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. Tomasz Kochmanski

    Garmin Iron Triathlon in Piaseczno, Poland. 1/4 IM distance.

  2. Antony Cromb

    A quick ten mile TT blast on the bike followed by a far, far slower trundle around Sussex!

  3. Heikki L.

    Weekend is going to be split between a century ride, running and of course some recovery.

  4. A A

    Cycling

  5. Mike Marshall

    Hiking at the beach!

  6. Gadi

    4 days mountain biking with friends

  7. MagicM

    For saturday, a run 10 k race pace + w-ups and cooldowns was planned and executed. For sunday, a quick 1.5 h bike ride and a swim workout is planned.

    thanks ray, you’re really A.W.E.S.O.M.-O 4000.

  8. Kyle Demerath

    Racing my first half marathon, well, at least one that isn’t part of a half ironman

  9. Em

    I ran today, biking for hours tomorrow, and will swim at the lake after my bike ride! Should be a long but fun weekend of working out.

  10. today involved an easy 10 miler and then running a checkpoint for a local 100km ultra

  11. Leland jones

    Nice 4 mile run at altitude in McCloud, Ca

  12. David

    Ride and run today and ride on Sunday

  13. Craig Mackenzie

    Snow’s off the trails….. mountain biking

  14. Tom

    may gran fondo 150 km enjoyin da sunshine

  15. Houston

    I am hiking all weekend in the Appalachain Mountains of Virginia!

  16. VICTOR G

    I’ll go for a mountain bike ride, preparing my nest adventure “pedals de foc”

  17. On Sunday it will be a XC MTB race, rather short.

  18. Robin White

    This week will be mostly spent painting but hopefully some running.

  19. JL

    I ran a trail half marathon today. A bit shorter run tomorrow.

  20. Mick Anderson

    Outlaw Half in Nottingham uk.
    Bet the lake will be bloody cold ;-(

  21. Alex Hemke

    A long ride morning ride and a glorious nap!

  22. Dave

    Just about to head out for the Sunday SARRC long run!

  23. Alex K

    Spent today entertaining my inlaws, which should count as an athletic feat. Hope to get a long ride in tomorrow though ;)

  24. Mike

    A brutal trainerroad workout this morning.

  25. Johan Granfors

    Racing at Gothenburg half maraton

  26. Shane

    Just a couple of short runs fit between watching kids soccer games

  27. Michael Ogilby

    Volunteered at parkrun this morning, on (hilly) club run tomorrow early on.

  28. enrico b.

    hi

    had a great 65k ride today – finsihed with a 5k run in the evening

    have a nice weekend

    ciao

  29. Chris

    Low key Hot & Sunny long weekend, hanging with the family, kids have friends over for a sleep over. Ran today. Run tomorrow. Bike Monday, in between my BBQ, Cold Apple Cider, and potato chips in honour of Queen Victoria.

  30. Alistair

    Taking part in my first standard distance triathlon!

  31. Gergely Szatmari

    Some Long bike and a Sprint distance triathlon on Saturday followed by some walking on Sunday.

  32. Roger

    100 mile hilly sportive, followed by a day on the sofa.

  33. Dave

    Loacal 5K run by my school followed by some lovely spring road biking! so long, winter!

  34. LanceR

    Replace the fireplace, it’s winter here down under.

  35. Terry T

    Xterra Charlottesville today, sleeping in tomorrow.

  36. Mike

    I will be trail running and weight training. Woohoo!

  37. Benjamin Ryan

    Hiking in cinque terra!

  38. Pearse Carberry

    85k cycle Saturday, recover on Sunday!

  39. Kelly B.

    Probably just a good run Saturday. Taking it easy on Sunday.

  40. Tim Sullivan

    A lot of hiking.

  41. Julian

    First time ever mountain biking in the alps!

  42. I’m headed out to dodge raindrops while I prepare for a half marathon I’m running next week. Also, convincing myself that it’s just pre-race jitters and my ankle is really fine.

  43. Ed Hardy

    First OW tri of the year tomorrow!

  44. Ole Gunnar T

    Easy running friday, hiking with kid in stroller saturday, rest sunday :)

  45. Mark

    Off for a century ride!

  46. Kaue Pepe

    36k long run on saturday, 100k ride on sunday!

  47. martin

    did the club 3hr road ride this morning. Fun on the MTB planned for tomorrow :)

  48. Nick Rustad

    Easy long training run for an upcoming marathon.

  49. Max

    Going for a recovery WALK with dog and baby. Also some stretching to regain some elasticity on those joints!

  50. James Ritchie

    going for a metric century on Sunday.

