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. Roland

    No plans so far. Uups :))

  2. Avvy Chambers

    Sat – 6 mile run (as gotta go to work too…)
    Sun – 10 mile run then 1 hour hot yoga class 🙂 yeaah!

  3. Ale

    A Florence runaround, being here for a week end with my family

  4. RobD

    Saturday: paint the bathroom ceiling
    Sunday: mow the lawn
    Suppose I should go for a run or something too.

  5. Mike Graham

    Hopefully get a ride in around renovating the bathroom, going to my sons cricket, and my wife going to a baby shower.

  6. Guillermo

    No planned workout this weekend since I’m recovering from being really sick, but I am planning on going to support the rnr dc marathon!

    -Guillermo

  7. Daryl

    Soccer and coaching training with my son (intervals, stations, circuits) and 2 hours on the treadmill at 150 HR, 95 cadence for Saturday. That buys me 1 hour of tempo munching on a medium steak with red wine.

    On Sunday, it’s off for a 60km tempo ride on my road bike (150 HR 95 cadence) with my new group of friends heading off for a local bike race. That buys me a bag of potato chips at the movies for the night.

  8. Tqubed

    1hour ride on my new single speed bike.

  9. RICARDO VALDEZ DE LA TORRE

    Half Marathon in Mexico City next sunday!

    I want to run it below 1:55.

  10. Sharon

    50 mile ride on Sat & 8 mile run Sunday

  11. Ari

    Nothing special…

    Sat: intervals, 5x6min/2min
    Sun: 2.5 hour easy run.

    And that’s all.

  12. Steve Habegger

    Friday strength training
    Saturday 4 mile race
    Sunday 14 mile (hopefully!) training run for Boston

  13. Jean-Marc

    First race of the season tomorrow – 15km http://www.kerzerslauf.ch looking forward to it!

  14. Sean Montierth

    Cycling and running.

  15. Tlos

    Saturday: 20km trail run
    Sunday: rest

  16. Eyal

    5km of pool swimming

  17. Archangel

    Most likely a 2-4 mile run indoors and/or gym weight training

  18. Travis

    Short run and bike ride

  19. Franck X

    1hr or 3km pool swim Saturday, 22mi run Sunday

  20. Matt Ellenberger

    My first legitimate long run of the year with the Mill City Race Team Saturday, then a 2x5mi LT run on Sunday!

  21. Sam

    Long run planned for Sunday morning.

  22. cc

    Cycling on Saturday and Sunday, building cycling training base.

  23. Sean Morse

    Sat: 2hr threshold ride, 1hr Z2 Run
    Sun: 40K TT

  24. N. Narvaez III

    I am looking forward to a long hike with the family, three daughters, three dogs (boys thankfully), and my wife. That is my workout this weekend. Working out my soul and reconnecting.

  25. Theo Renkum

    Recover from my run of today, if feeling good do a short run to the pool and back again.

  26. Just to easy long runs with sister. Simple as that.

  27. Manuel

    Some friends and I are training for this, link to texasindependencerelay.com, so my schedule is:

    Friday: team happy hour. 🙂
    Saturday @ 10am: 5 mi run
    Saturday @ 4pm: 5 mi run
    Sunday @ 12am: 5 mi run, then hit the bar. 🙂
    Sunday @ 9am: “long run,” distance TBD

    I’m tired already

  28. Alicia Chase

    1 hour trainer ride, including a threshold test. 1 hr swim, including a 500 m TT. 1 hr run, no threshold test, nursing a sore shin.

  29. Pedro Ayres

    100km+ ride on Saturday and easy spin with friends on Sunday.

  30. Martin

    Easy 5K run on Saturday morning 🙂

  31. Vito

    Probably just a 2h easy bike ride on Sunday

  32. Niklas

    Saturday 3 hours trail run.
    Sunday rest day.

