The Girl’s Newsletter Valentines Giveaway Page

Hi All!

Thanks for finding the Valentines Giveaway page! As I said in the Newsletter, this is a giveaway just for you, Newsletter Readers! Ray won’t be sharing this on Twitter or any other various forms of social media.

I’m sure you’re impatiently awaiting “WHAT IS THE PRIZE??”

The winner will get a $500USD credit to CleverTraining.com, our 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. Seriously. Well anything on their site.

How to enter:

Simply leave a comment below. Preferably an idea to peer pressure Ray into doing something romantic for his one and only this Valentine’s season. Otherwise, do be sure to leave some sort of comment more than just a word, as that sometimes leads to your comment getting stuck in SPAM. And no matter how much the Hawaiians try to sell it to you, there ain’t nothin’ good about SPAM.

That’s it. Go forth and good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Thursday, February 14th, 2019 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person. 

2,333 Comments

  1. Daniel

    Hello there!

  2. JP Wheater

    Hi Ray. I’d definitely treat your beloved to a lovely smokin’ hot pair of bib tights! Roarrrtr! 🙂

  3. Dean Grove

    Tschaka…maybe?

  4. Patrick Young

    Go visit some of South Africa’s beautiful wineries

  5. Charles McDonell

    As my son says, “Happy Valenstime Day!”

  6. Ian Hale

    Dual interval session into the sunset up table mountain?!

  7. @Run_Pappy

    All I want for Valentine’s day is an Amazfit Bip review.

  8. Nick O'Kane

    Take good care of that girl Ray!

  9. John Wood

    Flowers are always good

  10. Patrick Manley

    I think Ray should commit to a date certain for completing the pizza oven tasks (or any other task list since generated) AND agree to you spending the pizza oven money however you want. Call it a delay of game penalty.

  11. Beth

    Happy Valentine’s Day ??

  12. Lianne

    Hi There! 🙂 Incoming PSA for Ray!! I may have read somewhere that your girl like’s here valentine gifts with a fluffy tail, fourlegged and ‘talking’ in the same language as Lucy 😉

  13. Leon

    Cool, can’t wait to give my bike some TLC 😉

  14. Steven

    Perhaps he can do all the required jobs to unlock the pizza oven achievement!

  15. Ken

    Ray, why not take the girl on a dinner cruise back in Amsterdam? The food was delightful, and the mood was romantic and fun and you get to see a different perspective of Amsterdam at night. We thoroughly recommend it!

  16. Wiley

    Happy Valentines Day in AMS?

  17. Scott

    Happy Valentines Day!

  18. Christoph

    wohoo I’m first 🙂

  19. Nick Padley

    Wow – great idea.

    Ray – how about cleaning her bike(s) and a surprise valentine’s day ride?

  20. K1ndler

    Isn‘t that valentine day just an invention of the flower and sweets industry anyway Ray?

  21. Stephen McCartney

    Ray – offer to look after the little ones to meet your wife go for an open water swim for Valentine’s! Then get an inflatable boat and pull up alongside to offer words of encouragement!

  22. Frank J

    Hi Ray and The Girl! Thanks for all your hard work! It’s great to see you both being active on the DCR website and newsletter. For the peer pressure part: being Dutch, I think Ray should take the Girl to a place where they sell ‘Haring’ (link to nl.wikipedia.org); a nice and healthy Valentine snack 😉
    I hope I can win this CT prize to treat my own ‘The Girl’ (aka Lady Boss) with some nice gear

  23. Andrew Bates

    Girls love flowers, don’t skimp on the flowers!

  24. Elaine K

    Sneak a small present into her bag when she’s not looking. So fun to discover it later!

  25. Nick Auwerda

    Put the tech away (gasp!) and do a ride just for fun! Bring the picnic supplies too.

  26. Marshall Hynson

    DCR and clever training are the best

  27. Chris

    Maybe a candle light bike ride?

  28. Tobias Andersson

    The classics always works, Dinner and a movie.

  29. John Boyle

    Thanks for everything you guys do. Keep up the good work!

