A November Garmin (Fancy) Fenix3 Giveaway

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It’s somehow already halfway through November, and we’ve lacked a giveaway this month.  Heck, did we even have a giveaway last month? That seems like eons ago.  My bad.

No worries though, I’m here to save the day.  Or at least, save Tuesday.  I’ll be giving you a Fenix3.  But not any Fenix3, one of their newfangled fancy looking Fenix3 watches.  Had I thought this post through a little bit more, I could have put it on Friday, and named it the ‘Fancy Fenix3 Friday Freebie’, but alas – I didn’t think of that until now as I write on the plane.  My mental schedule is set for the week, and here it is.

In any case, they released these ones back a few months ago.  One is more of a leather strap, and the other more womanly with swanky rose gold trimmings.  Though honestly, it’s still kinda a big watch for a woman – so if you’re more petite – I’ll let you downsize and pick some other GPS watch that Clever Training stocks, even if it might not look as pretty and be lacking the flower power.

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Since I landed in a snowy place this evening, we’re going to get you thinking about winter. To enter, simply leave a quick comment with an answer to the following:

How do you adapt your training schedule for winter? Do you change sports altogether, or do you happen to be one of those lucky ducks living in Hawaii?

Giveaway closes Friday evening, November 20th at 11:59PM US Eastern Time.

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7,470 Comments

  1. Chris

    Switching partially to cross-country skiing, otherwise just adapting the clothes for running …

  2. Clipper

    Just more clothes on. And a headlight, as the sun hides earlier.

  3. Rudi

    Spending my time on the trainer

  4. I still run against the wind, the fog, rain and snow.

  5. Josh

    Living north of 60, this one’s in my wheelhouse. I may put studded tires on the mountain bike for commuting this year … It was a little gnarly without studs last year. I haven’t yet given in to the fat bike craze that has overtaken this city.

    I keep telling myself that I’m going to set up the trainer and do some Sufferfest videos to keep on the road bike for the winter, too.

    Aside from that, lots and lots of hockey games!

  6. Mateusz M

    More jogging instead of cycling. Jogging on the snow during the evening is really cool!

  7. Pieter

    I ride indoors and do my runs outside… swimming doesn’t start for another month.

  8. Justin

    Spend more time at the gym and on the kickr

  9. Jonas

    Keep up the running, and add clothing as needed. No more downhill biking, but increased mushing training with the dogs. More after training saunas.

  10. Jacob

    For running I put on more clothes, and my inov8 when there is snow. Cycling is on the Kick/Trainerroad

  11. Sergey

    I am still running outdoors, but for swimming I am going to pool and for cycling I am using zwift at home.

  12. Warmer clothing!

  13. Manuel

    I switch to more trail and mountain running even in very snowy conditions. It’s a very good strength focused training for all kind of endurance sports.

  14. Alexander

    Started weight training + TrainerRoad sessions.

  15. Jürgen Sachslehner

    Improving my swimming skills and doing some indoor workouts on the trainer! Also less running. Winter is my time to cool down a bit and save energy for spring/sommer 😉

  16. Chris

    Get some warmer clothes and take on wood trails!

  17. Scott C

    Training mode and volume stay the same. Nutrition changes though – more Whisky and less beer.

  18. Theo Lakerveld

    This winter will include quite some indoor cycling and treadmill running. Normally I would convert to XC skiing, but some complications in a broken ankle after last years ski season keeps me from the siks this year.

  19. Dora

    Living in The Netherlands, I can most days still run. My home trainer is set up on the balcon.

  20. Simon Nigsch

    Spend more time on the kickr

  21. Santiago Murcia

    No need to change. Madrid (Spain) is not a really cold place so with proper clothes i can still run, swim (indoors) and bike (maybe this a bit less).

    Cheers!

  22. Șerban Mestecăneanu

    My father in law bought two years ago an elliptical machine that he never uses. Initially I did not like it, but now I am using it more and more during winter, both instead of bikes or runs.

  23. Tomas

    I still run outdoors, just with more clothes and Yaktrax. But in the winter I also do cross country skiing – and other work related training sessions as they tend to be indoors.

  24. Haris

    The weather is still so warm here in Athens, we not only did 75 km cycling this Sunday, but also sea swimming and … sunbathing!

  25. No real change in training! Tights replace short shorts, and I switch it up to shorter distances for the cross country season!

  26. Matthias

    Biking activities will be relocated to my living room (to my wifes delight) and I’ll focus on improving my non-existent swim capabilities.

  27. Johan

    More gym sessions to increase core strength. More roller sessions to keep the holiday food weight at bay. More spin classes to keep building fitness.

  28. Mike

    I always claim that I’m going to ride through winter but November seems to break me every year and I retreat indoors to spin bikes and the gym until Spring arrives!

