Polar RCX5 Run Package Giveaway

June 7, 2011 by |Uncategorized|Comments (1,409)

There are many things in the world where one usually sits firmly in either one camp or another.  For example, a few of life’s great dividers:

Boxers or briefs
Hot dogs or hamburgers
Bow tie or straight tie
Coke or Pepsi
Mac or PC
Paper or Plastic
White bread or wheat bread

And for you folks hanging out around these parts, there’s probably the most famous of all:

…Garmin or Polar

While the great majority of giveaways to date here have been Garmin focused, I’m going to venture over to the other side and giveaway a bit of Polar goodness…the brand new Polar RCX5:

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Late last week (after I had published my in depth review), Polar approached me about giving away a brand new RCX5 to y’all.  Initially they weren’t sure what I’d say, simply because I always buy my own giveaway prizes (you did know that, right?). 

But, there’s one caveat to my rule – which you may remember from the survey results back in March. I had asked whether or not you would be in favor of giveaways that were for hard to get items, in cases where the company supplied the item.  For example, the first time I did this was the Wahoo Fitness ANT+ enabled bike case, where I did a giveaway three weeks before the first units were available in the retail channel.  In the survey, you overwhelmingly wanted me to give these things away when possible.  By ‘overwhelming’ that would be 93.8% of you – or roughly twice the water temperature for the Boise 70.3 half-ironman I’m doing this weekend.

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You’ll be getting the above box – literally, that specific box sitting on my turtle tank stand– which contains the Polar RCX5, an s3+ stride/footpod sensor (for measuring distance), and the Polar Wearlink Hybrid heart rate strap.  That’s the fancy strap that works with both the RCX5 as well as legacy workout equipment that can read HR.  No turtles are included, nor is the G5 GPS pod, in this giveaway.

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All you’ve gotta do down below is tell me the answer to one of the following questions (not all of them):

Boxers or briefs
Hot dogs or hamburgers
Bow tie or straight tie
Coke or Pepsi
Mac or PC
Paper or Plastic
White Bread or wheat bread

Simple enough, right?

The entry period will run until Thursday June 9th, 2011 at 11:59PM Eastern Time, at which point I’ll close the entry period and randomly select a winner.  Like the all my giveaways there are no restrictions on where the goods go to – so no matter where in the world you are, I’ll send to you.  The winner will get a brand new Polar RCX5 Run Package (with HR strap and footpod).  It’ll be sent out Monday morning when I get back from Boise and you should have it a day or so later – or roughly ‘a long time’ ahead of everyone else waiting for their orders to get fulfilled.

(Note: If you’re active duty military and deployed and are unable to complete the entry method above, simply shoot me an e-mail and I’ll get ya entered in.  For those curious on how the giveaways work, here’s the deets. Thanks all!)

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  3. ahettlinger
    June 7, 2011 at 11:47 am #203

    PC all the way man. I actually prefer being able to fix my own machine, nevermind that OSX is utterly painful to use.

    Reply
  5. coach dion
    June 7, 2011 at 11:50 am #205

    Coke, alway Coke.
    PC, but that is because I don’t know Mac
    White bread,
    Hamburger,
    briefs,

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  6. Jun
    June 7, 2011 at 11:50 am #206

    Boxers hamburgers coke . Want a Mac so I could answer that question. Again like always thanks for the giveaways.

    Reply
  7. Kurt
    June 7, 2011 at 11:50 am #207

    Boxers or briefs? I prefer the third option, boxer briefs.

    Reply
  8. Erik
    June 7, 2011 at 11:51 am #208

    boxers or briefs? Commando. Live free or die.

    Also, I have to say… Mac. Mac forever.

    Reply
  9. Mr. and Mrs. G
    June 7, 2011 at 11:52 am #209

    Paper or Plastic… Neither, I bring my own.

    Reply
  10. Erin
    June 7, 2011 at 11:55 am #210

    Hamburgers!!! Yum.

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  11. Issao
    June 7, 2011 at 11:56 am #211

    briefs
    hamburgers
    no tie at all
    pepsi
    pc (in fact never tried a mac)
    and white bread

    Reply
  12. Lee Douthitt
    June 7, 2011 at 11:57 am #212

    Boxer briefs.
    Mac.
    Straight tie.
    Coke (Zero).
    Paper.
    Wheat bread.

