There are many things in the world where one usually sits firmly in either one camp or another. For example, a few of life’s great dividers:
Boxers or briefs
Hot dogs or hamburgers
Bow tie or straight tie
Coke or Pepsi
Mac or PC
Paper or Plastic
White bread or wheat bread
And for you folks hanging out around these parts, there’s probably the most famous of all:
…Garmin or Polar
While the great majority of giveaways to date here have been Garmin focused, I’m going to venture over to the other side and giveaway a bit of Polar goodness…the brand new Polar RCX5:
Late last week (after I had published my in depth review), Polar approached me about giving away a brand new RCX5 to y’all. Initially they weren’t sure what I’d say, simply because I always buy my own giveaway prizes (you did know that, right?).
But, there’s one caveat to my rule – which you may remember from the survey results back in March. I had asked whether or not you would be in favor of giveaways that were for hard to get items, in cases where the company supplied the item. For example, the first time I did this was the Wahoo Fitness ANT+ enabled bike case, where I did a giveaway three weeks before the first units were available in the retail channel. In the survey, you overwhelmingly wanted me to give these things away when possible. By ‘overwhelming’ that would be 93.8% of you – or roughly twice the water temperature for the Boise 70.3 half-ironman I’m doing this weekend.
You’ll be getting the above box – literally, that specific box sitting on my turtle tank stand– which contains the Polar RCX5, an s3+ stride/footpod sensor (for measuring distance), and the Polar Wearlink Hybrid heart rate strap. That’s the fancy strap that works with both the RCX5 as well as legacy workout equipment that can read HR. No turtles are included, nor is the G5 GPS pod, in this giveaway.
All you’ve gotta do down below is tell me the answer to one of the following questions (not all of them):
Boxers or briefs
Hot dogs or hamburgers
Bow tie or straight tie
Coke or Pepsi
Mac or PC
Paper or Plastic
White Bread or wheat bread
Simple enough, right?
The entry period will run until Thursday June 9th, 2011 at 11:59PM Eastern Time, at which point I’ll close the entry period and randomly select a winner. Like the all my giveaways there are no restrictions on where the goods go to – so no matter where in the world you are, I’ll send to you. The winner will get a brand new Polar RCX5 Run Package (with HR strap and footpod). It’ll be sent out Monday morning when I get back from Boise and you should have it a day or so later – or roughly ‘a long time’ ahead of everyone else waiting for their orders to get fulfilled.
(Note: If you’re active duty military and deployed and are unable to complete the entry method above, simply shoot me an e-mail and I’ll get ya entered in. For those curious on how the giveaways work, here’s the deets. Thanks all!)
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Coke, definitely!
Mac… Like you have to ask!!!
Go hard at the weekend man
Robin
Paper – its better for out nature
Mac
Wheat bread
Pepsi, but I allways end up drinking Coke, as in Latvia Pepsi is avalable in way less places than Coke. Maybe that’s the reason I like it, wanting to be alternative guy 🙂
Boxers
Bamburger
Straight tie (no tie at all, if possible)
Coke
PC
Plastic
Many, many thanks, Ray!
Briefs
Hamburger
Straight Tie
Coke
Mac
Paper
Wheat Bread
– Boxers;
– Hamburgers;
– Straight tie only;
– Coke;
– PC (for personal use) and SPARC for business;
– Plastic 🙁 ;
– rye bread;
PC for work. Mac for everything else!
Boxers – but not when duing a triathlon… 🙂
Boxers, Hamburgers, straight tie (most of the time, unless I’m performing with the orchestra), Coke, PC, Paper, wheat bread. As for Garmin vs. Polar: Whatever gets the job done 😉
coke/pepsi – beer only 🙂
Mac > PC 🙂
Boxers
hamburgers
Bow tie
Coke
Mac
Paper
wheat bread
There cannot be another solution to this question;-)
Absolutely Mac!
wheat bread
Boxers
Hamburgers
Straight tie
Coke
PC – linux of course
Paper
White Bread
Coke is the same thing as pepsi right ? :)) thumbs up for hamburger
Of course I have to say Mac.
Hamburger or death, hot-dogs are just nasty!