  30. Hy Simhan

    Happy Valentine’s Day to Ray, the Girl, and family!

  31. Zoe Gibbs

    A whole day in a spa with treatments and afternoon tea, my idea of heaven!

  32. Thomas Bogaard

    Lovely giveaway, I think I will buy something nice for my girlfriends bike.

  33. Zach Eyde

    I think your valentine should watch the kiddos for a day and send you for a spa day

  34. Andrea Swingley

    Hi! Thanks for being such a great resource! Now go do something nice for your wife (and not just for Valentine’s Day) 🙂

  35. SanGiometti

    Ray, no sports related gifts for your girl on Valentines. Think Jewelry, Shoes and Fancy restaurants….

  36. Craig Teegarden

    I think SPAM gets an unfair bad reputation, it’s pretty good!

  37. Darren Vine

    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    Gadgets are great
    Especially it’s a review

  38. Andrew Drinkall

    Love that you guys celebrate with awesome giveaways. Happy Valentine’s Day.

  39. Rimrul

    I have no clue how to convince Ray to be romantic, but I’m getting a feeling that if he does something romantic it might turn out to be a candlelit SPAM dinner.

  40. Erik Laing

    I mean it is Valentine’s day, but just remember – you always have to raise the bar next year, so don’t get crazy with your tributes!

  41. René Løwe Jacobsen

    SRAM has Red.
    Shimano is Blue.
    This is a poem.
    And may your love be true.

  42. Alex A.

    He just needs to buy you whatever baking gadget you won’t get for yourself so you can recreate your Paris bakery at home in Amsterdam. When you get back from South Africa. 🙂

  43. Adam M.

    You’re in Cape Town; watch “Searching for Sugar Man” together. Netflix and chill, and all that.

  44. megan

    Happy valentine’s day!

  45. Benjamin Yeung

    Happy Valentines to you both!

  46. Doc Savage

    Tandem bike ride with wine in the cages sounds like a winner. Except here in South Dakota. Tandem fat bike not as sexy and the wine would freeze since were fighting to break 0 degrees F.

  47. Susan Work

    Romantic dinner at a restaurant with a beautiful view. No Kids lol

  48. Ian Humphreys

    Roses are red…..

  49. Daniel Klein

    Enjoy Cap town

  50. Erik

    Ray should take you for a weekend to one of the “wadden” isles, in the north of the Netherlands. The isle of Terschelling would be the best choice: good food, forrest, sea, nice places to bike and run (every year a marathon in november).

  51. Mark Bunting

    Love reading the newsletter every week and thank you for all the hard work both of you do.

  52. Tim Timmerman

    LOVE the newsletter and look forward to reading it each week.

  53. Kyle W

    Thanks for setting this up, “The Girl!” Happy Valentine’s Day to you & yours!

  54. Tuula

    Random Valentine’s idea: offer to carry husband’s sports tech for the day as a show of appreciation. Or the other way round – convince the husband to leave some tech at home to not appear like such a dork in public…

  55. Kelsey

    Chocolate is ALWAYS a good decision. Truffles? Lava cake? A bucket of ganache? Can’t go wrong.

  56. Hugues Tremblay

    Thank you for doing this!

  57. Neal zeanah

    Happy Valentines Day!!

  58. Evan Fortune

    I’d say a Vantage M for Valentine’s Day would be good, but chocolate might be a better choice!

  59. Max

    Happy Vday.

  60. Trey

    Ray,

    If you only had that pizza oven Ray, you could make a romantic pizza dinner at home for the Girl. On the other hand, it might make a great Valentines gift.

    Happy Valentines Day!!

  61. Kevin Bereswill

    Valentine’s Day 2019: Promising my GF that I’ll spend more time on the bike rather than occupying the TV with YouTube cycling videos.

  62. Mariano Bernardo

    Hi.
    I like a lot the giveaways. It’s great to find one in The Girl’s Newsletter.
    Thanks.

  63. Kevin

    Nice race!

  64. joshua siegel

    What do you get when you add some rain to “the Girl”? of course, some peanuts!