  33. Rick Smith

    Saturday — ~3mile run + helping a friend move
    Sunday — ~5 mile run to get the kinks out + leisurely bike ride around town with daughter(s)
    (Mileages approximate, as I’m building up consistency in recovery from a calf injury.)

  34. Kate

    Only tomorrow’s treadmill on gym

  35. Daniel

    Bike: Threshold training + strength training on the trainer.
    Run: Threshold intervals + tempo run

  36. tiagofb

    Sat – long run
    Sun – Rest

  37. Mark M

    I was going to be running the Rock n Roll USA half in DC until I came down with the flu. Now I’ll be resting in bed 🙁

  38. tara Smith-wilson

    An hour long lane swim tonight. And 26k on sunday, training for full marathon on May 4th 🙂

  39. david

    20 mile run

  40. Rick

    16 mile run on Saturday. 14 on Sunday plus an easy bike ride.

  41. Henry Collet

    Recover from the miles/kilometres mistake. 60% further on a long run. gah

  42. Johnnyb

    Wahoo kicker / sufferfest Angel

  43. Camp Murphy

    Friday = 3 miles + 45 minutes lifting weights
    Saturday = pure lifting day in the gym
    Sunday = 5 mile run with my wife

  44. Anthony A

    Fri- 2400 open water swim
    Sat- 61 mile bike race rehearsal followed by 6 mile race pace brick run.
    Sun- off

  45. Tim

    Friday 5 mile run, 1 mile swim
    Saturday 15 mile trail run, some bike
    Sunday 5 mile run, some bike, maybe swim

  46. Jacek

    25km on Saturday with the map, and on Sunday 20km trial 🙂

  47. Shane O'Brien

    3:15 cycle, 15 minute brick.
    4×200 swim.
    80 min run
    and some S&C to round it all out.
    followed by a couple of beers

  48. Paulo Viterbo

    Saturday – 40min Swimming, 30km Biking and 10km running
    Sunday – I will spend some time with family playing geocaching

  49. Pieter Van Der Westhuijzen

    Swim bike brick on saterday
    Lsd run on Sunday

  50. jveithmac

    Run = 70-90′ as:

    10′ easy, 3-5x(1.5k steady, 0.5k easy). Then easy the rest of the way.

  51. Arend

    Threshold trainer workout on Saturday and a 20ish Km run on Sunday.

  52. run 3.5 Saturday, Beer, run 4.5 Sunday, Beer

  53. Roddy H

    50 mile bike Saturday. 10 mile run Sunday.

  54. Jan

    Easy ride on Saturday and a 8k race on the Dutch beach on Sunday!

  55. Vidar Fjelltun

    Saturday; easy walk in the forest.
    Sunday: 120 min long run with last 30 min fast.

  56. Tabatha teRaa

    Saturday – 1hr35min ride on trainer
    Sunday – 1hr30min run

    Happy Friday 🙂

  57. Mike A.

    Sunday long run. About 18k in the hills around Auckland.

  58. ATucker

    Sat: 80 mile road ride
    Sun: 2 hours on the trainer

  59. stefan

    cycling centuries on beautiful Mallorca island

  60. lissy phetiam

    easy ride around olympic park

  61. Rob

    My weekend will be the Shamrock Marathon race in VA Beach, VA.

  62. Andy G.

    I’ll be working out in the gym tonight and then running about 10 miles over this weekend. Then back to the gym on Saint Patrick’s Day

  63. Richard Elgar

    Saturday: 2 hour charity swim followed by easy 5km run
    Sunday: 20 mile run race

  64. Rob Johnston

    Saturday 7 mile run

  65. Friday – 1 hour bike trainer, 20 minute run
    Saturday – 1.5 hour bike trainer, 10 minute run, 4K swim
    Sunday – 45 minute run, 4K swim

  66. Nicklesmn

    60 mins Z2 run.

