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. Damon

    Just seeing if I can cram in some sort of trail run…

  2. Richard lai

    Ran the Brooklyn half!

  3. Nic Zuraw

    Working all weekend, so the most athletic thing I’ll be doing is coffee mug repeats. I reckon I could to about 20-30 at a push! :p

  4. Gardening, stretching, and going for a short ride on Sunday to follow up today’s short ride.

  5. Forrest

    I’m away for work this weekend, so I’ll probably be running on a hotel treadmill somewhere.

  6. Andrew

    Long run Saturday morning, family bike to get ice cream Saturday night.

  7. Scott Busch

    Trainer ride and a swim due to snow. Tomorrow a 10K training run for a Memorial Day race.

  8. Jeff

    Went on a great mountain bike ride in Big Bear, CA this morning.

  9. Frank Zgoznik

    I’m riding through the Cambodian countryside on a borrowed MTB

  10. Jason

    Long run with 2000ft of elevation

  11. CJ

    Recovery weekend, wet n wild too, so only option may be to get out in the MTB!

  12. Dustin

    This weekend I run the Fargo Marathon. The “Voice of the Ironman” Mike Reilly will be the guest announcer.

  13. Mark

    Stuck to flat & roads for once & enjoyed it Saturday.

    Weather permitting Sunday, super early morning of turkey hunting, a 10 mile run & then dinner with my mother.

  14. Griffin Ewald

    Referee for a soccer game in the morning and then a run sandwiched between some mulch spreading

  15. Chris

    Does walking through a mall and chasing my three year old around count as athletic adventure?

  16. Billy

    Swimming and sun bathing

  17. G Scott

    1 mile Saturday , repeated on Sunday. Injury recovery is a bitch

  18. Scott

    I suffered through a 4 hour trainer ride today and my reward is a 2 hour run tomorrow. Most likely in the rain. Yay me.

  19. Nic Decapia

    just a short 4mi run saturday and hopefully a long-ish ride on sunday, weather permitting.

  20. Ian

    Open the cottage and a bike ride!

  21. Kris struve

    Recovery ride followed by some hill repeats.

  22. Stephen

    Off for a short ride to Honmuku Park in Yokohama. Great weather.

  23. Jaladhi Pujara

    Bike rides with my kiddo!

  24. 10k on Saturday, 10k on Sunday ?

  25. Jan Hawkins

    Run and long bike

  26. Katelyn

    What I plan on doing this weekend is going on a walk with my nephew, and going for a hike with my fiancé on Sunday, then next weekend plan to go for a bike ride and workout with my fiancé! Having an amazing gadget to help our adventures continue and share are memories and collect data of our workouts would be awesome!

  27. Chris S

    Big ride Saturday followed by a quick spin on the rollers Sunday.

  28. Aaron Schimming

    I’ll be doing some road running in Ohio…

  29. Joshua Frederick

    Mostly yard work this weekend. Back to running Monday.

  30. H Mangum

    Little running then some road cycling.

  31. Jake

    Just finished four hours of snowshoeing/hiking around RMNP… Probably hit the trainer tomorrow, as the trails are still soaked.

  32. RyanB

    Running along the Maine coast

  33. Brian Owens

    45 Mile Ride on Saturday and a short interval workout on Sunday.

  34. Alan Rhea

    Would love to have an adventure but work calls this weekend

  35. Emlyn

    Sick and injured, so just volunteering at the club crit.

  36. Ted Crilly

    Out for a ride doing some climbing and getting my ass kicked.

  37. chris thomas

    Injured and lucky to be able to do a 1.5 hour recovery ride. ?

  38. Bob Lukes

    28 mile ride/race (took 2nd). Fireworks. 2 hour hike with the kids.

  39. Jeffrey Addison

    Trail run and bushwacking on an old maple sugar farm

  40. Scott

    Swimming 2 miles in the pool.

  41. Richard

    Taking out the newborn for a walk

  42. Jarrett kern

    Road biking around Phoenix!

  43. Dr. D

    My weekend kicked off with a run along the Neuse River with a good friend. There is a high probability of a bicycle ride some time on Sunday after church.

  44. Tim

    Tomorrow I have a 21k run. With one week to go until a marathon, it’s time up time before I taper down for the week.

  45. Peter W

    Going out for a tough group ride early in the morning.

  46. Dave

    Humid bike ride through some short, steep hills.

  47. Mike

    Easy five miles on the road today, eight mile trail run tomorrow all while dreaming of this 935!

  48. Larry Grossman

    Just cycling. Still nursing a post-Boston Marathon injury.

  49. Robert B

    I’m watching the last stage of the Tour of California, tuning up my bike, and riding in the rain to get points for the national bike challenge!

  50. Maciej

    Running around town doing errands on Saturday, then a 5k run Sunday. Working up distance as part of physio.

  51. Nicholas

    Easy run with the family planned for Sunday morning.

  52. David A Bloom

    I recently moved so I’ve been swimming laps in a small pool, which I now i keep up even once my bike finally gets here.