  65. It sounds like you’re really interested in those super high dollar new Etap shifters, so maybe he could score you a set! ?

  66. Rick Jones (UK)

    Hey Ray,

    Just wanted to say that this is an awesome website and that “The Girl” is well above your league, you are a very very lucky man Ray. 🙂 Keep up the good work the both of you.

  67. Francois

    You should register http://www.thebestwifeever.com and have an assortment of photos of you and your wife & daughters as a suprise!

  68. Jonny B

    Keep up the good work Ray ??

  69. Susan

    Nothing says I love you like the gift of cod tongues and scrunchions!

  70. Alexandra Stirling

    You can help MY husband do something romantic for ME with this prize 🙂
    Seriously, I could use a boost. Have been a bit down on my training-self lately 🙁

  71. Matze

    Is a pizza oven a valid valentines present? 😉

  72. Stephen Lazar

    A bicycle ride for two!

  73. Arno

    Hey Ray, if your wife doesn’t want another rock on her finger, how ’bout taking her back to da rock for ‘nother road trip eh?. I always liked your posts from da rock!

  74. Eric Brassard

    It is always a nice pause when reading your newsletter. As valentines idea, why don’t just have a relax day and meal for a change of pace !!

    For us Valentine day will be « shoveling ». 40 cm of snow is forecast over the night and the day after. Combined with windgust, Valentine will be Hot chocolate and stay close to home!

    Greeting from ??!

  75. Glenn McNeill

    I’d love to win this! ??

    And yes Ray should do something really special for “The Girl” on Valentine’s Day!

  76. Kurt Bevington

    Thanks for doing this again!

  77. Chris

    I’m a big fan of simple, relaxing nights in. Cook a nice dinner, have a nice bottle of wine, turn down the lights, and light some candles.

    So, do that!

  78. Nathaniel Smith

    Usually the thing that mom’s love the most is for the husband to watch the kids so that the wife can go out by herself. Ray should be able to handle that.

  79. Shawn Murphy

    Thanks for the great read on the newsletter. Always fun to hear about your families adventures. Something my wife and I give each other each year is a vacation on our own…ok complete opposite of romantic maybe but does wonders for marriage in particular when you have young kids like we and you do. Our partners come back extremely refreshed. Vacations together are nice too but there is something about solitude that recharges all the batteries. Thanks for the opportunity to win, love Clever Training and bought a Kickr Core from them through the DC link of course. Take care.

  80. Edmundo

    Ray

    Take good care of your lovely girl, avoid a romantic sharky swim in SA..instead look for a nice sunset, walk/wine…. even with the little ones is a winner…

  81. Ricky R

    Don’t do it Ray!!

  82. Jørn

    hmm, romantic trainer session for two?

  83. rich norman

    Hopefully he’ll get the message that he camembert to brie without you

  84. You’re like pepperoni pizza. I love pepperoni.

  85. Vlad C

    Just take the girl out for a 10k run and spend time ONLY with her.

  86. rica

    1. have him make a soufflé for you
    2. write a short poem for you
    3. ride a tandem bike together…but don’t pedal 🙂

  87. Ellen

    Love the newsletter!

  88. Michael Hare

    Dear Ray, As near as I can tell “the girl” deserves the world on a silver platter so suggesting a single Valentine’s Day treat from my perspective is impossible…but you know! Just do it. Mike

  89. Rick Bolling

    I was in South Africa in September for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. If you get a chance to head east from Cape Town along the Garden Route, two stops that we enjoyed. One is the Tsitsikamma National Park and the Storm River Mouth. Another is Cango Caves (a bit inland north of Oudtshoorn). We also stayed one night in Mossel Bay, which was a very beautiful spot.

  90. Dufton Lewis

    No ideas for Rey as I am not good with the Valentines gift thing. It is amazing I am not single. Thanks for the giveaway.

  91. Greg Franks

    DC, I need a new helmet and shoes this year!