    Thanks DC Rainmaker!!!

    Reply
  15. Crystal
    June 7, 2011 at 12:02 pm #215

    Bow tie like Dr. Who!

    Reply
  17. treadster
    June 7, 2011 at 12:03 pm #217

    Hamburger with mustard, lettuce, pickle and onions. Hold the ketchup, mayo and tomato. Wash it all down with a Coke.

    Reply
  19. Ken
    June 7, 2011 at 12:06 pm #219

    Definitely Coke!

    Reply
  20. Daily Triathlete
    June 7, 2011 at 12:06 pm #220

    Coke, straight tie, pc

    Reply
  22. Chris N
    June 7, 2011 at 12:08 pm #222

    hamburgers

    Reply
  24. Chris
    June 7, 2011 at 12:12 pm #224

    Mac, but unfortunately PC at work.

    Reply
  26. Joyce
    June 7, 2011 at 12:13 pm #226

    Mac. And bow ties are cool.

    Reply
  27. erik
    June 7, 2011 at 12:13 pm #227

    Plastic, the same ones I used last week, and the week before, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that.

    Reply
  28. Ken
    June 7, 2011 at 12:14 pm #228

    Hamburger (Hot dogs are poisonous)
    Mac
    Water (Better for you than a softdrink)

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  29. John
    June 7, 2011 at 12:14 pm #229

    Always up for new toys, so here goes.

    Boxer briefs, hot dog and a burger, but no sodas, bread, or ties at all. Paper, and I use a PC but want a Mac.

    Reply
  30. Tim S.
    June 7, 2011 at 12:19 pm #230

    Bow Tie, obviously.

    Reply
  31. Vince L.
    June 7, 2011 at 12:19 pm #231

    Mac FTW!

    Reply
  32. Pat
    June 7, 2011 at 12:19 pm #232

    Hamburgers of course, but only when made from beef I have selected and ground myself!

    Reply
  33. Blyfinn
    June 7, 2011 at 12:20 pm #233

    briefs, hot dogs, and PC’s

    Reply
  34. George K
    June 7, 2011 at 12:21 pm #234

    white or wheat bread? Wheat!

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  36. kcongdon
    June 7, 2011 at 12:22 pm #236

    Boxers, mac’s, & coke

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  38. wes
    June 7, 2011 at 12:23 pm #238

    Hot Dogs, when they’re cooked right. Boxers that’s what the wife prefers, straight tie. Coke, coke man since birth will be till I die. Unfortunately PC I’ve got to stick with what I can afford. Paper better for the environment. Bread depends on the sandwich :)

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  39. Angel Marrero
    June 7, 2011 at 12:24 pm #239

    Boxers
    Hot dogs
    Straight tie
    Coke
    Mac
    Plastic
    Wheat bread

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  40. pavels.mickevics
    June 7, 2011 at 12:24 pm #240

    Briefs
    Hamburgers
    Straight tie
    Coke
    PC
    Paper
    Wheat bread

    Reply
  41. Mike
    June 7, 2011 at 12:26 pm #241

    Thank you for another awesome give-away chance!

    Boxers or briefs – Boxerbriefs, I guess a tie here.
    Hot dogs or hamburgers – burgers for sure!
    Bow tie or straight tie – tough call, probably straight, but skinny tie.
    Coke or Pepsi – Diet Coke
    Mac or PC – PC is all I know!
    Paper or Plastic – neither, reuseable!
    White Bread or wheat bread – wheat!

    Reply
  42. bastischmitz
    June 7, 2011 at 12:26 pm #242

    Coke!
    Pepsi is just not tasty at all

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  43. Bo
    June 7, 2011 at 12:28 pm #243

    Boxers….

    Good luck in Boise.

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  44. Christian P.
    June 7, 2011 at 12:30 pm #244

    Of course:

    Mac & Hambuger!!!!

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  45. Jonathan
    June 7, 2011 at 12:32 pm #245

    Straight Tie – though a bow tie would be more aero while racing :-).

    Jftri

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  46. André Guarischi
    June 7, 2011 at 12:34 pm #246

    Train or Sleep !

    HAMBURGERS for sure !!
    Coke !

