Wouldn’t it be cool if you could pick any gadget that’s on my ‘2014 Winter Sports Gadget Recommendations’ list and call it your own? Yup, I agree. And, so does Clever Training. So they’re offering up to one lucky holiday duck just that.
Be it a new GPS watch, or a super-high end trainer – it can indeed be yours. It’s like the Price is Right Showcase of sports technology products. Minus having to guess the price or pay for it.
The rules are simple here, simply drop a comment below with the following:
To Enter: The details of one workout or race that you’ve got scheduled between now and the end of the year.
Simple enough? Good.
The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, December 8th, 2014 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time. I’ll be giving you one device of your choosing from the list from Clever Training. Winner will be chosen at random and announced on roughly Tuesday, assuming the interwebs work in London for me on Tuesday. One entry per person. The product will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately assuming in stock.
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 or now via the VIP program. Plus, there’s still tons of Black Friday-type deals going on. And most of all, by using Clever Training you support the site in a big way – so I appreciate it!
Have a great weekend all!
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Continuing my TrainerRoad 6 week “Sweet Spot Base” plan
Every weekend this month I have back-to-back long (10mi/10mi, 16mi/10mi, etc.) runs preparing for a 50k coming up in February.
Running a 10k on base at NAS Jacksonville before flying a mission.
Still recovering from a knee injury, so I’m hoping to get over 3 miles again for the first time a while. Shooting for next weekend.
Iron Strength (Runners World) workout every Wednesday.
10k run in the park. No sweat.
I’m doing a Cristmas morning run, before all the eating begins. Hopefully in a snowy Skanör, Sweden.
I’m going to have the first Cross-country skiing of the season this week-end in Vermont, can’t wait !
Registered for Gran Fondo NY in May… Over 8500 ft of elevation should be fun
Couple of nice easy runs to get mileage back up. Also continue my CrossFit workouts.
30km Shek Kong race in Hong Kong comprising around 600m total elevation gain and some wicked uphill sections on 21st Dec.
2h cyclocross training ride in the woods on sunday
I have a race scheduled with my 17 month old next Friday. I hope to win but he’s fast and trains everyday, unlike his dad who is now getting old and doesn’t train as much as he would like to.
I’ll be doing a winter road ride through the small town of Riverton CT during their luminaries festival where the streets are all lit up along the Farmington River for the holiday.
This Saturday (tomorrow) I will run a double crossing of the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque – 56 miles, with about 12000 ft of climbing.
Every xmas day (for the last 7 years) I’ve run a tiny local race called the “Xmas Day Horsehead Bay 7K”. It’s held mid-afternoon on the 25th. A slightly hilly 7K race on empty roads and trails. Sneak away from the family for 30 minutes or so and race after the presents are open. I look forward to it every year.
Runningfor about an hour with my friends, hopefully it won’t rain :-)
Group ride this weekend with local bike club. Then watching pro cyclocross races that are in town sunday
Open water swim saturday, 13 mile run sunday
5k City trail run on Saturday, Wroclaw, Poland
4 Mile central park run this saturday
Saturday
60m Ride, indoors.
3 4m Max intervals. 6m R
15m T Stagger, 260+ 300+w
I have a work-sponsored 5K race coming up in January, so I’ve been training in order to get a sub 21 minute time (you know, show off to the co-workers). The most difficult training run that I have coming up is on 12/30/2014, it’s a 10x 1/4 mile intervals at 6min/mile…not looking forward to it. I like the long slow runs better!
Clonakilty Marathon in Ireland tomorrow morning!
100km Z2/Z3 bike ride next Sunday!
Tour of Sufferlandria :)
Or ride on the roller 4 4 h
A very exciting 4+ hour turbo session followed by strength & conditioning.
Spending the winter break swimming daily. Learning butterfly.
7 mile loop with 3 large hill climbs!
Multiple trainer sessions while watching “Sufferfest” Videos… first up “A Very Dark Place”
a 10K race sponsored by a local brewery on the 13th with a tasting afterwards
Festivus 10K run!
I don’t know if this counts as a plan, but tomorrow I’m running as far as I can go down the Potomac in an hour or so, then back.
Sub 2:10 half marathon in March 1st, in Antalya/Turkey.
The Gaasterlân-Run half marathon at 20th of december in Balk, The Netherlands
25 km speedhike on Sunday with 800m of ascent, if the flu goes away in time.
6 hour run. The goal is to run as far as possible inside of 6 hours. I missed the weekend to do it with the NJ Trail Series so I’ll be doing a self-supported one.
A local 5k that should be pretty fun :)
No races (last one was a Turkey Trot), but my personal trainer is still kicking my butt and I’ve got runs and bike trainer workouts on the calendar.
I plan to add swimming back into my cross-training this month so I can be more than prepared when (sprint) triathlon season starts back up.
Drinking beers on the couch while reading about others training
Two hour trainer , followed by one hour swim.
Doing “Rockhouse” workout in the TrainerRoad workout library. It is my Everest.
13th December 2014 – 53rd birthday = 53 miles. I’ve been doing this each year since i started cycling again a few years ago. According to the rules, you add one mile for each year. The last rule is, on your 100th birthday you can switch to kilometers, if you want.
A two day orienteering race coming up this weekend. And I use the term “race” rather liberally, for me it’ll be more like a map hike…
Nothing exotic — just 3×1600 in 6:39 w/800 jogs, currently scheduled for Christmas day. Maybe the first run with the new running watch I win in this contest?
training for the February monstercross I will be doing 4 hours of single track combined with gravel fire trails
Sufferfest on the trainer! A very dark place, basically intervals.
My training for Sunday morning 15K
Sufferfest Angels this evening.
