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. Maxim

    Terrain Race, San Jose, CA! Right now, at this moment, 11:15am wave doing the course.

  2. Stefano

    There is Lima 21k tomorrow (sunday) and I plan on doing it!

    Besides I’m Zwifting atm for 3h~

  3. Christian C

    Riding my fatbike tomorrow!

  4. Fab

    tomorrow 5k race in awesome town of Feltre. for those wondering where it is, i’ll be glad to answer if I win.

  5. Did a short run today and will be doing a longer run on Sunday.

  6. Gabe

    Training for my 1/2 marathon next weekend!

  7. flarunner

    Running early in the morning, then a walk with a friend, then a short swim.

  8. Kyke

    Just some indoor trainer rides ?

  9. Luis. Marcos

    I’d do some recreational running in Rome

  10. Angy

    5k race me too. fast workout for next week’s 21k.

  11. Yaron Regev

    Long ride and then watching the feed from Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga.

  12. Rob

    Pacing up and down with a one year old persuading her to sleep. That counts, right?

  13. Raymond_B

    Taking it easy, going for a walk with the dog.

  14. Bert

    Did a 150k ride in the Ardennes 🙂

  15. Chris

    Indoor sprint triathlon

  16. Jan Aniolek

    12mile run and then up and down the stairs at nearby railway station. My first mountainish ultra is comming on Jun 10th and don’t have any hills to train on.

  17. Cesar

    I’ll be doing a long run this Sunday; part of a 12 week training courtesy of Garmin Connect. And after completion, I’ll be sheltering from the high temperatures and wait for autumn.

  18. Shane

    Saturday I will be doing a long run of 10 miles. On Sunday I will be hiking 12 miles.

  19. Julien

    Sunday is the Paris – St Germain 20km classic
    Nothing other than that and stretching 🙂
    Thanks Ray for all you do

  20. James Spooner

    14 miler this morning, long bike ride tomorrow!

  21. MaciekZ

    I’m visiting my parents and I’m planning to go for a run with my brother to visit some old familiar places 🙂

  22. Marcel

    A short run crossing two Thames Bridges today, Saturday. If I’m lucky I might do a few laps of my beloved Richmond Park tomorrow

  23. thomaek

    did a short and easy run today, planning to do a long run tomorrow subject to wife’s approval 😉

  24. James

    Going for a PR tomorrow morning. Well… On the bike. The run is absurdly hilly.

  25. Luyi_pr

    I’ll be doing a very bad long run tomorrow…

  26. JR

    Swim on Saturday, and a ride on Sunday (and perhaps an open swim)

  27. Rob Priest

    After working all of last weekend, I intend to get out on the bike as much as possible this weekend.

  28. Ale c

    Long last ride waiting the ironman

  29. Dils

    Raced my first half-marathon today. And survived!

  30. timota

    Running mostly. Also a little hike.

  31. Erik Pieh

    mark the course for a running race

  32. Hana

    Instead of road bike commute as I do during the week days, I will go out for a whole day MTB on local trails 🙂

  33. Jason

    I’ve been bouldering for 3 days in a row now. tomorrow is a rest day 🙂

  34. Conor

    Did an hour in the gym this morning. Have my long run tomorrow in the pheonix park dublin tomorrow 🙂

  35. Patrik Akselsson

    Will try to get it for an early long run around the lake on Sunday

  36. Doug Feldman

    If sleeping counts as an athletic endeavor, I’m in!

  37. Slartibartfast

    Taper time! Short miles and recovery in advance of some racing next weekend.

  38. dan cason

    paddleboarding plans thwarted yesterday so, run 8 miles today and walk 8 miles Sunday

  39. Matthias G.

    A 10k race along the beach nearby.

  40. Mike B

    Just signed up for my first half marathon so it’s all about getting the miles in for the next few weeks.

  41. Getting ready for a nice bike ride now. Working tomorrow on call, so will try for some time on the rollers. And two pieces of spam sounds great!

  42. Lukasz

    Running around the Hamburg Alster is the plan.

  43. Jeremy

    Packing up the house for a cross country move, and squeezing some rain-filled runs in as well!

  44. Dean

    Back to back marathons. Nice and easy and as pleasant as the weather will allow. Determined to get to that 100 marathons this year,

  45. Matthew

    Resting my aching back to get fit for Leeds trip in 3 weeks time

  46. E Vrieselaar

    This weekend i’ll be swimming, biking, swimming, running and biking again to prepare myself for a Triathlon next week. Full gas!

  47. Linda

    This weekend I am getting our boat ready to put in the water. If it’s ready by tomorrow I will be swimming!

  48. Peak

    Started road bike season today. More than a month later than usual because of late spring in Finland.

  49. Mary

    Well it’s raining today so probably a short run. And a bike ride tomorrow. I wish the outdoor pool was already open!!