  92. Hans

    Nice, enjoy your day

  93. Rob Welsh

    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    Ray loves The Girl,
    More than his Suunto

  94. Fabrice CORNET

    Well well, if Ray really needs us to remind him that it would be great not to forget his loved one on Valentine’s day … what can we do for him ? He is doomed !

  95. Dylan

    Given your recent incredible race efforts last weekend Ray should offer you a Valentine’s foot massage to aid recovery! x

  96. Jacob

    Happy Valentine’s Day!

  97. Kimberly Smith

    I love secrets. I also like $500 gift cards

  98. Mike

    Like Ray, I am a bit of a Valenine’s Day sceptic!

  99. maija

    awww <3 this makes my cheesehead heart melt

  100. Tomas H

    It’s perhaps a classic but always appreciated thing among parents: get a babysitter and go out for dinner, or a movie, or a coffee, or whatever floats your boat.

  101. Paul N

    Have Ray cook you a Pizza in his new Pizza Oven!!

  102. Adam Neilson

    Go for a run/ride together. Create a route that spells out “love” on Strava.

  103. Dustin Schneider

    Hello!

  104. Jennifer Walrath

    Happy Valentine’s Day! I shall spend the day skiing with a friend. Make time for those who you care about and you can’t go wrong. ☺️

  105. Owain

    Great idea for a secret squirrel giveaway:) Continue the great work on the newsletter-always look forward to it dropping in to the inbox

  106. Scheherazade Haque

    So great to visit South Africa through yours (and Ray’s lens). Hope there’s some great SA wine involved in your V-day celebrations. (And even though you’re not in Durban, maybe some bunny chow!)

  107. Michael Gummel

    Hello

  108. Ron Sloan

    totally fabulously entertaining sweet groovy awesomely happily teem inspired by affection to relish all

  109. This Valentine’s Day my husband and I are staying in and having a board game night and I’m making breakfast for dinner 🙂

  110. Pete

    Have a nice v-day.

  111. Casper

    Bake her pancakes, always does it

  112. Michael Chico

    Go for a couples run and take a “love-ly” Valentine’s Day route, whereby you “draw” the pattern of a heart on your GPS!

  113. Stephen Ryan

    Man Asks Wife If They’re “Doing Valentine’s Day” This Year…..Answer is always YES

  114. Nez

    Woot! Happy Vday folks!

  115. EK

    How about making a romantic dinner by yourself at home for your one and only? 🙂

  116. Mark M

    Ray, I’ve been married for over 35 years to a wonderful gal! Some chocolates and a family hike for the special day is simple, yet meaningful! Good Luck!

  117. LOUIS PHILIPPE

    I think i would be a great winner. I can feel it

  118. Vijeet Jaisinghani

    Hello!!!

    Hope you guys are enjoying Cape Town. For the upcoming v-day, how about a hike up Lion’s Head? A bit less crowded than Table Mountain and easy enough that the kids might be able to join too. Hope you both have a great week.

  119. Q

    A bike ride to a romantic picnic.

  120. I would enroll the girl for the Ironman in Austria. We will cheer her and bring her to the finishline. As my club takes care on the swimcourse, we will ensure a nice start and a very warm welcome at the swim exit! My club would take care on both of you, show you some hot spots and insider tipps and many of our members could share some good „tech“ ideas with you and her. We have lots of female members too!! This would be the perfect valentine for her. I‘m sure ??

  121. Mike Katzer

    Thx Ray for always giving us the inside scoop

  122. angelo marfa

    Need a new Garmin.

  123. Neil Riddoch

    Just hello, I need to work on my valentines gift game as my partner didn’t even realise she been given one of her presents last year.

  124. Ryan Yepsen

    Yay! Super Secret Giveaway!

  125. Marco

    Sorry, not romantic at all 😉

  126. Eric

    Fingers crossed

  127. Cabell

    Give the Girl some love!

  128. Matthew Aken

    Hallmark Holidays are the best! Roses for the wife. Beer for me!

  129. Sara M.

    Thanks for sharing the love!