  29. Martin

    Bike is in the garage as it is too slippery in Berlin. More running and gym/pool. Hope to run through the whole winter

  30. erwanM

    No major change for the winter period, one supplementary layer perhaps. Anymway, it’s rainy and cold all year long down here 😉

  31. Hannah

    I still run outside as much as possible but other than that my training changes focus onto strength and technique – strength workouts with my PT in the gym, intervals on the Wattbike and technique coaching sessions in the pool – for the most part I actually get more training in over the winter.

  32. floris van de vijver

    as long as it’s not slippery/ice, nothing changes (except for more layers of clothes and more ligths on me to ensure the others can see me)

  33. Nick keen

    Australia mate. Winter is long gone, it was a Thursday this year. The trainer got a work out that day.

  34. More running, no biking.

  35. Tomasz Kochmanski

    I do not adapt. When it gets below freezing I just put on more clothes.

  36. David

    Some core work and more swimming. Cross country skiing if snow and weather are ok. Turbo trainer only late in winter.

  37. Grzeg1

    more swimming, less running 😉

  38. Lukasz

    Haha, I would like to train at all. Now with our little daughter in our life, training has become a luxury I can’t afford time wise. But a watch like that could maybe give a little hope for the nearest future 😉

  39. Markus

    As a Swede living in Norway I take the opportunity to explore some new places, running randomly in the deep snow, since you won’t have any use of the existing paths anyway. Put on some Icebug shoes and neoprene socks, run in the soft snow and your legs will have a much-needed break from the asphalt. So all you need is to gear up, and get out: link to i.imgur.com

    If I for some reason have to train inside, why just not dress out as Santa when you lead the regular indoor workouts: link to i.imgur.com

    However, on a cold and sunny winter’s day, nothing beats a long cross-country skiing-session: link to i.imgur.com

    To be able to log all these kinds of activities, a versatile watch as Fenix 3 would be a good choice!

  40. Iris van Breda

    warm clothes!

  41. Henrik Teinvall

    Things you’ll need:
    MTB with bad ass tires
    Good pair of gloves
    Head lamp
    Grippy running shoes
    :
    :
    In other words, bad weather lets you buy more cool stuff 🙂

  42. Luca Massetti

    During winter time More indoor trainer on my kettler racer S (when will you test it?) and run at lunch time to avoid the cold!

  43. Nico

    The good thing about cold weather is the calories burned to warm up. No shame for an extra dessert 🙂

  44. VICTOR G

    I lve in spain, but when the weather gets really bad I go to local gym for pool/weights.

  45. Jonathan Croly

    It’s 5 degrees outside now in Homer, Alaska and hardly any snow so normally I would be cross country skiing and fat biking. So far TRX indoors and treadmill.

  46. J

    Rollers indoors and altitude training

  47. Ben

    Nice Giveaway

  48. Olaf R

    I love to cyclocross with 1500 lm headlight in the darkness.

  49. Roman

    My winter training is xc ski and xc running.

  50. Vicente

    In winter more indoor training

  51. Christian

    Put on more clothes or travel somewhere, where it’s warmer.

  52. Martin Smith

    I set the turbo trainer up in the garage….its still cold but I soon warm up!

  53. Bob Lew

    Yes, I live in Hawaii, so in the Winter it’s so much nicer (i.e. cooler and better) for long, long runs.

  54. Patrik Akselsson

    I keep training through the Swedish winter with an extra base layer, wind proof jacket, gloves, hat and spiked icebug shoes.

  55. Sebala

    My workouts are on midday instead of afterwork.

  56. Robert

    Bay area living doesn’t require too much change. Less swimming (generally only outdoor pools) and more running.

  57. Simon

    I’m going to do some indoor loops on Watopia and in Richmond, hopefully quickly building up some leg power after a knee injury and surgery.

  58. Torkil S

    No cycling in the winter, so more running and some trips to the gym. I like running in winter! Usually I swim a lot too, but an inflammation in the shoulder has set a temporary hold to that!

  59. Juan A. Rico

    As the Triathlon season is over in Barcelona and do more running and lot less bike and swimming

  60. Roy

    Have just put on wintertires with spikes on my bike, just in time for the first snow

  61. Keller

    Not really winter for now in Paris, just changing my road for a lighted one for running. Swimming doesn’t need any change. As for biking no more long afternoon, just morning bike in the weekend.

  62. Tim Lauwers

    I don’t change a lot in winter. I just take the MTB when it’s possible and maybe some more indoor trainings.

    I still go out as much as possible (in Belgium it usually gets wet or cold, seldom bot)

  63. Thomas C

    Actually, I don’t adjust my training schedule, which is mostly based on running, but i run with a headlamp.