  50. Exploring the Mountains to Beach trail from the beach end!

  51. Jeff Tignor

    Hopefully a ride Sunday morning, but definitely yard work on both days 🙁

  52. Simon

    It’s gonna be either a long ride (~100 km) or a short run (~8 km) on Sunday, family plans are yet to be decided 😉

  53. Brian Frost

    Saturday – 2.5 hr ride, finished just before it started pouring
    Sunday – planning easy brick workout

  54. Jason

    Running and biking in the muggy Houston May!

  55. Soggy

    Hitting the trails for a hot summer run

  56. Audrey

    take a walk with a group of preschoolers

  57. Romeu

    Risking getting caught up in your spam filter, I will just go for a couple of runs this weekend 🙂

  58. Patrick

    10 mile run and a group workout

  59. Alexis Michael

    only musical adventures for me. wind band concert. and babysitting… sad panda.

  60. Eric

    Looking forward to the first big ride of the season.

  61. Deborah Mack

    No workout this weekend, working the entire way through.

  62. Michael L.

    Ran a 10K to honor fallen police officers and their families with my running buddies.

  63. Peter

    Running and some swimming and enjoying the nice weather!!!

  64. Dan

    Staying inside as it rains in the Midwest. But next weekend I’ll be going on a 6+ mile hike with some buddies.

  65. Lexa

    HIIT workout and a short run tomorrow.

  66. Darren O

    Core work today and rest Sunday

  67. Damon

    parentchild gym with my son and daughter.

  68. Maybe 60 km before the lunch.

  69. Bosko Paunovic

    Got a big exam tomorrow, so I got only the mornings to train. Did an easy 8k this morning and tomorrow I’ll be doing some intervals.

  70. Andrew

    Doing a few z4 intervals on the trainer.

  71. Brandon

    20 mile run along the San Diego coast, and an easy 5 miler

  72. dan

    I was going to finish putting up a fence around my yard and hopefully get a bike ride in. But since it’s raining, the fence will wait until tomorrow and maybe I’ll ride the trainer tonight.

  73. Chris

    I’ll be running in the Minnesota rain hopefully!

  74. StefanU

    We have an awesome Marathon mountain bike race in Romania on Sunday. It’s called First Escape. I guess I’m escaping.

  75. John Saharsky

    Weights and a 5k.

  76. Coedy

    If the rain ever stops, then a long ride and if not then treadmill here I come.

  77. Tim

    Long bike ride.

  78. Leland

    Endless lawn mowing, and a nice trail run if I’m lucky.

  79. Felix Wilson

    Firstly, 5 different ways to run about a local hill, then a long steady MTb ride!

  80. janis

    Did a three hour mtb ride today. Street cycling up to 1.5h planned tomorrow.

  81. Dan

    I’m going for my first bike ride in two months after having ankle surgery!

  82. Saturday: announce at a triathlon, Zwift
    Sunday: many fast laps of our local red dirt paradise

  83. This morning I ran parkrun and was speedier than expected. Tomorrow a longer run as I’ve entered the Loch Ness marathon in September. Hoping to spot Nessie lol!

  84. Ville-Pekka Reponen

    5 hour gravel ride on Saturday, 3 hour breakaway simulation on Sunday

  85. Edvin Smedberg

    Unfortunately injured, so no running… But I´m going for a long ride on my road bike. Probably trying to bring home some Strava segments.

  86. Arjo Poldervaart

    The BreakOut Run!!!

  87. Steve

    8 mile long run

  88. Matthew Scrivin

    Recovering from a slight overreach 25km last weekend so did a gentle 5km today and rest day tomorrow!

  89. Mário Pires

    Today: bike and swim in the morning. Run in the afternoon
    Tomorrow: group ride

  90. LaRosa Johnson

    I’m hoping to go for a nice jog & walk this weekend. Trying to work myself back into shape.

  91. AK

    The temps took a dive in Wisconsin. Will be a happy runner on Sunday.

  92. Patrick

    Swim lessons with my kid!

  93. Stefano Fiorini

    Training for getting back to 160 pounds and run a 15K in a 9:30 minute/mi avg.

  94. Andy A

    Summer Open triathlon turned cold duathlon! Colorado snow is almost melted

  95. Znook

    Just a couple of short runs due to being quite busy this weekend 🙁

  96. Martin

    Saturday – Run Intervals
    Sunday – Cycle 45miles

  97. Bryan Alsdorf

    Just pushing a double jogging stroller

  98. somecows

    I’ll be hiking in the woods in Pennsylvania, and packing up my apartment for the summer, which should count as an athletic adventure.

  99. Shay Hutchings

    This weekend I am in Tahoe doing a little bit of hill work.

  100. Peter

    Today, I have been mostly running, slowly, but it was still running!