  130. C

    Ray if your going to show 500 worth of love to a reader… valentine’s for the girl better be way more exciting for her 😉

  131. Greg Friedman

    Happy Valentines Day! I LOVE your website and reviews.

  132. Albert Tseng

    Happy Valentines Day. I can use this to buy the Fenix 5 Plus on CleverTraining if I win to upgrade my Vivoactive 3.

  133. Niko

    Oohhh, what a great giveaway – love the newsletter and especially the in-depth thoughts. More than once they made me giggle at may smartphone or computer!

    Hey Ray, a great way to start Valentine’s day is by making a great breakfast. For lunch find a great restaurant at the beach and at night give the girl a well needed back massage!

    All the best Niko

  134. Eva K

    Hi Ray! Happy Valentine’s season

  135. BL

    Make sure you treat each other like royaty on Valentine’s day. (Like every day I suspect.)

  136. John Smith

    Home cooked meal for V-day always works a treat!

  137. Michael Peberdy

    A nice run together on the beach should do it ?

  138. David Gutierrez

    Fingers crossed that I will finally win something! As far as a Valentine’s Day suggestion, my best advice is just for the two of you to take time to spend together (sans kids)and spend the day doing “whatever” while remembering why you are best friends and husband/wife.

  139. Craig T

    Bribe with sweets and wine

  140. James

    Ray – have the radio station dedicate a song to your love with a personal message of your devotion to be declared on air!

  141. Dale

    Have a wonderful Valentine’s day everyone.

  142. Alvin

    Hoping to upgrade my wife’s fitness watch!

  143. Alexander Amory

    Chocolate roses, candlelight dinner, and a coupon for a girls night out.

  144. Abby

    Happy v-day guys! Thanks for sharing so much love around the world xoxo
    Abby

  145. Peter

    Thanks for writing the newsletters! I am always looking forward to them as the best infotainment of the week. Keep up the good work, but seriously no more race-running with strollers right 😉

  146. Tara Postnikoff

    Time to crank up out the love 🙂

  147. Mark M.

    Enjoy your Valentine’s Day!

  148. Ray, The Girl says to suggest you do something romantic for your one and only but I think you should get off the bike and do something for her instead.

  149. Scott

    Ray, Get the girl something nice that isn’t fitness related.

  150. Hello, do some reviews on gravel stuff

  151. Matthew Alboum

    Happy valentines day!!! A new bike is always a great present!

  152. Travis Thiex

    Thank you so much!

  153. Tong

    Would be a good Valentine day … thanks !!

  154. Chris Engels

    You guys rock!

  155. kevin cunningham

    happy valentines day from canada!

  156. Bo

    Do somthing fun, romantic, cheesy or anything as long as it’s something you really want to do together.

  157. Pat

    Choo-Choo-Choose Me!

  158. Matthew Bazire

    Enjoy a sunset wander over Table Mountain!

  159. Sam

    Couples massages are the best!

  160. Amy Helman

    Happy Valentine’s Day. I ❤️ reading your newsletter every week!

  161. Dr. D

    Show the ladies in our lives (Moms, Sisters, Cousins, Aunts, Grand Moms, Great-grand Moms, Wives) how blessed we all are to have them by our sides

  162. tE

    Tons of love from France, the most romantic country!

  163. Ben

    Why did the Raisin go out with the Prune for Valentine’s Day? Because she couldn’t find a Date!

  164. James Morgan

    See what I did there? Ha! You’re in Africa do something different for V-Day. What’s more romantic than warthogs and snakes? Head north and get your safari on!

  165. Jack

    Great giveaway – would love this! 🙂

  166. Raimund Lehle

    Roses are red
    I can’t rhyme
    Have a nice valentine’s day!

  167. Paul

    Thanks for putting this on!

  168. Edwin

    I would definitely go for a dinner

  169. Mosez

    Happy Valentines!

  170. Matt

    Thanks for all the useful info on your site. Maybe you can get an IQ2 for your birthday!

  171. Steve Holden

    Take a 14 3×5 cards and write down what you love about the other person and hide them around the house where they will more than likely be found.