  67. Kew

    Hitting the hills for a climb training…

  68. Brion

    Friday 4 mile run and strength training
    Saturday 2 hour bike and maybe a 30 minute swim
    Sunday 1 hour run and 30 minute swim if not on Saturday

  69. Gavin

    18k run this morning
    dumbbell complex this evening

    1 1/2 hours of yoga tomorrow

  70. Jean-Marc

    First race of the season tomorrow. 15km in kerzers http://www.kerzerslauf.ch, looking forward to it!

  71. Jane

    So many people doing amazing workouts this weekend 🙂 Finally raining here – so looking forward to an easy 6Km run in it this morning then a family workout at the gym tomorrow morning.

  72. Raul Mesquita de Freitas

    Bike two times; run, one time, swim in dreams.

  73. EJ

    Probably a 5K for Saturday and one similar on Sunday. Nothing too crazy!

  74. Jarek

    Saturday :
    run 15′ easy,
    run 40′ 4min/km,
    5’rest,
    run 3x( 1’max pace, 2’easy pace ),
    run 15’easy

    Afternoon : swim 2,5km easy

    Sunday : run 90′ 5min/km

  75. Eddy

    Watch the rugby then get up on Sunday and cycle up a mountain or two to sweat out the guiness!

  76. Tomasz Górzyński

    Friday – swimming and indoorcycling Saturday – unfortunately in work 😉 Sunday – long long lazy day.

  77. Ryan

    This weekend I start my taper for Ironman Oceanside 70.3. I will run 7 miles tonight and another 7 miles tomorrow. Sunday is my day of rest 🙂

  78. Michal

    just an easy 5k run 🙂

  79. Saturday- Hitting the gym for some strength/endurance training, maybe a short swim and then hitting the bike for a quick ride.

    Sunday- Running the 8k Shamrock run here in good ol Portland Oregon!

  80. Christer

    Training for my first marathon. Tomorrow it’s 27 km running planned.

  81. Friday: strength and conditioning.
    Saturday: 12 mile run and 2.5 hr ride.
    Sunday: 2500 yd swim.

  82. Drew

    Easy few running miles on Saturday. 5k race on Sunday!

  83. Marc

    A long road ride on saturday
    Rest on sunday.

  84. Hugh

    Sat: 1 hr turbo training and then football in the park with my boy.
    Sun: 15 k easy run with 2 fast km’s in the middle
    Mon: family day

  85. Matt F

    1.5 hour cyclocross workout, then off bike next to some runners in a half marathon.

  86. christian

    Will enjoy the sun while riding my bike…

  87. Alix Cote-Tremblay

    29 km long run tomorrow with a 24 weeks belly in preparation to run Ottawa marathon at the end of May!

  88. Jeff

    2 hour tempo ride on Saturday with an easy 60 minute run on Sunday.

  89. Chuck

    Saturday’s run will be the “Goode Loop.” Tens miles of hilly awesomeness in rural Virginia.

  90. Paul 000

    Sat: 10 mile run + 1 hr swim
    Sun: 3 hr bike + 1 hr swim

  91. Jeff Schaffer

    Saturday is rest day and Sunday is hill training for the upcoming Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Maratrhon.

  92. Robert

    Saturday: Brick 2.00/0.30
    Sunday: 15km run

  93. Kerstin

    Long run: 2 hours

  94. Damien Berest

    60 to 70 Km cycle ride with the wife, who is preparing for a 100 miles sportive. Really need to get my behind into gear for more training for myself…

  95. AmyO

    Friday – pilates mat class
    Saturday – walking around a fundraising event for vets and their families
    Sunday – hiking in Sabino Canyon

  96. Mosez

    Saturday: 18 mile bike ride
    Sunday: 3.5 km pool swim

  97. Dean

    I’m about to ride up Mt Fuji, Japan

  98. Florian

    For me: hopefully a nice little run on Saturday, before flying from LA to Austria. Once back home, maybe a swim to loosen up after the long flight fi I’m not too tired.
    Keep up the good reviews!

  99. Nigel Pond

    Fractured sesamoid bone in my foot, so no training for me