The Day in May DCR $500 Gadget Giveaway!

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It’s a day in May.  No, not May Day.  That, according to Wikipedia is May 1st.  Rather, it’s May 20th – which I reason is 20 times better than May 1st (albeit, less awesome than May 5th).  Why’s it better?  Because I’m giving away gadget awesomeness.  I originally planned to give away the Garmin FR935 GPS watch, the backorder is basically down to almost nothing.  But then I figured – you can choose anything you’d like.  Perhaps you’re more of a cyclist, or you just want a large pile of compression sleeves instead.  Your choice.

Speaking of coverage – if you didn’t see my tweet yesterday, there’s a BOATLOAD of sales on right now (both from Clever Training as well as others).  The best deal being 30% off the Garmin FR735XT GPS watch.  But also some solid 20% off deals on power meters, trainers, and 25% off on Suunto gear.  The full details are here!

In any case, the winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway crime.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell (or get points instead).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero5 Black to that Garmin FR935, to a random pair of socks to the PowerTap C1 power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  With that kind of credit, the world is your oyster (except…they don’t sell oysters).

How to enter:

Simply leave a note about what athletic adventures you’re up to this weekend.  Easy as that!

Oh – and you’ll likely avoid the SPAM filters if you’re more detailed than just the word ‘run’.  Nobody likes to get sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM. Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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7,467 Comments

  1. Adam

    Taking the new bub out for a walk around, he’s not a fan of bouncing about yet

  2. Hunting peaks in Hong Kong: trail running reaching as many peaks as I can

  3. Anatoly

    I will go for 15K run along the seashore, slow pace in aerobic zone.

  4. Jed Siebel

    Going to try to sneak in a run tomorrow before schlepping way too much gear through the airport and fly back to see my fam after couple weeks away!

  5. Tim Seal

    Easy 10km trail run Saturday, easy chilling on Sunday.

  6. David

    A bike, run, and laying some new floors

  7. Nick V

    I’ll be riding in a 100 mile charity bike tour. Thanks for the giveaway, Ray!!

  8. Michael

    25 mile trail run tomorrow

  9. Mo

    good rest. Injured my ankle last week during the ragnar relay

  10. Andrew

    Strength training, swim technique practice, and a load of housework.

  11. Tom

    Saturday bike ride. Sunday kayaking!

  12. Shaun

    Completed a 90min spin yesterday. Today will probably do a 60min spin with an effort or two towards a Strava KoM

  13. Gerald Brown

    a nice gentle ride after last weekens ride up mt donna buang…

  14. Mike

    Running in the mountains

  15. Nick

    I’m fighting a chest infection and also on call so I think the most athletic activity is likely to be a walk to get coffee …

  16. Tiago Cardoso

    Ride bike with http://www.portocyclingteam.com friends!

  17. Craig Vespa

    Saturday long run (and running around with the kids) and Sunday baseball with my 6 year old!

  18. Ryan

    Find a bike while away from home and get a decent ride in.

  19. Neil

    Catch up on swimming laps

  20. Peter

    Went for a long, slow run.

  21. Martin

    3 mile hill run, elliptical and rowing machine at the Y — not super adventurous.

  22. Bill Burgermeister

    I will be playing soccer with my kids and then some indoor cycling on the trainer.

  23. Myles

    Running around Philly.

  24. Micheal Stevens

    Did a 5k race to benefit shelter pets and will do some sort of cycling tomorrow. It all depends on the weather.

  25. Monica

    12k run and lots of golf!

  26. Juan Manuel

    Hi Ray. I’ll be running all around the old San Juan in Puerto Rico.

  27. Kevin

    Mountain biking in Fernie

  28. Clayton Montgomery

    Easy recovery run after racing last weekend.

  29. Stephen

    Saturday with an Easy 6 with my buddy Jerry. And Sunday spent in the sufferfest cave!

  30. Risa B

    Training for my first half in 8 weeks…long run tomorrow!

  31. Joyce Cheuk

    Donut run on Sunday morning. Run 5k, eat donuts.

  32. Greg

    11 Miles to Paradise – trail race

  33. Spark

    2 hour bike ride Saturday, lift weights Sunday.

  34. Bailey

    Just finished a beach run today :)

  35. Alex

    Any run I can sneak in between jobs and stuff.

  36. Ed Chenhalls

    I’m competing in the Stroh’s Legend 5k road race in Detroit.

  37. Ben

    Went for a nice 26 mile gravel ride.

  38. James

    Sunday run along the Potomac

  39. Joseph D Crawford

    2 hour smashfest on the bike Saturday and a swim and run Sunday.

  40. eric

    I just ran a 50 mile trail race last week and this week i cleaned up the bike and decided to make my ass hurt for a few days actively recovering and getting my cycling legs back

  41. Scott E

    Woot! Temps final reach into the high 70s tomorrow so a long bike ride it is.

  42. nicklesmn

    Just a little ‘ol 18 mile Long Run 4 weeks out from my next marathon. Looking forward to the taper (and maybe some free stuff).

  43. Nathan

    3 days of bike racing.

  44. Luc

    I’m running 8K hilly race in a residential neighbourhood!

  45. Robert Winterhalter

    Beginning day 1 of marathon training: 4 miles easy.