Mac for me. Good that Polar now works a bit more with us mac users. I actually like very much the Polar products, but Garmins GPS solution and support for 3rd party apps like trainingpeaks has untill now made the choice easy.
And of course, boxers 🙂
Mac.
Hamburgers made from wheat bread washed down with coke. No onions please!
PC with Linux of course 🙂
And Boxer or nothing under tri-suite:)
Polar (RCX5) or Garmin (310XT) I’m still asking me 😉
Sexy watch! As always I read your in depth reviews in detail, so also the one from yesterday and while I’ve always been a Garmin adept in the past I must say I liked what I read so here’s my shot:
Boxers, hot dogs & hamburgers, no tie, coke, pc, paper, wheat bread. 🙂
briefs
hamburgers
straight tie
Coke
PC
Paper
Rye bread
Pepsi – My employer so after wifey deductions pays for my Tri.
PC – Because my son loves Macs.
Hot Dogs/Hamburger – none because paleo diet
diet coke…
Hmm, I think I may be contrarian:
Boxerbriefs, veggie wrap, no tie, ginger ale, Mac at home and PC at work, plastic / paperless, rye.
Boxers
Coke
PC
Paper
Hamburger for sure, and why not having it with a Pepsi while writing on my PC 🙂
I am on the Garmin side, but I would be ready to give Polar a chance if I am lucky enough to get my hand on that watch.
Thanks for the giveaway Ray!
Briefs
Hamburgers
Straight tie
Beer 😛
and you forgot one
iOS or Android 🙂
Hamburger on a wheat bun; with coke.
Great, now I’m hungry…
“wheat bread”, and I prefer the beginning pieces.
– bhuzyk
Mac of course.
And… Wheat bread,more tasty and healthy.
Greetings from Spain;-)
Bow tie…because bow ties are cool 😉
Hamburger with Coke definitely…
and when really guilty from all the calorie overdose from above.. wheat bread…
Pepsi!
Bow tie (+ speedo)
Mac. BTW, white bread = wheat bread, right?
paper, of course;)
Pepsi (diet)
Mac or PC? Good question, I have to buy one now, which one? Tips, please!
Boxers or noting, of course 🙂
– boxer briefs
– burger with hot dog on top
– straight tie
– coke
– hackintosh
– reuseable (get with the times people)
White Bread or wheat bread – yes
Wheat bread hamburger with pepsi
Boxers with the size of my backside !!
hot boxers! every-darn-time
Go Hot Dog.
Coke is the best.
PC PC.
Plastic.
White bread.
Briefs
Boxers, for sure, hamburgers, straight tie
Coke (its the best)
Mac (no contest)
Paper (nice and tactile) wheat bread, keeps us moving!
used to be boxers but now its briefs…
– Mac
I work on it everyday and I like it.
Sitting in front of my Mac with Pepsi in one hand and neither hot-dog nor hamburger but something vegeterian in the other 😉
Cheers!!!
mac,iPhone,iPad,iPod,iCloud, cervelo, 2XU, saucony… my wife? not so sure about that :-b
thanks buddy!
sam
wheat bread for me – much more tasty and crunchy!
boxer-briefs are way better
hamburgers
Coke
Mac – just converted
Paper everywhere possible
wheat bread
Coke in a glass bottle!
Living in Atlanta, it’s gotta be Coke. Pepsi is the devil.
Hot dogs or hamburgers – HAMBURGERS!!!
Coke or Pepsi – Diet Pepsi
Mac or PC -Mac baby!!!
Paper or Plastic – Paper for me
White Bread or wheat bread – Wheat bread….
PC of course!!!!
Boxerbriefs…thank you very much 🙂
PC 🙂
Hamburgers… Its disgusting what leftover animal parts they use for the hot dogs.
A little bit cheeky for me to enter, since I got lucky with the FR610, but the Polar looks interesting as well!
Oh, and I’m certainly a PC man!
Thanks
hamburger of course, wrapped in paper, with ice coke!!!
doron
from tel aviv
I’m a boxer-brief, mac-loving, coke drinking, kind of guy.
Definitely Coke.
