on Sunday. Possible brick run tomorrow, if so no more than 5k.

  15. Mike Tamayo

    Early morning ride Saturday followed by strength work at the fire station and a 2 hour endurance ride on Sunday.

  16. Lala

    Saturday – Half Marathon (Rock n Roll USA…woot!)
    Sunday – Rest, some walking (hopefully 10,000 steps)

  17. Gerard

    Saturday – snowshoeing in Tors Cove, NL, CA
    Sunday – long run 16 with my buds

  18. ekutter

    Couple of runs and mtn bike rides. It’s finally sunny here.

  19. Luís

    2 rides about 60-70 kms, one on Saturday, and the other on Sunday…

  20. Don Miller

    Karting w my daughter!

  21. Kevin

    Long mountain bike ride tomorrow.

  22. Tom

    Sunny Sunday = Long Ride

  23. Ben M

    Hoping the rain holds off for a few long bike rides this weekend. Thanks!

  24. Bob ZIPPERLEN

    Brick-run 2 bike 12 run 2

  25. Denise M

    Saturday Brick workout – 20 mile L2 ride on hilly terrain followed by 15 min run at L2/L3
    Sunday – running around cheering a friend on her first OWS Triathlon at the Bartlett Lake Triathlon. Billed as the hardest Tri in AZ)

  26. MartinD

    Sat: 30min swim (splash) with daughter, then 1.5km swim without!
    Sun: 2 hr bike ride

  27. Jerzy

    start in Parkrun on 5km distance. And right after long run about 20km in marathon pace 🙂

  28. My weekend workout plan is crazy simple, because I’m tapering for the Modesto Marathon. It’s just 7 miles, at marathon pace on Saturday, and rest on Sunday. Chuck in a couple of short runs during the week, and I’ll be ready to hit the start line!

  29. Vincent Huard

    Winter made a comeback 2 days ago…so doing some interval on my Kickr

  30. Mackie

    Saturday: 7 mile run, Sunday: 45 minute recovery run!

  31. Christian

    Friday is a light 4 miles
    Saturday is extensive stretching
    Sunday is NYC 1/2 marathon

  32. Reidar von Hirsch

    10k run Saturday and 3k run Sunday.

  33. George

    Bodyweight work at home on Sat, then swimming. Rollerskating on Sunday.

  34. Edson Ribeiro

    90km bike on sunday. Just that.

  35. Diana

    Working on building my fitness back up after taking some time off for a sprained knee, weather-related sinus headaches, and unwillingness to go outside to run below 50 degrees

  36. Joy

    Saturday will do some yoga with some serious stretching.
    Sunday I’ll go for a short run

  37. A long run by myself, and a long walk with my wife.

  38. Tiemen

    Housekeeping on saturday 😉
    And a 10k run on sunday

  39. Jorge Paulo de Franca Jr

    Saturday: 10km running + 3km swimmimg
    Sunday: basketball with some friends to relax

  40. Traci

    Saturday – swim
    Sunday – 26K run and then a well deserved nap 🙂

  41. Saturday – 3 hrs on rollers watching UFC 171
    Sunday – 1 1/2 hrs hockey with the old timers

  42. Sally

    Saturday 5hr bike with 30 min run off it
    Sunday yoga and a walk

  43. raf

    2x100km club rides

  44. Tracie

    Saturday 7 mile run, Sunday 2.5 hr ride and 20 minute run

  45. Baptiste

    A 10km run

  46. Carolsue

    I am just recovering from a knee injury, so I’m taking it slow. I am going for a long walk this weekend in the sunny California weather. Possibly even doing some pool workouts if the temp is still in the 70s and 80’s this weekend. Oh, and the stationary bike in between!
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

  47. CW

    Today, 2000 yard lap swim, tomorrow rest, Sunday 5k race followed by beer.

  48. Saturday: 1 hour at swimming pool,
    Sunday: long run, ~20km

  49. fisao

    Saturday – Interval run warm-up / 2min/1min 10 reps / cool down
    Sunday – 90 km road cycle / hills

  50. DSmith

    3-4 hour group ride with the local club on Saturday. 4-5 mile trail run on Sunday.

  51. Rolf

    Tonight: chop down two trees and remove some shrubs.
    Saturday: Morning bike ride, pitch batting practice to the boy, coach a baseball game.
    Sunday: Ice skating with the kids and hopefully an afternoon ride.

    Should be a great weekend!

    Thanks!

  52. Simon

    An easy 70mins run for Saturday and a rest day on sunday ! 🙂

  53. Martial arts Saturday. Long run Sunday.

  54. Daryle yarab

    2 hours on the trainer with TrainerRoad (Lucania) on Saturday
    2.25 hours on trainer with TrainerRoad (Juneau) on Sunday

    Maybe squeeze in a run if possible.

  55. Dan L

    my weekend started Friday afternoon. 4.4 mile jog in 35 minutes. Plan to go on the trainer for 20 miles on saturday night.

  56. Dane Hamada

    Running and strength training. Possibly cycling too!

