The Because It’s Almost St. Patrick’s Day…Giveaway

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While I was enjoying the umpteenth day straight of mind-bogglingly sunny weather here in the ‘City of Light’, it occurred to my that St. Patrick’s day is Monday.  Despite the French fondness for any reason to take the day off, it is not considered a national holiday here.  Not that it would matter anyway, I get to spend some 12-14 hours on a plane bouncing across the ocean.

So for no other reason than it’s (almost) St. Patrick’s day, and sorta-spring like (lucky charms and all), it’s time for a giveaway.

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The prize is simple: A $400 credit to to Clever Training to buy anything from the site you’d like.  You can use it on anything they offer, from a Garmin/Polar/Suunto watch to a PowerBeam trainer, or a Quarq power meter.  If the item is over $400US, you’ll simply pay the difference, shipping is free either way.  The giveaway is open to all readers – including international folks.

To enter yourself in, simply leave a comment below with the following:

To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans.  Simple as that!

Got it?

Entries will be accepted through Monday night, 11:59PM Eastern time (March 17th, 2014).  I’ll be you giving one device worth up to $400US from Clever Training.   Winner will be chosen at random and announced on roughly Tuesday, depending on how tired I am after flying to Mexico City on Monday.  One entry per person.  The winner can decide on which device after they win.  For devices/gadgets/gizmos over $400, the winner can pay the difference.

This giveaway is sponsored by Clever Training, which I’ve got a great partnership with.  As you probably remember, by picking up sports technology gadgets from Clever Training you support the site.  And on top of that, all DC Rainmaker readers get an exclusive 10% off all products they sell (basically every sports tech company/gadget/device) using coupon code DCR10BTF.  Even spring running or cycling gear.  And most of all, you support the site in a big way – so I appreciate it!

Note, if you’re US Active Duty Military – you can submit your entry via e-mail.   No leprechauns allowed via this method.  Mmmkay?  Thanks all!

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4,656 Comments

  1. Lev

    Saturday: 7 km run
    Sunday: 15km run

  2. Craig

    Suffering from a cold, so a DNS for an ultramarathon I had planned. I will get out for a short walk later, and maybe an easy bike ride tomorrow.

  3. Andrea

    I’m feeling very bad after wisdom teeth removal, just doing some core exercises in between a netflix marathon.
    And that’s so sad since it’s the first day of 25°C of sun!

  4. Jon

    Long ride on Saturday, swim and ride on Sunday.

  5. Martino

    Saterday relaxing (gardening and IKEA)
    Sunday my first half marathon race

  6. Sarunas

    70km bike ride today in windy and sunny outskirts of Copenhagen,
    140km bike ride with couple of sprints tomorrow, that how i end my base training period..

  7. Hi DCRainmaker! Today is an easy 3 mile jog around the neighborhood and tomorrow is a half marathon race. Have a great weekend!

  8. Marcelo Soares

    16 mile run on the Chicago lake front, preparing for the April 26th Illinois marathon. Off I go …

  9. Robin Skibo-Birney

    I’ll start the weekend with a recovery 5mi trail run along the Arve with my dog, Bonnie, then do a hill workout in the afternoon. Sunday is 35km long run day, in training for the Geneva Marathon and the CCC later this year. Hopefully the sun will stay out for the whole weekend!

  10. Joel

    5k Sunday run

  11. Swan

    Saturday: 6hr ride; 2hr swim
    Sunday: Repeat

  12. Antoine

    Today, hangover recovery ans then an hour of relaxed run. And sunday : hikking un the Pyrénées :-)

  13. Andrew Erickson

    Treadmill 5k and swimming this morning, then early afternoon circuit training. Cycling tomorrow.

  14. gonros

    run 15k + a good swim!

  15. Ivo

    Nice giveaway.

    On Sunday an easy 13,5K is planned. Next weekend my longest run so far 35K in preparation for the Rotterdam Marathon on 13th april.

    Hoping for some sun and no strong wind.

  16. Joe

    10 mile run on the treadmill, then working chest/tris doing free weights

  17. DJC

    21 mile hilly bike ride Saturday
    12 mile run Sunday
    Shame I live in the UK otherwise I would have entered the NYC half marathon and beat Mo Farah……………in my dreams :-)
    Looking forward to Nov and running the NYC marathon :-)

  18. Saturday morning easy run 12k
    Saturday evening 3k swim
    Sunday morning 90min FTP intervals on roller trainer, 10k run afterwards

  19. Tom

    Skiing in the French Alps!!!!

  20. Sébastien Gagné

    Being at my inlaws and since they received a foot of snow, I’ll be running after my nephew around the house.

  21. Dan Brostek

    Saturday: 20 mile trail run (followed by some craft beer recovery)
    Sunday: 10 mile hill run

  22. My workout this weekend consists of moving to a new apartment and all the lovely heavy lifting of furniture this involves.

  23. theok

    Saturday: 50 min tempo run
    Sunday: 7x 400m

  24. Ernest Ng

    Going for a morning 15 – 20km jog, followed by gym in the afternoon! Woo weekend!

  25. Oliver

    Rest, recovering from injury.

  26. Matthew Chong

    Two recovery rides – a flat ride along the beach today and a ride through the hills with some friends tomorrow.

  27. Alan

    5 mile run on Saturday, 12 mile run on Sunday.

  28. Mat

    My weekend plans are….nothing. taking the weekend off. Ha! :-)

  29. Chris

    Getting ready for the Gran Fondo New York, spending lots of time on the bike!