Andrew
Hot dogs or hamburgers
hamburgers for sure!!
i could eat them dialy-homemade and cooked on my grill of course, none of this fast food stuff.
Mac or PC – MAC
Macs – since 1986
mac for sure, while drinking coke!
btw i was always a polar HRM person, and only switched to garmin for GPS excellence. Maybe the RCX will lure me back!
thanks.
Kent
I like to eat hamburgers on a white bun, with a coke, wearing my plastic boxers and just a bow tie. I am a Mac..
Boxers or briefs – Boxers
Hot dogs or hamburgers – Hamburgers
Bow tie or straight tie – Straight Tie
Coke or Pepsi – Diet Coke
Mac or PC – PC
Paper or Plastic – Paper
White Bread or wheat bread – Wheat
Hi I’m Paolo from Italy.
Hot dogs or hamburgers: Hot dogs!
Coke or Pepsi: Pepsi!
Paper or Plastic: Paper!
Boxers or briefs–boxer briefs!
Hot dogs or hamburgers–burgers!
Bow tie or straight–straight
Coke or Pepsi–beer!
Mac or PC–pc
Paper or Plastic–Paper (but I use recycled fabric bags)
I know you have been pretty much around the world, this should be easy for you:
Pantaloncillos
Hamburgesas
Corbata
Coca Cola
Computadora Personal
Pan Integral
Hi, and thx for this giveway. My answers:
Boxers or briefs -> boxers
Hot dogs or hamburgers -> (veggy)burgers
Bow tie or straight tie -> straight tie
Coke or Pepsi -> coke
Mac or PC -> Mac
Paper or Plastic -> paper
White bread or wheat bread -> white bread
Garmin or Polar: -> Polar
Coke! We’re in the South, it’s gotta be Coke & Sweet Tea.
Bowtie!!!
my husband does the boxerbriefs
i use a mac he uses PC
dont drink soda
wheat bread definitely
mac
Wheat bread and boxers, don’t feel strongly about any of the others.
PC of course. About 15 years ago i want to have a Mac, but cant affort it. Now i can affort it but i dont want to have one. “I call it: The rationality”
Boxers or briefs — Depends on the occasion, usually boxers.
Hot dogs or hamburgers — None.
Bow tie or straight tie — Straight
Coke or Pepsi — None.
Mac or PC — PC
Paper or Plastic — Paper everywhere.
White Bread or wheat bread — Wheat bread.
hot dogs ( with wheat bread ! )and a coke !
PC for business, Mac for personal use 🙂
Hot dogs or hamburgers: both 🙂
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
Mac or PC: Mac, what else?
Hans-Peter
Boxers or briefs – titey whitey’s
Hot dogs or hamburgers – burger
Bow tie or straight tie -straight
Coke or Pepsi – Water
Mac or PC – Mac
Paper or Plastic – either
White Bread or wheat bread- Wheat.
Great giveaway BTW.
Boxers
Both Hot dogs and hamburgers
straight tie
Coke
PC
Plastic
Wheat bread
I live looking at boxer briefs the best…Coke for sure, preferably with a little rum…I can go either way on hot dog v. hamburger depending on my mood…wheat bread and reuseable grocery bags although I forget those some times and have to go with paper! 🙂
Boxer briefs – the best of both.
Hamburgers – just had breakfast but I’m already hungry for a burger now.
straight tie – the only bow tie I’ve worn are the clipons with a tux.
Coke – interesting that this poll ( link to popvssoda.com )
didn’t include Pepsi as a primary choice
PC
Paper or Plastic – Ummm…Reusable bags – local store gives 5 cents per bag that you bring in
wheat bread
Hot dogs definitely!
Boxerbriefs – best of both worlds
Coke
Paper
Wheat Bread
Thanks Ray!
Mac – no question!
Boxers
hamburgers
straight tie
Pepsi
PC
Plastic
wheat bread
Thanks Ray!
Boxers or briefs – Boxers
Oh, Mac — definitely. Or better yet — Linux!
I have had Mac and gone back to PC.
Thank you Ray!
Mac
Briefs, nuff said.
Bowtie…. if you can pull it off there is no other option.
mac. Mac! MAC!!!!