The Because It’s Friday $500 Sports Gadget Giveaway!

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Today is Friday – you made it to the end of the week – and almost to the end of spring. But more importantly, today is also National Strawberry Shortcake Day (Don’t trust me? Look it up.) Unfortunately, I don’t expect to eat any Strawberry Shortcake today. Or tomorrow. And sure, I could have titled this ‘Father’s Day Gadget Giveaway’, but some countries celebrate that on other weekends (lookn’ at you, Australia).

In any case, it seems reason enough to give away some gadget goodness.  But fear not, I won’t be restricting this to those in specific countries (Australia or otherwise).  Anyone, anywhere on earth, is welcome to join as always.  Also, I think we just need more cake holidays to have faux reasons for me to give stuff away. It’s been far too long.

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 almost anything they sell (or get points instead).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero 7 Black (which is actually $70 off through Sunday, the lowest we’ve seen it), to the just shipping new Stages Dash units, to a random pair of socks, the Garmin Forerunner 945, or heck, even towards a new power meter.  Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell boats…wait, update, they do!).  Also note, your credit is in US dollars, not Australian – otherwise you’d get less.  Nobody wants less.

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what product you’d get and why (but don’t worry, you can change your mind later if you win). Or, you can leave a description of which product your dad would want for Father’s Day.

The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a simple product name (i.e. FR945), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, June 17th, 2019 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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6,044 Comments

  1. victor

    a triathlon, probably a FR945

  2. Andy Monks

    I’d get the gopro hero 7 black for my cycling touring holiday

  3. Urko

    Fenix 5 plus for running

  4. Natalia

    Polar vantage v for power running

  5. Harriet King

    I would love to update my bike computer to get accurate navigation so I don’t spend my time cursing at my phone, stopping at dodgy roundabouts and generally making a mess.

  6. Darren

    Wahoo elemnt roam and a powermeter

  7. OperationOne

    need a crank spider power meter, my new tri bike will love it 😀

  8. Eric

    Fenix 5 for running, cause my Fenix 1 spoilt

  9. Arnaud De Dobbeleer

    A power meter would be nice

  10. Zachary Foulk

    Not sure what the formula is to say the right thing to get picked but I’d really like to pick up a Garmin Fenix or 945. Had a terrible year dealing with injuries and am working my way back into shape. A new watch would be fantastic!

  11. Arnaud De Dobbeleer

    FR 945 would be awesome

  12. Gabriel

    I just finished my first sprint triathlon and had a blast: it took me out of my comfort zone back to exercising, lost weight, had tons of fun and I’m actually doing sports on an ongoing basis (not only for the triathlon I signed up for). Reason why I want the new Garmin FR945 to help me train better.

  13. Aydin

    I am prepping for my first full marathon and I am 40 🙂

  14. JJ

    A wahoo headwind … cuz this would be the only circumstances in which I’d afford it 🙂

  15. Markus Sperzel

    Why? I need some new gadgets to play around with

  16. Eric Besenius

    I’d opt for the Garmin Fenix 5, to use while kayaking and having something to work with my new Garmin 830 on the bike! Thanks

  17. Urkman

    A brand new gopro

  18. Gary K

    A Garmin FR945

  19. Johny

    I’d get new garmin fenix watch!

  20. Jovencio Luspian

    Garmin Forerunner 945, I been using the Suunto Ambit 3Peak for for almost 10 years now. It’s time to make a change brand.

  21. Al

    right now I would say a new running watch … but I might change my opinion

  22. I would love to use that credit for the GoPro Hero 7 Black, epsecially if it’s $70 off.

  23. Pieter

    Suunto 9 baro should be TOP !

  24. Hugo Noronha

    I would get a Garmin 945 to make an 935 upgrade

  25. Jorja

    A bike computer, can’t decide between an Edge530 or 830. Can’t they make a 530 with touch when using the maps?

  26. Alexander Baumstark

    A Triathlete’s dream … Garmin 945XT

  27. Henrik Teinvall

    Powermeter for my MTB

  28. Meyer Hans

    Upgrading my fr 645 to another Garmin perhaps

  29. Jason

    I’d use it to get a new power meter

  30. Andrew

    Some kind of swim watch, actually nah – a triathlon watch, who am I trying to kid!

  31. Andy Helm

    It would have to be Favero pedals for me

  32. Koen Hooghe

    I’ll need to loose weight and want to replace my old FR235+smartphone with a FR245+music to shave 150 grams of my running weight

  33. chaz

    have my eyes on the new Sunnto watches 🙂

  34. Adam

    I’d get a Garmin edge, so I don’t get lost (again).

  35. Cliff Lee

    A new power meter with shorter crank arms, to improve my bike position and achieve my racing goals!

  36. Duarte Lopes Figueiredo

    I would get a new Garmin 930. My 1000 is getting old.

  37. Damir

    Garmin Forerunner 945 for walking and having fun

  38. Guy C

    Arrggghh! Choices! Despite your recent article on the buggy nature of Garmins it’d have to be a new 530 or 830 since my Edge 1000 has decided to randomly bleed LCD across the screen for no discernable reason effectively bricking it 🙁 . Classically it’s only just over 2 years old….

  39. Gawein

    I would get a FR245 Music as I hoped to get one for Father’s Day but didn’t.

  40. Florian

    I’d get the Tacx Flux 2 or the Garmin Fenix 5. Too many choices..