    Tks !
    André

    Reply
  47. clive t
    June 7, 2011 at 12:34 pm #247

    Hamburger everytime!

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  48. Kevin G.
    June 7, 2011 at 12:35 pm #248

    Boxers
    Coke
    Mac
    Paper
    Wheat

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  50. Christi
    June 7, 2011 at 12:36 pm #250

    Boxers or briefs – I am a girl but like my guys in boxers!

    Hot dogs or hamburgers – Hamburgers! Give me a bacon cheeseburger any day!

    Bow tie or straight tie – I prefer straight ties on my fellas!

    Coke or Pepsi – No doubt, Coke!

    Mac or PC – I have a PC but would love to use a Mac.

    Paper or Plastic – Unfortunately, plastic.

    White Bread or wheat bread – wheat for most sandwiches except PB&J.

    Reply
  52. Paul from Ireland
    June 7, 2011 at 12:37 pm #252

    Boxers or briefs–Neither…commando!!
    Hot dogs or hamburgers– Hmm Hamburger
    Bow tie or straight tie–No tie, it’s more relaxed that way.
    Coke or Pepsi–Neither as they are probably both bad for you!! Water all the way….
    Mac or PC–I’d pick Mac even though I use PC, seeing as mMac don’t crash as much!
    Paper or Plastic–Paper seeing as you can’t eat plastic….don’t ask……
    White Bread or wheat bread–Wheat bread…keeps me regular……

    Reply
  53. Jeff
    June 7, 2011 at 12:38 pm #253

    Interesting, as I type this on my pc, I am enjoying a coke & hamburger on a wheat bun while sitting in my boxers…as for Garmin vs Polar, I don’t have either but I’m hoping to win a polar today!

    Reply
  54. Jonas
    June 7, 2011 at 12:39 pm #254

    MMMM Cheesburger FTW!

    Good luck on your race!

    Reply
  55. Kenneth
    June 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm #255

    Brief, pepsi, and Mac. Although I dont have one

    Reply
  56. Dan
    June 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm #256

    Coke, for sure.

    Mac, who can resist steve jobs.

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  57. Kenny
    June 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm #257

    Hot dogs or hamburgers – Hamburgers
    Bow tie or straight tie – Straight Tie
    Coke or Pepsi – Coke Zero
    Mac or PC – Like Mac but have PC
    Paper or Plastic – Plastic
    White Bread or wheat bread – Wheat

    Reply
  58. Alvaro
    June 7, 2011 at 12:47 pm #258

    Hamburgers
    Straight tie to work
    Coke or Pepsi: niether
    Not a Mac fan…
    Paper for sure
    Wheat bread

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  59. Lesser is More
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 pm #259

    Mac or PC – no doubt, PC!

    I grew up with a Mac when they first came out in the early 80s and nothing frustrated me more than the fact that all the computer games were on PCs and NOT Macs…well, except Frogger, which came on the Mac. And from an IT management perspective, I much prefer PCs!

    Reply
  60. go ian
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 pm #260

    Pepsi. It just tastes better.

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  61. John Fitz
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 pm #261

    C’mon Ray, nobody’s firmly in the boxer camp!

    Tighty-whities here.

    Reply
  62. Snaily
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 pm #262

    Mac :):)
    I’ve the macbook pro, ipod classic, iphone4.

    Not gonna change anytime soon.

    Reply
  63. Richard
    June 7, 2011 at 12:53 pm #263

    I noticed that “commando” wasn’t an option, so I’ll have to go with wheat bread.

    Reply
  65. Jon Husen
    June 7, 2011 at 12:56 pm #265

    Good old wheat bread for me.

    Reply
  66. Hugo
    June 7, 2011 at 12:57 pm #266

    As for the options:

    Boxers
    Hot dogs
    Pepsi
    and
    White Bread

    Cheers,

    Reply
  67. B
    June 7, 2011 at 1:01 pm #267

    PC, but can I choose option ‘C’: linux?
    Thanks for a great blog-
    Brian

    Reply
  68. injured_runner
    June 7, 2011 at 1:01 pm #268

    Boxers.
    Burgers.
    Straight.
    Soda is bad.
    PC. I like the challenge.
    Plastic…good for cleaning the litter box.
    Wheat.