  51. Sander M

    Going to get some k’s on my roadbike. :)

  52. Adam M.

    I met with my run group this morning, but I had a leg workout at the gym Thursday that was a little too intense; the pounding was too much for me after mile 1. Unfortunately, I’m taking the rest of the weekend off.

  53. Andreas

    i hope its the right word and you understand … Today i started at an obstacle race. the rest of the weekend i will recover.

  54. Alberto Reyes

    Recovering for a 50mi race last weekend, so taking it easy with a few running miles on Sunday.

  55. Paul

    This weekend’s focus is on zone 2 running and cycling.

  56. Daniel Jessee

    Bumming around Atlanta’s ever-expanding cycling infrastructure

  57. Kosie Blom

    Run cycle dig dig dig (the veggies need happiness!!)

  58. Chris

    100 miles gran fondo tomorrow!

  59. MBuk

    Another battle with motivation and a pre-move honey-do list…

  60. James

    10K run in some new Kinvara shoes…..

  61. MICHAEL HAAS

    Radenska Marathon on Saturday: link to maraton-radenci.si

  62. James W

    Saturday cycle into a gusting southerly and Sunday runday!

  63. Jeff Wolfe

    Spent the morning on the road bike, going to get the mountain bike out tomorrow.

  64. Jochen Ismer

    Some roadbiking in Berlin

  65. Minja

    3 hours LCD bike session

  66. steeve

    This weekend it’s 47miles ride on Saturday, and a 2h+ run un Sunday to prepare my first marathon in SF! Love your website!

  67. Lj

    Swim meet and rock climbing!

  68. Lex

    Running in Philly. Tempo run on the river.

  69. Katie Walton

    OWS at National Harbor!

  70. Nate

    2 hour bike ride – but it’s been storming so inside I go!

  71. Roger

    Will be doing at least a 10K tomorrow

  72. Andrew Burrows

    Nothing outdoors this weekend due to all the rain, maybe I’ll try and dig out the turbo trainer that I prematurely put away for the summer

  73. Peter Eidegren

    Hmmm, the post don’t seem to be published.
    Anyhow, a good day of cycling it will be.

  74. Krispijn

    Simple: just a small running training for improving technique.

  75. Niklas

    I’m running the worlds largest half marathon – together with 66,000 other enthusiatic runners in Gothenburg, Sweden.

  76. Michael Cemeno

    25 mile bike with 3-5 mile run

  77. Andrew

    Eating and exploring Italy. That’s athletic right?

  78. clifford amos

    participating in a local biathlon– its the 31st running of the Fiesta Biathlon in Greenville North Carolina!!

  79. Michael Seymour

    Weekend long run with hills. Up Mt Cootha and back.

  80. Rainy day today in Minneapolis – using the treadmill and indoor bike on trainer today.

  81. Sam

    Went on my first 3 mile run in months, trying to get back into things after runner’s knee!

  82. Jonathan

    Some indoor swimming and weight lifting (to help with some muscles)

  83. Nicolas Cloutier

    Simple 5k run !

  84. Kalauz Dániel

    Today 5K morning run in lake Balaton.

  85. Brook Armstrong

    Today I got in a pool swim with my kids. Tomorrow hopefully a ride, or at least calisthenics.
    Thanks!

  86. Pete

    Tour of the battenkill.

  87. Omar

    I did a 7 mile run already, now it’s time to go wine tasting!

  88. Serhiy Volhushyn

    Goung to do p90X Kempo on Satirday and cycling on Sunday :)

  89. Andy Jelagin

    Was hoping to get some good riding in but Chicago weather just turned to crap…again.

  90. Sebastian

    Well, didn’t involve me being athletic, but I’ll take in a baseball game with the family Saturday. Sunday, I’ll hopefully be able to get out for a run and then get my daughter out ice skating. We’re in the desert, but she loves it.

  91. Francesco

    Just a short run with my son following me by bike
    Ciao
    F

  92. Francis Paulin

    I’m going for an 80km bike ride with a couple of neighbors on Sunday :)

  93. I will spend all my weekend with my inlaws

  94. Roger S

    Did a road bike ride today and now I’m working on sprinklers!

  95. Stephen

    Today was a climbing test and tomorrow is and easy ride and run.

  96. Spaner

    Just short 5k run with the wifey

  97. cedric

    mtb training all weekend!

  98. Thijmen Groenewegen

    Training for a 235 km ride in fryslan. Just cycling hard between sun and rain periods. Will get a powermeter if i win!

  99. Chris Cronin

    18 holes of golf,
    100 miles in the saddle
    Watching the Giro

  100. Gavin

    Rebuilding a wall