  64. Parce que je le vaux bien, that’s all.

  65. Manuel

    Less run, with “sad” track (no wildtracks into the woods 🙁 ), more layers, lamp on the head.
    But still run 😀

  66. Joyce

    Sadly in Toronto we have quite a bit of snow during winter, outdoor sport is almost impossible. So winter is more of an indoor sport time for me – rope jumping instead of running, spinning instead of cycling and the usual strength training.

  67. Phil

    Winter in the uk means cooler, wetter runs. Intend to run more and MTB a bit less..

    Cleaning the bike and my gear after a ride is quite a task.. ?

  68. Adam

    I am a friend again to indoor trainer and more pool swimming

  69. Andre

    Just adjust the clothing and carry on.

  70. Theo-Marien

    Set up the indoor biketrainer with Zwift. The runs I will do outside with a warm fancy blue vest.

  71. Mindz

    X-country skiing in Switzerland! 🙂

  72. RL

    I switch to cross-country skiing.

  73. Steve

    Training for Rotterdam Marathon 10th April, 3x week; interval, fartlek and long distance run 🙂

  74. bartus

    I’ll just change my beloved salomon speedcross for a pair of salomon spike cross. Mountain biking is usually no problem with wintery conditions if you take it slow and indoor bouldering neither. And finally next week I’ll be out for a avalanche awareness and ski tour training camp. I guess that only road cycling has to take a punch during the winter season.

  75. Andrew

    TrainerRoad for cycling, running with more clothes on.

  76. Daniel

    No change…but where I live temperatures never go bellow 1-2 degrees celsius, sometimes there is snow, often there is ice…which only adds to the fun!

  77. Pawel

    Winter is typically one to begin with fundation/base altough speed is not omitted. So,long easy runs in the woods. Speed sessions on the treadmill+turbo+pool. Winter is great anyway.

  78. Rodney

    Completely get off the bike for at least two month. Do a lot of core work instead.

  79. Job

    Winter is normally the start of my marathontraining for Rotterdam marathon. With a week of skiing in between. And if possible iceskating when the ice is thick enough. But this year everything wil be different because of the birth of my firts child in january/february.

  80. Victor Mateos

    Layers, layers, layers!

  81. Tom

    It will be cold and grey, but these are no excuses for skipping training 😉

  82. Michal S.

    skiing is the king 🙂

  83. Mark

    Changing my pair of trainers to a pair of cross country skis.

  84. james turner

    Just slower.. getting out of bed in the mornings,

  85. Swimming moves to indoors, obviously :).
    Due to the lack of an ATB, I move my bike to the TACX, and add some core stability training to the mix
    Running workouts won’t change alot, more clothing, and more focus on either high intensity intervals, or really low heartrate longer distance runs

  86. Miha

    More ice skating, more indoor bike, more beer 😉

  87. Jason

    Being in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s summer, but when winter hits, nothing changes bar the amount of clothing I wear and usually a headlamp for visibility in the early morning. Thankfully, the indoor pools are heated as well, so I can even continue swimming.

  88. Stephan

    During the winter, I go to the gym and take spinning courses. On weekends, I try to train outside on my bike as much as I can.

  89. Dan Mårtensson

    No big changes but also not often below -15 Celsius. Spike trainers when icy is a must though, great fun.

  90. Nick

    Just man up, dress for the elements and get out there – guaranteed you will feel better for doing it!

  91. Mikko

    Spike tires, spike shoes, powerful lights etc.
    And of course lot of cross country skiing when the real winter hits.

  92. Jurgen

    Canadian winters are tough – no outdoor cycling for me! The bike is already set up on a turbo trainer.

  93. Ganabu

    Winter here in Australia is fantastic… We have to carry less water! Nice and mild, perfect running weather.

  94. cj

    I am a luckie duckîe ? I work on a cruise ship which sails in the Caribbean for our winter itineraries. So no changes to my running training.

  95. Brian weatherington

    The mountain and cx bikes come out more, and more running in the hills other than nothing except dragging the wife out takes more effort.

  96. I run more but slower in winter. I swim, cycle and climb mostly indoors.

  97. Ola

    Don’t change – commute by bike all year, and run throughout the winter even in the snow and ice. It’s just the pace and intensity that goes down.

  98. Michael

    I just keep on running with more clothing and substitute some biking with swimming.

  99. lmh

    here in sunny asia.. but this time of the year is also our rainy season. so unless winter snowing, we have rain.

    but it could be sunny in a min, then down right hell pouring cats and dogs.

    so what best? its best to go out for a run!

  100. James

    Mild California weather and a (somewhat) heated pool makes swims tolerable once the sun comes up. A decent base layer keeps the arms and knees warm on rides. Have to be a little more flexible to avoid the extra rain, but it still isn’t common enough to get in the way of rides regularly.