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  69. Jeff
    June 7, 2011 at 1:01 pm #269

    Boxers and Coke!

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  70. Dustin
    June 7, 2011 at 1:02 pm #270

    Some of us have opted out of burger vs hotdogs in lieu of veggie burgers. Here’s one dark roast coffee vs light roast. Definitely dark roast! Red wine vs white wine, okay both are good, but I prefer red. Pinot not Merlot. And finally, micro brew vs mass produced beer….without question, micro brews!

    Reply
  71. Adam OJ Wall
    June 7, 2011 at 1:02 pm #271

    Plastic all the way. No, I don’t mean the choice between Paper Bags and Plastic Bags, I mean the C21st choice of ‘paper money’ vs. CreditCard.
    To all those people who spend 5mins at the cashier going through the process of finding the correct change and/or receiving a bunch of pocket-destroying change from each transaction, plese please please consider using a credit/debit card – plus you get 1% cash back… No Brainer!

    Reply
  72. Nathaniel
    June 7, 2011 at 1:03 pm #272

    Boxers (I’m Free!)
    Pepsi (Pepsi max for the win)
    White Bread (where I grew up only snooty people ate wheat)

    Reply
  74. Bad Runner
    June 7, 2011 at 1:05 pm #274

    Coke – Pepsi is just brown water with sugar.

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  75. tn
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm #275

    no tie, coke, pc
    others I don’t mind either way

    tn

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  76. Fra
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm #276

    Coke for sure!

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  77. Alain
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm #277

    wheat bread – better energy!

    Reply
  78. farrell
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm #278

    Just a Mac please!

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  79. Jason Richards
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 pm #279

    Defiantly Coke!! Especially when it comes to slurpee’s :-)

    Reply
  80. Chris S.
    June 7, 2011 at 1:08 pm #280

    Boxers briefs,
    Bacon Cheeseburgers
    straight tie
    Pepsi
    PC with an iPad
    Plastic
    wheat bread

    Reply
  81. kpVaTri
    June 7, 2011 at 1:08 pm #281

    Mac, there is nothing else.

    Reply
  82. kneed
    June 7, 2011 at 1:08 pm #282

    Diet Pepsi, hot dog, PC, paper, wheat.

    Reply
  83. Janyne Kizer
    June 7, 2011 at 1:08 pm #283

    Mac! No doubt about it :-)

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  86. jbounds
    June 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm #286

    Boxers
    Hamburgers
    Straight tie
    Coke (Southerner, so it has to be coke, though I do drink Mountain Dew)
    Mac/PC/Linux/Solaris (Computer Geek)
    Plastic (Try to bring my own bags)
    Wheat bread

    Reply
  88. Rick
    June 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm #288

    PC and original Coke guy here.

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  89. bleuge*
    June 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm #289

    Boxers
    hamburgers
    Bow tie
    Coke
    PC
    Paper
    White Bread

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  91. Werner
    June 7, 2011 at 1:10 pm #291

    boxer-briefs…hope that doesn’t disqualify me!

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  93. BMoney
    June 7, 2011 at 1:11 pm #293

    Straight Tie until I’m retired and wear glasses all the time or until I move to the deep south, develop a heavy southern drawl and buy a seersucker suit.

    Pepsi…Brian don’t do drugs

    Reply
  94. Chris
    June 7, 2011 at 1:11 pm #294

    Boxers briefs, Coke, wheat bread, and up until now, Garmin.

    Reply
  95. Roger
    June 7, 2011 at 1:11 pm #295

    Hamburger before hot dog any day :-)

    Reply
  96. Tim
    June 7, 2011 at 1:12 pm #296

    wheat bread, easy….

    Reply
  97. Amanda
    June 7, 2011 at 1:13 pm #297

    Cheesburgers!
    Not a huge soda fan, but I would pick Fresca
    Reusable chico bags – even better for the environment :-)

    Reply
  98. Paul
    June 7, 2011 at 1:13 pm #298

    Tri shorts!

    I guess that wasn’t an option.

    How about Coke!

    Reply
  99. justspinning
    June 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm #299

    Coke with my burger while using my trusty Thinkpad.

    Reply
  100. Francis Jago
    June 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm #300

    Pepsi, for sure.
    Mac, for sure.

    Reply
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