  53. James Gerson

    1 hour with the dogs then back out to finish 20 mile training run.

  54. Daryl

    Saturday involved long hikes, and Sunday has a long trail run on the schedule.

  55. samuel racoosin

    I’ll be cycling and running.

  56. Jason

    Doing a little whitewater rafting and then a few hour trainer ride.

  57. Laura

    Going for a long run

  58. R

    Going out on the group run

  59. Benoit Page

    Easy run and Mountain biking on Saturday and bike-run on Sunday (most likely in the rain).

  60. Mclastplace

    Zwift if it rains, real life if it shines. I’ll be happy either way!

  61. Tommy

    Short run to recover from last week’s 50 miler.

  62. Derek Unland

    Just went on a hot 100 miler. Trying to acclimatize

  63. Steven Wootton

    Not much, really. Some calisthenics, a quick spin on the bike trainer. That’s about it.

  64. David Bell

    Just finished my 2 hr long run after a nice tempo + hill session on Saturday

  65. Ray

    This weekend? How about the Buffalo Marathon next weekend. But to play along its a taper run of 8mi.

  66. Damo

    Saturday, short sprint work (bike) on indoor trainer after work.
    Sunday: A bush walk in the morning and then 90min low intensity on indoor trainer (bike).
    oops, thanks!

  67. Mike Lacy

    I’ll work in a ride after athletically tiling my floor…

  68. Brian Harris

    Breaking in the new mountain bike. Then gardening – cuz that counts right?

  69. Brock Atwood

    I had a 9-miler today up in the mountains trail running, and tomorrow completes my friends and I Garmin connect challenge, so I will basically be doing another 10+ miles (or whatever it takes) to win the challenge!

    This winning would go towards a new Garmin watch, preferable the fenix 5x when. It comes out because I want to start data collection on everything else I do!

  70. Frank Jones

    Cycling a 40 mile. tempo ride in our local area. Looking forward to it!

  71. William

    Six mile run and worked out with the wife in the garage gym

  72. Josh

    35 mile road ride if weather holds out

  73. Mike

    A bike ride around the tulip beds in Ottawa CA

  74. Wild Bill

    Swam for the first time in over a year. Hoping the third major back surgery will be the last. Signed up for an IM in November. Not sure if I’ll make it to the starting line, but gonna give it a hell of a try. Cheers,

    WB

  75. Michael Cheung

    Going for a medium distance run!

  76. Bart Girdwood

    Bike-run brick, yoga, 2k swim

  77. andrew tortoishell

    stuck with trainer sessions in **** weather

  78. tma

    Riding

  79. Tiago

    Going for a 18k

  80. David Harris

    Standing on my feet for 12 hrs! Hopefully will have enough energy for a short ride on Sunday!

  81. Frank Wisneski

    10 mile trail run with my dogs

  82. Rob

    I’ll be thinking about going on a bike ride.

  83. gaukler

    I ran and swam today. Tomorrow is an hour bike ride to the lake for a 10k run, and then a ride home (there may be a pause for coffee and doughnuts).

  84. Jayon

    I’ll be doing the Gran fondo NY this sunday

  85. mick hoff

    2 runs this weekend – Sat a 6miler, Sunday 8-9 miler
    Could really use the 935

  86. Jared Havican

    Hoping to get back on the bike now that my marathon is over.

  87. Took my girls out for a ride, heading out for a run tomorrow and hopefully another ride with the girls tomorrow. No training but this is more fun.

  88. Ned Harding

    A ride to Carter lake and a run with my daughter…

  89. Mariano Folledo

    Taking care of my 2 and half years old boy.
    More than enough!

  90. Todd

    Weekend run and kids’ events.

  91. Bogdan

    Mount Diablo bike ride

  92. Mihai Tintea

    Indoor trainer ride

  93. Larry

    Running and biking indoors. Constant rain, wind and 30 deg. weather all weekend.

  94. Ahbe Coates

    Well, muy weekend is just about over, but it consisted of an hour long gym session lifting weights, a 3 mile run home from the gym, and then I spent the afternoon trying my hand at open water swimming in the ocean. Ya…. I’ve got a lot of work to do on the swimming front. But I’ll give props to the swim buoy. I picked up the same one DC Rainmaker uses. Guess what, it doubles as a formation device when you suck in a lung full of salt water!

  95. Nelson To

    I’ll be rock climbing this weekend and trail running!

  96. Enoch Palmer

    The Brooklyn Half Marathon for the 1st time

  97. Patrick Kippes

    1hr run and 2hr bike Saturday
    90min run and 2hr bike Sunday
    Love your blog — awesome detail in the reviews

  98. Chris Skinner

    Nothing! Rest weekend / vacation!!!!

  99. Estefania Minoldo

    I’m información duty at workshop, so nota much running for me.
    Thanks forma the good job Ray!

  100. Zac

    Going to watch a track meet after running withy dog