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. NN

    Going for a hiking with wife and 2 small kids + celebrating my birthday :)

  2. ekutter

    Mountain biking with friends

  3. Joseph

    Hi Ray, we hiked today and I’ll be mountain biking tomorrow. We have great weather in SLC.

  4. Francesco

    Solo trail running this sunday

  5. Jane

    Running. Lots and lots of running.

  6. Sean

    Ride on Saturday, race on Sunday.

  7. John

    After chasing ducks at the park with my son, I’m doing a few body weight exercises & a treadmill recovery run (pushed a bit hard during the week and calves are still sore; need some treadmill softness to ease me back into it).

  8. Dan

    100km endurance ride followed by some hill climbs on Sunday.

  9. Matthew

    Just finished the Bespoke Cycles Ride – Nicasio Loop Counterclockwise in the Bay Area on a beautiful Saturday.

    Tomorrow, it’s back to the trainer for intervals.

  10. Khoo

    Attempting to set PB for 10k on an undulating course on Sunday.

  11. Alexander b

    I just ran a half marathon, and tomorrow it’s right back into HIM training!

  12. Alejandro

    130km with 2 or 3 cols solo ride

  13. Olek

    Hiking

  14. Mike T

    Going for a road ride on Saturday and likely mountain biking on Sunday in between playing with my kids

  15. Greg

    Triathlon in Ventura

  16. Jason W

    Preparing to give finals, so the only running I will get is running to the copy machine!

  17. Tako tabak

    An inline skating race and a regular relaxed ride

  18. Alastair

    I’m looking forward to my first cricket match of the season on Sunday. Mind you, if I don’t get any runs, the “athletic” part of the afternoon might not be particularly arduous.

  19. rene K

    Ignoring the bad weather. Going for a ride. 70km

  20. Matthew price

    Some speed work & a long run before next weekends 10k race @ druridge bay. Long buggy run with my 18 month old daughter too!

  21. Gustav

    I’m mountain biking in the Carpathians!

  22. Kim Bo Jensen

    As the weather is finally picking up in Denmark, I’ll be enyoing a nice long ride.

  23. Larry Ahearn

    Went Mountain Biking yesterday…going for a hike tomorrow.

  24. Derick Smith

    After working Bay to Breakers, getting some mountain biking and kayaking in

  25. Eric

    Did a long run this morning. and some hiking with the family tomorrow.

  26. Kris Norcross

    Today I did a 16 mile bike and a quick open water session in the Gulf of Mexico. Just getting back into triathlons after 1.5 years off and the weather is beautiful to start again!

  27. theok

    Recovering from a minor injury..

  28. Paul Cook

    Heading out for a bike session with the Huron County Tri Hards on Sunday morning. I had to miss the long run this morning unfortunately.

  29. Pat

    My athletic ventures these days mostly consist of chasing my toddler around….

  30. Jørn

    Saturday: long bike ride with hard TT intervals
    Sunday: floorball (LOL), run and maybe bike

  31. Carl H.

    Couch today and a long Bike + Run tomorrow!

  32. Mark

    Helping friend move house! Quite workout I tell ya! Hopefully some running and swimming tomorrowzzzz

  33. Pieter

    15k run and a 80bike ride

  34. GeorgeH

    In Tennessee for my grandsons high school graduation and being humbled running the hills. Yowza!

  35. David

    I’m going to run some fartlek

  36. Hans

    Running the vondelpark in Amsterdam. A few times.

  37. Mario A Lira Junior

    Still waiting for a verdict for an MRI on my foot…

  38. Moving 2 cubic yards of dirt into the back yard.

    Tomorrow, if I’m still able to move, I hope to run a half marathon :)

  39. Andrew

    I ran a 4.5 mile local trail race this morning and then a recovery run. I will most likely get in a long slow jog jog tomorrow.

    Thank you!!

  40. Jeffrey Watts

    Just put in an 84 miler, endurance ride and planning on another long one tomorrow with my wife for her birthday!

  41. Tom

    I’m starting work with a new coach, so it’s an easy run and bike ride for the weekend, then a threshold test on the watt bike on Monday. Can’t wait!

  42. Terry Muldoon

    I have been ill and am afraid that traineroad will kill me, so I think I will head out on the Phoenix cc run tomorrow morning, in the Irish dank wet spring/summer.

  43. Diane

    This weekend I plan to make up for feeling sick during the week – a short but speedy run today, and a long run tomorrow. I also challenged one of my friends to a most-steps competition, so instead of a very short out-and-back today I will just go out, and walk all the way back!

  44. Nick Vasdekas

    I’m going to be indoors all weekend studying for an exam :/

    But winning would help me be able to have a trainer workout in the future!

  45. Dave Junia

    A 100km bike ride and a 21km run to meet my monthly goals.

  46. Phellan

    A 17km run in saturday early morning then a 600km journeu by car, and a 24 km run on a treadmill on subday morning just to have a complete weekend :)

  47. Devin

    Hard interval run today (Saturday). Longer recovery ride Sunday.

  48. Martin-Richard Uusmae

    Split my long run into two as hail and rain started to come down hard. On my second run, decided to throw a fartlek in there, and man did I have the energy to do a really strong session in the evening. Looks like high aspirations and hard work do go together!