Three hours of saddle time BOTH Saturday and Sunday in the lovely Midwest Weather of Chicago. #base #midwesterntough #roadielife #pickme #waithashtags?
Easy enough! Not doing much through the end of the year, but I’m doing a Jingle Bell Jog 5K tomorrow afternoon! It’s for the Arthritis Foundation.
I’m doing the Farmland 5K on Saturday, December 6th near Traverse City, Michigan. This is a European style cross-country challenge held on rolling, private farmland. There will be music, cocoa, coffee, bread, chili, and corn chowder following the race.
Tucson Marathon… 2 days from now. Ran my heart out this year for this as my A race. Intending to BQ minus 10 at least. Maybe BQ minus 20 if things go remarkably well. Can’t wait! And- you can tell your friends at Clever Training to dust off an Ambit 3 Sapphire for me :)
Bike
10′ WU
2 X 12′ in Z4
(5′)
2 X 15′ in Z3
10′ cool down
The Gunner Shaw memorial Cross-Country 10k race in Vancouver. It’ll be muddy, with a water bog to cross and very fun! Start off easy, then press the pace later on.
New year’s eve. Running the route of the Green Man ultra in Bristol, UK. 46 miles of off road muddy hilly fun.
Jingle Bell Jog 5k Race tomorrow!
Home trainer
Warm up
15 min easy spin @ 65%
50 min @ 70% FCM
Coold down :
10 min easy spin
10 mile fat bike ride on the ice
A 13.x mile 800ft gain virtual trainer ride based on some local roads that my LBS created, as soon as I get over this cold! :)
25k long run at Sunday in -10C Ukrainian winter
4 Peaks Racing holiday sprint Tri. Fun races to close out a long season. 400/12/5k
5k holiday “Jingle Bell Run” in Chicago. Another 5k on NYD.
A bit of cardio for tomorrow:
2 sets
20x burpees
20x 10m back and forth sprints
20x front wings with a 28kg kettlebell
20x clean with 30kg
Moss Park Santa Run (5k) with my wife, running stroller and our 20 month twins meeting Santa at the end for the first time!
I have a half marathon scheduled for December 13th in College Station, Texas. Home of Texas A&M, it’s a great race!
Strava festive 500
Skin up the 3 mi, ~2500 vert slope out the back window and enjoy the fresh turns down. Come on snow!
Slowtwitches 100 runs in 100 day challenge starts. So I’ll be running atleast 30min from Dec 15th until the end of the year!
2×15′ @ 100% + 1h @ 80% on the bike trainer!
“La course des pères noël” next week-end… hope to see U there !!
Santa Cross in Corvallis Oregon this weekend!
Rock on the Holidays Clever Training and DCR!
70 mile ride in Santa Barbara, CA, including ~4,500′ of climbing.
Hey!
I’ll attend the 29. Nikolauslauf Badenweiler (8,4k) as the first test to start the training for next year’s Berlin Marathon.
Found your Blog about 1 week ago to decide on a Gps watch (now Polar m400)- thanks for all the stuff you do here!
matt
A 10km race wearing Santa hat in Valladolid, Spain.
Indoor swimming 2,500 yards per day, 4 days/week
No races planned and with the weather getting real cold here in Ottawa, the next workout might be for my stomach over xmas dinner.
Beginning my marathon training plan for the Flying Pig 5/3! The first workout is only 3 miles, but what matters is the 26.2 in 23 weeks!
6 mile run on the hamster wheel in AF
Sadly, my workouts are mainly strength training and some swimming since I fractured a metatarsal last month.
Post-work run tonight to see the White House Christmas tree.
The Run to Posey’s on Christmas Eve. It’s an informal run put together annually by the Gulf Winds Track Club. The run is approximately 16 miles on a rail trail starting in Florida’s capital and ending at a restaurant/bar on the coast.
Catching up with the Dubai Roadsters during Christmas in Abu Dhabi
I’ll be taking a short walk hopefully this weekend…all I can muster after a back injury has laid me up for several days
2×20 minutes FTP efforts on the turbo followed by 5K on the threadmill tomorrow morning.
Big hike on the south downs planned on december 18th, going to be an all dayer 19 miler! Can’t wait!
brussels Mannekenpis Corrida, on December 26! A 8km run in the heart for the Xmas market in downton Brussels. Very nice, very fun…
just swimming
Per your “The Winter 2014-2015 Trainer App In-Depth Guide” recommendations, I am using TrainerRoad 4 weeks program that ends the day before the new year! It has me on my trainer 6 days a week for 5-8 hrs/week during the rainy days, thanks for the recommendation!
Pre lunch Christmas day run. Some sanity after the madness of Santa, and before the indulgences of dinner.
5k run on xmas morning
A 2 hour base ride on the indoor trainer. Keeping the power in zone 2, building to next summer.
100 runs in 100 days, and a tinsel triathlon in two weeks. My season took a different turn after IM Tahoe was canceled, but I’m looking forward to 2015!
Hopefully get a few more Thorsdays in with the guys around Lake McBride.
On December 9th, I plan on running almost a full marathon chasing after my new DJI Phantom 2 that I won from your “Anything On My Recommendations List Giveaway”!
Back to spin classes starting tomorrow morning. Start training plan for 2nd IM in January! 2 month break from structured workouts felt good.
Training for two half-marathons during the first half of next year (Heart Half in Cincy in Feb., and Indy Mini in May). Hoping to put in another 10-mile run this weekend, have been doing a year-long run streak, and working to better my overall pace for several distances. Been a great year for running, happy for health so far, and hoping for an even better year next year.
Hill repeats from hell (with push-ups during the recovery intervals) on a cold Sunday evening – happy days!!
I am running a 20K tomorrow. The first 5K ascend 1000 vertical feet to the top of a mountain. But you get viking horns at the end of the race. So it is worth it.