Heads up! The big Garmin annual spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8 (first sale to date!), $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965 at $499, the Forerunner 265, the new Instinct 3, and countless other Garmin products including inReach Mini 2. Plus the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium is on sale, and some Suunto & Wahoo product deals too. Full list & thoughts here!
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How about a new watch then ;)
Wow I want it.
I’m in!
Would love to give this a try
I’m ready :)
Gotta win this..
C’mon lady luck
Chalk me down!
Count me in!
Watch this
Ahoj!
Awesome watch
Yes….
watch looks good
For Sparta!
It’s going to be me!
So mine. May the force be with me.
Yes please
Send it me please
Nice!!! Very Nice!
I hope I win :)
Suunto please
Beautiful watch!
Cheers :)
Need it to compare with garmin
A nice one.
Time for opticial HR
This watch for true spartan :)
Yes please, would make a good replacement for my ageing Suunto Quest!
Good watch
I’m a Garmin fanboy but hey, when it’s free………
I’m definitely in!
Hope this one will be my first Suunto!
Good !!
Cool
For my husband
Yes please!
This is Sparta!
Yes please
I’m trying too convince the wife to move from tomtom for her runs, and join me with a suunto. This would be ideal (and better than my Ambit vertical…. she’d be delighted!)
as had great experience with Suunto Ambit 2- I am sure we will be friends
Nice one!
Cool!
Woohoo!
In!
Nice!
Yes please
Missed the fenix 5. Maybe this could be for me
# 630 – let’s see
I like this one!
Yes, looking for a good sportwatch for my wife!!
Win, please!
would be my first Suunto – why not!
Yes please!
This should be mine!
Count me in!
Perfect watch to replace my broken Fenix 3!
I’d love a proper running watch and not rely on my AW2
i’m not tired, i slept like a baby for 2 hours.
Garmin for the win… but I won’t say no to this.
Yes please
Yippee yes please
perfect to replace my 2012 Ambit 1st gen ! thanks for all Ray !
Giveaway #4? I only saw 3 so far. Great watch though!
Choose me, choose me!
I might have just rearranged all of todays meetings at work so I can keep tabs on the DCrainmaker giveaway extravaganza!!!!
This watch looks great… this may be a good chance to try Suunto.
This looks exciting
Suunto. Yay!
Yes please
Another great prize in the great giveaway day
Thanks Ray!
yes please, I would like to give the spartan a chance to prove my doubts wrong!
Yes please! Random number generator, do be less random this time.
Yes please
Glad I’m up…
God I would look good with such a nice watch.
Spartan, why not? :D
Yea, a really nice looking watch.
Thank you, Ray!
I’d love one of these
Would love one, very much :)
Wow!
After my ambit 2s, it is time for a new suunto
Yaaaay another giveaway! Thanks dcrainmaker for those opportunities.
I need this so I can get a better tan than with the chest strap hr monitor
#4??? Did I miss one of my alarms?
Thanks!
Sweet!
Awesome colour!
My Suunto Ambit 2S wants to retire. Spartan is much needed.
I’m in. Great site, great giveaway
Always in need of a watch!
I wanna find little green men!
Hand-made in Finland!
This is my lucky day!
This would really kick-start my triathlon career!
Thanks, Ray
want this upgrade
Never had a Suunto watch! I like Spartan’s screen resolution!
Come on Baby !