  46. giorgitd

    Yuckky weather here. Probably Sufferfest but the dog is begging for a run, so probably that, too.

  47. J Frye

    Urban hike along Braes Bayou.

  48. David Dyer

    A ride up Sunshine and dog walk up Sanitas

  49. Mircea Vlad

    Wedding time! Dancing still counts as an adventure, or at least a workout, right?

  50. Ricardo Silva

    Riding my bike and some recovery exercises at the gym.

  51. Eric

    An 8 mile trial run on Saturday and a 10 mile road run on Sunday

  52. TackMan

    Playing football with my son, and then unfortunately heading in to the office!

  53. Josh

    This weekend I’ve got a 2-2.5hr ride planned for Sunday

  54. Urko

    Just a short run Sunday morning

  55. Running the Chicago Spring Half Marathon!

  56. Jack

    Swim on Saturday, Coffee on Sunday… maybe a ride.

  57. Katie C

    I actually just had hip surgery, so I’ll be limping around the house this weekend!

  58. Jeff

    Saturday we played at the park with my boys. Sunday will be a run and some time to think about running a half-marathon in the fall.

  59. David

    Nice recovery ride through the ravine with my girlfriend, and a gruelling metric century tomorrow to coincide with taco night!!

  60. Patrick Chevallard

    Gonna jog 10k tomorrow, and swim laps Monday.

  61. Florian L

    I’ll go cycling with some buddies this weekend

  62. Dan O'Leary

    It’s a big weekend for me! 15k run, 2.8k swim already done… then an 80k ride tomorrow morning. Maybe I’ll deserve a beer after all that!

  63. Eric Rice

    Running with the dog Saturday morning followed by chasing a toddler most likely carrying an Infant at the same time

  64. Graeme Gillie

    I am cycling on Friday, Saturday (with the family) & Sunday… with winds forecast each of the 3 days!

  65. Dan

    Zwift ride Saturday and run Sunday!

  66. Jan

    Im going for a hike, 8-9 miles in south London. Cheers!

  67. Matt A

    Heading out Sunday for a long one after being sick most of the week!

  68. Terry

    Running a 10 k race!

  69. JD

    Moving must be an athletic event because I’m sore after every effort.

    Resuming tomorrow.

  70. Jason

    While down in the lower 48 I hope to get in about 75 miles of Biking

  71. Hiking around Julian CA this weekend.

  72. K Mann

    gravel ride saturday, and a longish trail run on sunday.

  73. A bike ride through the South of France!

  74. Ed St. John

    Short swim tonight and 55 mile club ride tomorrow morning.

  75. Mark P

    Long walk along the Brisbane river on Sunday afternoon

  76. Riding a downhill bike 20km on a perfectly flat road, eating half my body weight in cheese, and wondering why my 5k time isn’t improving

  77. Mike Lin

    A short 16k race pace run – gearing up for the Ottawa Marathon next weekend.

  78. Jeffrey Warshafsky

    Riding and yard work, yard work is kicking my butt

  79. Brett Ward

    Memphis in May Triathlon

  80. Cristina Burbach

    running 16 on Sunday

  81. Thomas Cotte

    Most likely going for a run after a hard days work on Sunday to finall feel the weekend!

  82. Peter

    Coming home from a week of cycling on blue ridge parkway. A recovery ride

  83. Tim Carpenter

    Last long run before the half marathon next weekend

  84. Chris

    Trainer ride tomorrow and I also just bought a swim bench to do some stretch band stuff so probably that too.

  85. Rich

    Flying across from US to U.K. Hoping to squeeze a swim in Sun evening.

  86. Jason Newville

    Long 3 hour run Saturday followed by an easy 30 min recovery run Sunday.

  87. Planning on some mtb trail building then some easy Zone 2 singletrack efforts.

  88. Matt S

    I’m going to do a long progression run on Saturday and some interval work on Sunday. I’ll wrap up the weekend with a strong bike ride with at least 90 minutes at a fast pace.

  89. Benjamin Gordon

    Solo century Saturday, recovery Sunday :)

  90. Jack

    It is going to storm all weekend, so my weekend exercise will be limited to the treadmill and/or spin bike.

  91. Keith Lacey

    Walked around the Zoo! 17K steps! Woo Hoo!

  92. Fernando

    Last significant training sessions before “the most beautiful race in the world” (Douro valley half) next Sunday: progressive 15 km run on Saturday, easy 20 km on Sunday

  93. David

    Saturday morning hike (done) and Sunday morning 10k training

  94. Paul Nielsen

    Recovering from a bad month with a slipped disc (not a brake, but the kind one has in one’s spine), so just a short 5K for me.

  95. Tom Wanek

    Planning a 50-75 mile ride on Sunday with my lovely wife. 34 days until Haute Route Rockies!

  96. Rich Santos

    105 mile road ride Saturday, short gravel grinder recovery ride Sunday.

  97. Jeff

    Bike in the hills and a bunch of yard work.

  98. S. Savkar

    Saturday day off, rest day, Sunday continue with my sweet spot base training (TrainerRoad) medium I doing Palisade for 90 minutes.

  99. Brian D

    Bicycle rides….Tour de Cure in 2 weeks!

    Thanks Ray!

  100. Cheered at the Brooklyn Half today (Saturday); an easy run and then checking out an outdoor climbing thing tomorrow (Sunday).