The ‘Anything On My Recommendations’ List Giveaway!

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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4,255 Comments

  1. Rad

    This evening, 12km training run

  2. Kevin

    I have been away from Crossfit for a few years and I decided recently it was time to get back…So from now until the end of the year it is one Hero WOD per week. Would love to get some gadgets to keep me motivated.

  3. Brian

    5 mile Christmas morning run…a small gift to myself.

  4. Ying Xiao

    1mile warmup + 5x1000m@6:00 pace + 1 mile cooldown on Saturday.

  5. Aimee

    Santa Run, with my daughter. First time running 3 1/2 miles together!

  6. I’m starting up training for a spring half marathon this week. Training will include Christmas morning intervals, fartleks, easy runs, and a bunch of long runs. Fun times in the cold.

  7. Jordan

    Rudolph Ramble 8K!

  8. Holly W. Keckler

    Working on building up my distance training. Next *big* race is actually in 2015- RAGNAR. We do it with an Ultra team of six, because a team of 12 is for sissies.

  9. Colin

    Recovering from a solo marathon I ran while my wife was out of town (when else would I do something crazy like that?), so most of my training will be running a fast-ish 2miles with one of our dogs, dropping her off, and running a much slower mile with the other, much smaller, pooch.

  10. RAFrisk2

    Got an 8mi Fartlek Run next week – Training for Kaiser 1/2 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on 2/1/15

  11. Mike Parker

    On Sat, doing a 2 hr 20 min run at long run pace.

  12. Scott Shaff

    Swim a mile today and then do a 7 mile trail run tomorrow to start the weekend!

  13. William Halford

    Hour swim this afternoon!

  14. Pedro Ricardo Cruz Alves Garcia

    10K Run december 13 (V Volta da UFG)

  15. Ryan Sunley

    Lots of treadmill and trainer time… hello Netflix

  16. Marc-Olivier Tremblay

    A 3 hours TrainerRoad workout on my KK Road Machine … (ass pain)

  17. Rodrigo link

    Just bought some New headphones and a camelbak. So I want to try some 10 mile runs until new year’s

  18. Cindy

    I’ll be riding the Expresso bike at my local Y and then I’ll go for a swim with my Master’s club.

  19. No actual races lined up between now and the end of the year, but I am doing the #rwrunstreak – running at least 1 mile every day! Happy Holidays Ray!

  20. Mike Threadgould

    HITS Austin Duathlon next weekend at the Circuit of the Americas. Going to be painful!

  21. Vincent

    15k montferland run this Sunday

  22. Sian

    Now that I’m done my MBA, I’m going to lace up my running shoes for a couple of 5 milers before the snow falls.

  23. Mehmet Bayram

    bike ride after pros in Tour of Turkey Cycling Race last stage, Istanbul!

  24. Kikimanki

    TrainerRoad – Mountain Alice – 3:30:00

  25. Cathy

    The marathon that is Christmas dinner for 20 people

  26. I’m continuing the intermediate build training plan on TrainerRoad.com! I think for my next workout I’m going to re-take the FTP test, since the last couple rides have seemed a little too easy.

  27. Marc Morcos

    No races but extending my long run to 28km before the new year!

  28. christoph

    Local x-mass-run dressed as Santa on sunday

  29. Greg P

    8 mile lake lunch run with co-workers

  30. Allyn Crowe

    It’s getting colder now, so less outside time.

    I’ve got my normal Saturday workouts (3-10mi depending on the feel) plus any additional precor time.

    Plus the normal 3-4 December 5K “races” (Jingle Bell, New Years Eve, New Years Day)

    I could really use a goodie to bulk up my bat belt of running tech… I mean I’ve only got 3-4 things on it now ;)

  31. Ride with professional cyclist Elliott Porter in London. Also a few rides at Long Champ and an MTB or two in Parc St Cloud

  32. Jared Jenkins

    I’m going to take my dog on a 10 mile trail run up the mountain. Ollivander loves a great run in the snow!

  33. Jorja

    A 6 mile run and a mile swim

  34. pierre

    1st training after a marathon will be on the indoor rower: slow steady state to switch from running to rowing.

  35. Daniel F

    Masters swimming xmas workout!

  36. Anthony

    Frozen trail run 15kids in Eugene Oregon.

  37. Karen

    Run the dog around the neighborhood

  38. Mark Nickerson

    I’ve got to get at least 1 more 20-22 mile run in December training for the Disney Marathon in January.

  39. Kristi

    10-15-20 reps for time of:
    Wall balls 20/14
    Hang power cleans 115/80
    Sit ups
    Shoulder to overhead 115/80
    Box jumps 24/20 (jump up, step down)

  40. Paul

    indoor riding, doing the CTS climbing training twice a week

  41. Scott

    I’ll be fixing the fan on a broken Tacx trainer from eBay so I can do some inside winter training.

  42. tim

    I am looking forward to the Kananaskis Ski Marathon, a 42km xc ski race in Kananaskis (just down the road from where the annual ANT+ conference is held).

  43. Greg

    Night mtn biking 4×20 min intervals with 3 min easy in between, varied terrain

  44. Justin K

    5 mile Surf N’ Santa through the holiday lights on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk

  45. I’ve got the St. Jude Memphis Marathon tomorrow morning, and I’m still in a meat-induced coma from dinner last night

  46. Neil

    I plan on riding the length of the St. Tammany trace while home on Christmas break

  47. Zach Eyde

    long runs (15-20 miles) planned every Saturday to get ready for Phoenix rock n roll marathon in jan. 15

  48. Anish

    My first 3-5 mile run after the last tri a month ago for this Sunday

  49. joe

    Every Christmas morning I do an 8 mile loop. Whether there is snow on the ground or not, I’ll finish it.

  50. Brandon Blanck

    Nothing too exciting, but I picked up a Quarq as an early Christmas present so a TrainerRoad 20 minute FTP test is in order to reset things!

  51. RJ

    I am going to run a local 1/2 marathon this weekend.

  52. Chris Portman

    Running a 5K Santa run for Arthritis Foundation this weekend

  53. Tim

    A local fall century w/ my out of shape riding buddy. He’s using it as a motivation to get back into shape. I just like flogging myself from time to time…..

  54. 80 miles and 9,000 feet of climbing, up and down the canyons in the Santa Monica mountains outside Malilbu, CA. Deer Creek, I’m coming for you!

  55. Vincent Needham

    Hoping to get in a bike ride this weekend, when it’s supposed to be less cold and not raining!

  56. Joe Wilensky

    My standard swim set:
    500m warm up
    5×100 free on 1:45
    5×100 IM on 1:45
    5×100 pull on 1:30
    500 cool down

  57. Lionel Gimelfarb

    I will attemp a 3km race (course de Titzé in SIon) with the the people of the thermal complex I partially works for. And every week I give a spinning class :)

  58. Hank

    Recently bought V800 w/ H7, Wahoo RPM and Polar Stride. So initially start 5 mile run, 1 mile swim & 20 mile Indoor Cycling per week during December!

  59. Sarah

    Driedel Dash 5K on December 14th. Last year we had 6″ of new snow that morning.

  60. Cristian Bodaneze

    Enjoy the holiday for a long bicycle ride!!!

  61. Matthew Patterson

    I am racing to the couch each night to watch the Voice !

  62. Warren

    Plan to break the 3hr mark doing steady state work on the trainer before christmas this year.

  63. Marius P

    The Frostbike Winter Mountain Bike Race in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. On my Fat bike. 2-3 10km laps in heats, with up to 6 riders each heat.

  64. Michael

    Xterra Wold championship trail run in Oahu!

  65. stephen kilbourn

    I plan to do the local Jogg’r Egg Nogg’r 5k. a 5k followed by free egg nog!

  66. Andrew McCabe

    10 mile run saturday morning.

  67. 50km on the bike on Xmas Morning, weather permitting..

  68. Noah

    5k on New Year’s Eve here in Milwaukee. Going to break my 3.5 year old PR!

  69. Tony

    8 mile run.

  70. John Vanderveen

    Swim focus this off-season so today’s workout consists of vertical kicking drills, side-kick drills, catch-drills, recovery drills. I might even do some normal swimming!

  71. Brian Hudson

    My first Ironman in Lake Placid, July 26th, 2015. Two loops in Mirror Lake, two loops on the bike (both of which include an 11 mile climb), and a two loop run which brings you through the city center four times. Can’t wait!

  72. Zach

    ill be doing 3 loops of a route with 2000 ft of climbing and 50 mph downhill before the new year.

  73. Troy Lubbers

    I am looking forward to this coming weekend and the runs I’ll be doing tomorrow and Sunday morning. I run many weekends, but this weekend I’ll be at the cabin and love most trail running in the midst of nature.

  74. Thomas Andersson

    8 mile run in the morning before the kids wake up

  75. Jason W

    30 minute time trial workout on the bike.

  76. Jacob

    jingle bell beach run 5k in Kona. Going for a 5k PR!

  77. Jenny

    Coming to Paris with my husband at the end of the month. It’s our first visit! Can’t wait to do a run through the city!!!

  78. Kay Estes

    Bearly Ultra 27 miles on 12/20/14

  79. Simon Morton

    Trainer session!

  80. Ben

    My next race is a spring half marathon in Ogden, UT… just enough to keep me motivated in the winter. :)

  81. Sebastiaan Verweij

    Man what a great competition, here’s hoping. My workout is a sad 5km whilst in recovery mode, in addition to a series of strength exercise for the glutus medius which, so my physio tells, is woefully underdeveloped and so caused a minor injury! Ack. Every leg crunch brings me closer to next year’s (second ever!) marathon though. Cheers Ray!

  82. Sarah

    I’ve convinced my project team to run 4-5 miles with me every morning while we travel for work. It’s really dark and cold at 5:30am in CT, but we motivate each other to run. Tuesday 12/9 is our next run.

  83. Tomorrow, a beautiful 14.1km long slow distance run in Bremen/Germany upstream along the Weser river and back along the Werdersee lake, with a fun spiral ramp at 2/3rds. No races planned this season while my ankle is still not fully recovered (turned chronic 1.5 years ago, now taking it _very_ strictly (again) since my last marathon 2 months ago…)

  84. Bill

    After a long year of racing that ended with Florida Ironman on November 1st, I have been racing to eat everything in sight. This, along with my passion to test every beer known to man, has me working just as hard as my Ironman training. As taxing as it is, I’ll try to continue this race the rest of the year.

  85. Jim Sanders

    Running the holiday half in Portland on 12/14!

  86. Justin R.

    Tomorrow morning, last cyclocross race of the season here in WI. Dretzka Park in Milwaukee.
    After that, I switch the cross bike over to road tires (well, a trainer tire on the back).

  87. Nancy

    First run back from season-long injury!

  88. Kenny K

    Today is a 3 mile run on the treadmill at work. Tomorrow probably a ride on the trainer with Zwift.

  89. Lisa R

    A lot of strength training workouts on the schedule for me. Need to get stronger!

  90. Pat Smith

    November Project Canada stairsforbreakfast every Wednesday and hillsforbreakfast every Friday

  91. Swim set I’m about to do:
    200 warm-up
    6×50 drills
    100, 200, 300, 400, 500 (at 1:30 pace)
    6×50 drills
    200 cool down

  92. Eyal

    70km 1500m ascent bike ride with a friend visiting from the US

  93. Heather Kilbourn

    40 mile bike ride this Saturday.

  94. Conor

    Fat turkey run on the 28th in Dublin!

  95. Ben Cooper

    Cycle up the Horseshoe pass in North Wales on Christmas Day! (Christmas Day is without a doubt a great day to ride!)

  96. andrew white

    fatbiking, in prep for Tuscobia.

  97. Micah B

    the always fun Jingle Ball bike ride

  98. Ryan

    50 mile ride down into the Carnation valley and back up into Redmond for a nice 2,700 feet of climbing.

  99. Joe Brescia

    Well, I think Bilenky Junkyard Cross is the best way to spend your weekend. Once a year, Big Guy’s Used Auto Parts of Philadelphia opens its doors to the determined, witless, insane, and just plain weird enthusiasts of Cyclocross. Respect the junk, wear clothes that can be torn and bled on, and make sure your tetanus shot is up to date! Also, bring some good beer and leave the PBR at home you damn hipsters!

  100. David B

    Plan on huddling in the basement for my first winter trainer ride of the season!