  41. Who does not want a goPro 7.
    would be a great compatator for the Virb.

  42. Marc steingrand

    Hello I probably would like a new action cam or a new Fenix ….

  43. Martin MB

    I would love a power meter, probably the assioma pedals

  44. Dave Bennett

    Is have to get a power meter for the bike. Probably the Assioma Duo…

  45. Adam Yeld

    I’d get the Garmin Vector 3/3S Pedal-Based Power Meters to take my training up a notch

  46. Sandeep

    Please forerunner 630.

  47. Cory

    use it towards a power meter so I can be more effective riding outside

  48. Frenske

    I woud get a Polar OH1 Plus, because my HR chest straps don’t give correct registrations any longer, probably because of surgery.

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  50. Dariusz

    I’d get the gopro hero 7 black for my cycling touring

  51. Khim

    Power meter that would be good for mountain biking

  52. Doug

    A GoPro Hero 7 black because with that discount it seems less frivolous.

  53. Mark

    I think that credit would have to go toward a trainer, or 38 pairs of socks…..

  54. John Fenlon

    Too late? If not then an all singing all dancing running watch would be grand ?

  55. Dominik

    I think it will be time for an action cam like a GoPro or a Stryd

  56. Lionel

    FR945 pretty please. Or a tri-suit … !

  57. Jan

    I’d buy my wife a new garmin 530.

  58. Ed

    I would get a Garmin Edge 830 for my ride across Europe

  59. Erik

    Fenix 5x + to raplace my Fenix 3

  60. Jean Laforest

    Garmin Fenix 5 plus Titanium
    Why? Because I love to hike and this watch would give everything that I need and more in a watch! Plus I love the look of this watch!

  61. Will

    Garmin FR945 to replace my beloved FR920XT

  62. Jon

    Power meter is one of the things on my list I would love to have, so I might start thinking about pulling the trigger for that

  63. George

    FR945, or a power meter, or… too many choices :). For my tris later this summer.

  64. Bovi

    For my marathon PB – fr945 🙂

  65. Philip

    I would buy a FR945 in a heartbeat. Cant wait to try the triathlon functions. Doeing it with an old FR235 is difficult and time consuming.

  66. peroni

    Most likely Assioma power pedals

  67. Tom J.

    I always love more gear, so a Cycling GPS would navigate me better towards new challenges!

  68. The battery of my old Garmin Forruner 235 watch is only 6 h with gps now. This summer I will do my first longer trails in the Alps (Lavaredo, Eiger and OCC) and my watch will not cover the entire trail. The chances to get so fast in the next 2 weeks that I can finish before 6 hours are very slim so it will be more realistic to buy a new watch. Maybe a Furrunner 245 music or maybe something higher if I have the budget.

  69. Stephen Jackson

    The GoPro Black – why? swimming stroke analysis! And when not swimming perhaps on the bike to get footage if / when another kangaroo takes me out at 60kph ;-0

  70. Minh

    A Fenix 5 Plus would be welcomed as an upgrade to my current Fenix 3.

  71. Phoelix

    The FR925 since I’d like to check out running with power

  72. Cedric

    An FR245 and a Garmin Varia to be safe on the road!

  73. Sachin giri

    Hello, Fenix 5 plus to replace my vivo.

  74. John

    An indoor trainer such as the Wahoo Kickr, so that I can train indoors in my flat come winter!

  75. I would pick up a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus to track those laps in the pool. link to clevertraining.com Thanks for the opportunity.

  76. tan

    Garmin F945

  77. Tina Balek

    Cycling computer or powermeter 🙂

  78. Sebastian

    I would get the Fenix 5 plus for running and exploring!

  79. Ken

    a 945 would be nice

  80. Jeff Loisel

    Thnaks RAy for doing this!

  81. MartinF

    I would update my watch from a Fenix 3 to the 945. I really miss running with music without a phone.

  82. Urs

    A Ultegra R8000 based powermeter, probably the pioneer one

  83. Toby

    My folks have just got into fitness tracking, so a Vivoactive 3 would be a great starting point for them!

  84. Mrunal

    Been thinking of getting a GoPro for a long time. Might get one finally.

  85. SZ

    A new smart trainer since my current one stopped working last week after 5 years of use

  86. James G

    I would definitely buy at least ten random pairs of socks. I buy GPS watches more often than I buy socks. And I need new socks.

  87. Marco

    I am looking to buy a powermeter, some friends used the favero bepro and said they`re pretty good so maybe going for the favero assioma but ugh, expensive though

  88. Joseba

    Please a powermeter or Fenix 5

  89. Paul

    A power meter, maybe some new HR straps and some other goodies to go with my new fr945!

  90. Ritsma

    New GoPro

  91. Maxime Sasseville

    I would get a Garmin 945 to upgrade my 910XT! I want to lose weight and to run a half-marathon under 1h40!

  92. Almost sure I’d be splashing out on a Wahoo Kickr…

  93. Nate

    FR945 because cyclocross is coming

  94. Peter

    Powermeter!

  95. Scott Phillips

    Garmin 530

  96. Ollii

    A FR945 would be nice.

  97. Emmanuel Millan Contreras

    A Garmin Vector 3 Pedals would be nice to improve as cyclist

  98. MeMyselfandI

    A Powermeter would be nice

  99. Jeremy

    A go pro hero 7 would be perfect to film my next gravel trips

  100. Andrew

    I’d pick up a new Garmin FR935, as I just found out I’m about to be a dad for the first time and need to get back in shape for their arrival!