  172. Pat Dameron

    Happy Valentine’s Day! As newish parents we are trying desperately to go on a date around the big day, maybe that would be something nice to do!

  173. Rob Rice

    Always enjoy reading the newsletter and about all your adventures. Think of something good for Valentine’s Day, I’m taking my wife out for a nice steak dinner!

  174. Menno Groen

    I’m thinking a relaxing day/date at one of the famous wellness spots there!

  175. You only live once, treat her!

  176. Michael T Swauger

    Buy her flowers!

  177. Seth

    I feel like a true romantic… Ray you could do the typical flowers and meal. But since Bobbi is from The Rock (And Newfoundland being my most desired spot to live in the world) and we know that Moose and Cod are the best food. I would think a Fishing expedition would be the ticket. I’m not sure you can find fried Cod (Actually I am quite sure you can’t) but I can’t think of a better way to say to someone. “I love you” than to take them fishing. My better half (also a newf) wants me to make it more romantic… but I don’t understand how a fishing rod and a fish could possibly be more romantic!

  178. Geraint Morris

    What an awesome prize. Thanks Bobbie 🙂 (and Ray)

  179. Dave Krogman

    He should schedule you a massage and take the peanuts out for treats

  180. Siddhu

    I wonder if Clever Training sells chocolate???

  181. keith r tyger

    Congrats on the 8k finish! Obviously, Ray need to provide a quality massage!

  182. Andy

    Clean the house! My wife claims that’s the sexiest thing I can do!

  183. Karsten

    Well done, DC. I‘m curious about the next reviews.

  184. P-P-P

    Life @ South Afrika is looking good
    Amsterdam isn’t that bad neither link to youtu.be
    – Have a great time down there!

  185. Jim Maddocks

    Ray – cook your wife a wonderful dinner for Valentines Day!

  186. Steve Osborne

    Thank you for a great newsletter! Perhaps a more relaxing day out, simply spending quality time, conversation, (pizza).

  187. Eric

    A babysitter to go out for a run?

  188. Lorcan Murphy

    Flowers are always a winner

  189. Pascal

    Great that you take the girl a day out to a spa, massage, diner and concert in the evening with on top a hotel to spend ‘us’ time. Just the two of you, babysitter is taken care ofcourse by you as well. You will be her hero again for several months as you should be! 🙂 Happy Valentine!

  190. Wyatt

    Whatever you end up doing for Valentine’s Day, at least you’ll be in warm and sunny South Africa and not the -40°C polar vortex ;).

  191. Rocketman

    Hey, love the newsletter! Thanks

  192. bogdan

    hello 🙂

  193. Charles A Falk

    As much as I enjoy and learn from Ray’s content in his blog and videos, I must say that I really look forward to your weekly newsletter. Here is why: A couple of years ago you stopped writing for many weeks. I thought that there was issue my subscription, my email, or my computer so I wrote to Dcrainmaker.com asking why I was not getting any more newsletters. Within a very short time you answered me personally to explain that other duties, travel and kids etc. made witing difficult. You apologized for the hiatus and promised to be more diligent. I was blown away! I have no idea how many hundreds? thousands? subscribers you have, but to take the time to write me a personal note was in fact special to me. So I am a big fan and wish you a lot of love on Valentine’s day
    warmest regards,
    Charlie Falk

  194. Trond Pedersen

    Roses and a gift card for housekeeping 🙂

  195. Stephan

    Thank you for the interesting and funny newsletter!

  196. Brian Chamberlain

    Thanks for all you do because reliable reviews are so hard to come by.

  197. Scott E

    What can be more romantic than Ray breaking out the candles, a good bottle of wine, setting the mood with soft music, and a hot freshly baked pizza from his new oven.

    Hey, at least the guy is trying in his own special way – cut him some pizza loving slack

  198. Shawn Hime

    Wow! What a great idea. Thanks for the offer.

  199. Dean Smith

    Would be great to be considered as some new gear might help me get in shape to make the better half happy.

  200. Jerome Valdez

    Thanks for all the great content! Pick me for the giveaway please. Pretty please!