  49. Jennifer

    Long run in preparation for my 10k on Memorial Day.

  50. Ryan Gard

    Resting up for a week of walking around Ireland.

  51. Jan Roman

    I’d like to get a good run in a local forest. But exams are coming hard, so there is a high chance of doing nothing as far as sport is concerned :(

  52. Paul Martin

    I will be walking 20 miles to make up for all the food I ate today.

  53. Lennart

    Just a nice run in the woods to burn birthday eating bash

  54. Tom

    Trail run on Saturday and Sunday.

  55. Barrett

    Bike ride with the boys.

  56. Michael Raz

    A little running and kayaking on this long weekend in Canada (at the cabin fighting off black flies)

  57. Matthew

    I ran the Brooklyn 1/2 marathon.

  58. Tomek

    Playing tennis table with my girlfriend!

  59. sz

    30 miles on the bike on Sunday. Skipped Saturday run since didn’t feel like running in the rain.

  60. Jarrod

    Continuing on my journey to completing an Ironman with a 2:30 ride on Saturday and a 1h run on Sunday.

  61. Sylvester Jakubowski

    Recovering from Strep, light walking :sadpanda:

  62. Tyler

    Weights on Saturday with a 6-7mi easy pace run on Sunday, then working all night. At some point, likely some muscle stim recovery as well.

  63. Rob Pearce

    Early Sunday bike ride followed by swim training in the evening. Been out of the game for a short while so getting back in the swing of things…

  64. Jeff Rogan

    Rainy Cool Midwest leaves me to ride with my Zwift friends and do the efondo tonight.

  65. john

    Just a lazy weekend. Maybe a new watch would motivate me to run more :)

  66. Crooks

    Ran a half marathon on Saturday and going for a bikeride on Sunday!

  67. Joe Navratil

    Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon tomorrow, which should be interesting since Santa Rosa 70.3 was last weekend.

  68. Shawn

    Thrilled to be running pain-free for first time in over 2 years. Post hamstring tendon reattachment surgery maiden voyage on the bike and run this weekend.

  69. Jörn

    These weekend as the last week i have to rest, because i am ill.

  70. I’m gonna start in my first triathlon – sprint, short but anyway I consider it as a three chances to kill myself ;P

  71. Dylan

    A ride along the river and up in the hills are on the cards. Need to get the legs out in a run too.

  72. Mariusz Luczak

    I’ll run Fermoy 10 mile race, last test run before Cork City Marathon in two weeks time.

  73. Santhosh K

    Having recently resumed running (as a couple, no less.), I am doing a weekend long run with My Girl. If I do win, that will be towards a long pending update to my ageing 910xt.

    Cheerio
    Sk

  74. Ben F.

    Running on the XC course then an easy social ride in the PM>

  75. Aaron

    This will be a weights weekend. Lots of lifting, moving, pulling and pushing. Ah, gardening in Spring.

  76. James smith

    Walking the mountains of Pasadena getting ready to go see U2. Whoo hoo!!!!!!! I guess that means my athletic endeavors are standing, singing, and being overly excited.

  77. Stephen

    Rest day Saturday. 11 miles on a treadmill Sunday.

  78. Jason Crenshaw

    Push mowed the grass, trimmed around the trees and fence line with the weed eater, and took down a dead tree.

  79. Ian Clark

    Kids activities on Saturday, then a bike race on Sunday morning.

  80. andy

    long run saturday, long ride sunday.

  81. Greg Stewart

    Running around Mt Pirongia Sunday!

  82. Brent

    Training for a trip to the alpes in a few weeks.

  83. Enrique

    Swim-run-bike and then swimming pool with the family!

  84. Jonas Ericsson

    Mountain biking with friends on Saturday, Sunday I’ll probably ride with my two daughters.

  85. Paul

    Parkrun
    Marshalling at 10k run

  86. Ken

    Long run and or bike gotta do something on day off,enjoy.

  87. Jon Tiktin

    Would make me feel much better trying to ride with a broken finger

  88. Pete Lambertz

    Already biked once, running in a few minutes then bike again tomorrow all that mixed between watching kids soccer and basketball.

  89. Bicycle training with my two greater daughters (4 & 5 years old), but daddy has to run ;)

  90. Roberto Schiavulli

    I will follow the coast south Dublin, 90min easy!

  91. gnolo

    My today workout: eat And after that eat again! Not bad but not fit!

  92. John

    Running a race with my 9yo daughter and then driving her to two soccer events and supporting her in this big day of athletics.

  93. Pete

    Road cycling (twice) and a run in between.

  94. Dan the Man

    Just finished a 100k ride in the N GA gaps.

  95. Jenny

    Last longish run today, easy ride tomorrow — tapering for a race next weekend.

  96. Patrick

    A run tomorrow evening after getting home for out of town. Otherwise, driving.

  97. Steve Nussenblatt

    Local trail work counts, right?

  98. Matt

    Trying to outrun the wife in a local 5 k!

  99. SimonK

    I will be enjoying a weekend filled with the athletic joy it takes to round around and play with my two lovely kids all day.

  100. Allen

    I’ll be cycling out to lunch at my favorite lobster roll joint!