  57. Scott Layher

    I have a trainer ride Saturday and 5x1000m intervals Sunday

  58. Adam Y

    Sat: 1hr40 progression run from low Z3 to High Z4/ Stretching and rolling 1,500 Recovery swim
    Sunday: 4,000 Yards, 3hr15 bike intervals below/at/above goal HIM watts.

  59. Mike

    50 mile ride and 10 mile run

  60. Martin Duffy

    Saturday: 7 mile run.
    Sunday: 18 mile run.

    Training for the Belfast marathon in May.

  61. Nathan Simpson

    Will be riding my bike down to in Geelong. Then walking, walking, walking.

  62. Salvador De Stefano

    Week started with the flu, today (Friday) 9km slow, Saturday 10Km and for Sunday: Test with the team for the Relay Swiss Gas Milan City Marathon which will be held April 6, 2014, Ray do an amazing job!
    I would love to win the Garmin Fenix ​​II;)

  63. Joe Johnson

    Long run Saturday, long bike Sunday. Zone 2!

  64. JD

    10 km run on Sunday, race pace.

  65. Adam

    7 miles today.
    Hike with the family tomorrow.
    5 miles Sunday!

  66. Aevans

    Run and swim

  67. Greg Roda

    20 mile long run tomorrow. 10 miles at marathon pace on Saturday. I can’t wait.

  68. Phil Mills

    10k St. Patrick’s Day run/TT to substitute my 60′ interval run
    120′ trainer ride: 1′ ON, 1′ OFF for total of 12′ of ON time at Z5, remaining time at Z3.

  69. Vadim S

    Running NYC Half Marathon

  70. Alan Colombo

    Saturday 1 hour swim lesson then rest. Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day Tri and back to the grind!!!!!

  71. Huw Richards

    Rest up an injured knee 🙁

  72. Tim Sargent

    Ride with the kids on Saturday, and a run Sunday evening.

  73. cheltenhamaverage

    Mountain biking in the Forest of Dean – trying out the new extension on the red run

  74. Michael Swann

    6km walk today, 20km bike ride Sunday.

  75. Hans van Rietschote

    Saturday: trail run with the Stevens Creek Striders then brunch with the club
    Sunday: 4 mile trail training run.

  76. Daniele

    Saturday 5km running

  77. Evan

    Long run before the snow.

  78. Caleb

    Quick ride and run here in Bali!

  79. Cory D.

    Get in my first outside run of the season. I hope to make a 10k distance.

  80. michal

    Saturday: long run ~32km (with 12kms in marathon pace)
    Sunday: long bike. how long, it depends on weather:)

  81. Melanie

    Today 3km walking, saturday 5km running

  82. Dwayne

    Orienteering technical training on Saturday and Long Distance Orienteering Race on Sunday. Final preparation for championships races next weekend.

  83. angel

    a full day traipsing around disneyland on saturday, followed by a quick 10 mile trail run on sunday!

  84. Issao

    10K run tomorrow

  85. Scastan

    A hike through the rainforest on Saturday and a mountain bike ride on Sunday

  86. Andy

    Walking 18 holes tomorrow (my day off) then T25 on Sunday with a short run.

  87. Roy Galvin

    Fri – TMax Intervals. WI 144secs @ 350w(V02) RI 288secs. Do as many as I can manage without losing form
    Sat – Sweet Spot Lunch Ride at work. WI 2 x 30’s @ Sweet Spot RI 5mins
    Sun – The Sufferfest Blender followed by some Yoga, focusing on hips, hamstrings, quads, and finally 10min foam roll

  88. Sean

    Forecast is rain, so I’ll be putting the bike on the trainer on Saturday and Sunday.

  89. Ron

    Saturday, hour on the trainer, hour in the pool. Sunday, hour on the trainer, 3.5m run.

  90. Ciaran rodgers

    Ray, big weekend sixty mile hilly cycle tomorrow, the doing the Dune half marathon on Sunday but cycling 20 mile to the start and home. All good miles in the bank for Ironman Mallorca in September.

  91. Adam K

    A St. Paddy’s Half tomorrow, and circuit training Sunday

  92. Tom

    6hr ride + 30 min run. 3 weeks ’till IM South Africa so it’s my last big weekend.

  93. Nim

    2 mile run on Sat and then running the Cincinnati heart half marathon on Sunday.

  94. DCHENERE

    Sat: 1.5 km swimming at half at 60% other half at race pace + One BodyPump session

    Sun: 5 km running before a long bike ride (between 50-90 Km, depends on the day)

  95. JohnB

    60 mile ride on Saturday, then a 10 mile run on Sunday.

  96. John C

    Swimming session on Saturday finishing with sprint intervals, and long run on Sunday 14 miles!

  97. Matt B

    Tomorrow is set aside for DIY and learning to shoot clay pigeons, but hopefully a swim in Sunday, dodgy knee allowing!

  98. GNRS

    Long run of 20 miles! with a sunny day, there’s nothing better!

  99. TomC

    6 mile run on Saturday, 30 mile ride w/10 min run on Sunday

  100. Fabiano

    Long endurance MTB bike ride on Saturday over beautiful green mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil.