Heads up! The big Garmin annual spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8 (first sale to date!), $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965 at $499, the Forerunner 265, the new Instinct 3, and countless other Garmin products including inReach Mini 2. Plus the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium is on sale, and some Suunto & Wahoo product deals too. Full list & thoughts here!
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Here’s how to save!
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That’s exactly the watch I was willing to get from you! Very kind… Tks for all the great work (and the watch, in case you really pick my name up)
Polar polar
It would be cool to have a Polar M400 running watch!
woop
This would be a great gift
pick me
Hope I win this. Love your blog. I look forward you it weekly. Wish I could live in Paris
Run Forrest Run
This one looks mighty nifty…
woo!
OMG! I Hope it’s me it would be a beatiful present for my girlfriend!
Hopefully, this is the one :)
Time me!
Making it rain!
this one is nice;)
Quiero!
hihihiiiiii
Endurance giveaway for endurance athletes!
I want it
Polar
Go on
For the woman! Unless i change my mind.
Thanks Ray,
yes please
Oh, why not?
nice!
Yes!
thank you.
I have no original comment
Pleaseeeee
M400
Awesome watch. Love your blog
Wuhu! :-)
I want it!
Maybe I’ll win!
Cheers Ray!
This is my favorite!
Por Favor!
I’m still here…but tired.
Thanks Ray and Clever!
I’ll take one!
oh yeah!!
Nice!
I like it! Thx!
Easier than winning the lottery I guess.
Insert humorous comment here
Pick me!
i need this for my gf
Sign me up
This will match w my wife’s white colored one
Nice! Thanks in advance!
Fun,fun,fun
Pick me?
one more time
Yeah, finally you picked a woman! Lucky me…
Runaway victory.
Still going strong!
Nice watch!
No creativity left at that time of the night.
Would love to win this
Cool! That’s sick.
Yes please
I need a new running watch please!!
me please!
Would love a new watch!
M40 is a liftoffing!!
Milk
Sooner wear this than watch
ooooo, yes please!
I’m in.
let’s get it on! thank man! :)
I like it!
Nice watch!
I could finally replace my Garmin 405!
I like free stuff!
Awesome Watch!
I want
I’ll have the lot!
this one is nice too;)
Thanks
As usual, I’m in!!! :) thanks Ray!!!
would so love this!
Please
Thanks!
Fingers crossed!
I have that bikepacking trip coming up…
Last entry for my time zone.
Like it
Nice thanks a lot
Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme
hook me up!
Yeah
No whammy no whammy no whammy…..STOP!
I own one, but two is better!
in, thx
I’m still rockin’ an old school FR305 that won’t die.
A good Polar…
Hola
M400 the best ever!!!
Por favor