  30. Soca

    Training for an upcoming half marathon! Running longer distances! Enjoying the warmer weather (comparatively). Have a save flight/trip. Really enjoy the site/reviews.

  31. Martin

    Long run+ short bike ride Saturday, short run + long bike ride Sunday.

  32. Lew

    12 mile long run today, prepping for an April 5 Half. Looking forward to ordering a V800 from Clever Training when it comes out!

  33. Todd

    Getting in a 75 mile easy ride in Saturday and hopefully a more intense 35 miles in Sunday need to have a chat with Mother Nature as living in Chicago weather changes in a second.

  34. Kristen B.

    Hills. Gotta get some speed in the bag for a half in May!

  35. Raun

    Sat: 10km run
    Sun: 75km ride

  36. Didac F

    Saturday: exactly nothing.
    Sunday: Run the Barcelona Marathon

  37. Justine Brousseau

    Sat : 1:00 bike/0:45 run brick
    Sun : bike intervals

  38. Mike Todaro

    Saturday: swim at least 400m as I train for my first tri.
    Sunday: ride 20mi.

  39. Robert

    bike ride and rock climbing

  40. George Raihala

    Saturday: Laserweb with my two boys, followed by a 30 mile bike ride
    Sunday: Bike trainer/treadmill indoor brick session

  41. Eric

    Mountain Biking at Skeggs!

  42. Agustín García

    Today only 5Km, because tomorrow i´m going to run 21Km !!

  43. Mike Scott

    Run Saturday, St. Paddy’s Day Parade, then swimming (if capable after the parade!)

  44. Andreas

    Hi. My plan for today (saturday) is recovery and some renovation work.
    Tomorrow on sunday I will have a 10K run here: link to tg-werste.de .
    Looking forward to the V800, too. ;-)

  45. Seth

    Eight mile run Saturday. Probably take off Sunday.

  46. Manos

    This weekend I have a 18KM long run. The goal is to run the half marathon in May. After that 2 weeks off and then well Paris. I will bring with me a Merenda for Ray and the Girl. Hope they will like it.

  47. Terry Thornton

    Saturday is an 8 mile run plus an hour easy ride, Sunday is a spin class and ~2K in the pool.

  48. Jerome

    I’m unfortunately sick..
    My race on sunday is cancelled for me :(
    Just going a little at fitness!

  49. Paul

    Saturday:
    -1.5 hour TrainerRoad session (Tioga) followed by 15 mins run.
    -walking/standing around with my 3-year old on my shoulders watching Paddy’s Day parade

    Sunday:
    -16km run
    -TRX session

  50. Joe Matchette

    An easy group ride this morning with friends, then a 3ish mile run in the afternoon. Sunday will be a 50-miler on my favorite solo route.

  51. Puffolino

    Sunshine, 20km in the Austrian Woods :)

  52. KL

    40k morning cycle
    1k afternoon swim
    10k evening run

  53. Chris

    Gonna jog along Lake Michigan with a buddy on Saturday and enjoy the balmy 40 degree weather in Chicago.

  54. Saturday Rest Day, Sunday 15K tempo.

  55. Ann

    TrainerRoad on Saturday.
    Sleeping in on Sunday. And maybe some yoga. ;)

  56. Paul R

    Easy run on Saturday and long run on Sunday.

  57. Sylvie

    A little training this weekend. Today and tomorow A 5km jog in the snow with intervals !

  58. Dustin

    It’s currently 36 and raining, so looks like a trainer ride today (1hr, maybe 1.5 hr) and a nice 5-7 mile run tomorrow.

  59. Kim

    Saturday: 45 min strength session and 20min HIIT on the bike.
    Sunday: 3km swim

  60. Andreas

    A 10k run competition in Münster/ Germany just two hours ago: link to lsf-muenster.de :-)

  61. curt

    Long run before more snow on Saturday.
    Trainer ride sunday

  62. Mar Ferreira

    Saturday – already done
    Sunday – 10k run

  63. Corey

    Doing a 5k on Saturday, 40 mile ride on Sunday.

  64. Mike Guitard

    Long run Saturday, short run sunday and Hot tub in between, still winter heer, freezing rain for the weekend yey

  65. My weekend workout plans: 2:30 on the trainer today + short run; and, a 3,500-yard swim, short run and 90:00 trainer ride.

  66. Steve M

    Yoga and a trip to the gym (weights) on Sat. Tempo run on Sun. Looking forward to the tempo as it’s finally thawing in Wisconsin.

  67. Michael

    Saturday: 12km run through heath
    Sunday: 20km run along river

  68. Omar

    30 min run Saturday, Mountain bike sunday

  69. Saturday will be an easy run of 4 miles. Sunday will be 3 miles at tempo pace.

  70. Rory

    Found out that the brick and mortar Clever Training store is about 10k from where I’m vacationing. Sounds like a good out and back.

  71. Trevor Plankenhorn

    I am recovering from a bad ankle sprain with some miles on the road bike to keep my legs moving. Hope to get back into running soon.

  72. Tom Broomfield

    2hr turbo today then long run by the beach tomorrow.

  73. lovely jasmin

    my work out walking every day about 5 mile

  74. Shannon

    A bit undecided. If the weather is nice a couple hour bike and a run.

  75. Carl Roberts

    CrossFit Open 14.3 on Friday and Diekirch half marathon on Sunday.

  76. Yonadav

    Something long – either ride or swim.

  77. Luc Simoneau

    Following the training program proposed by Jean-Yves Cloutier’s book “Courir au bon rythme” for the 5k Group B program: Saturday 20min Z1 run and Sunday 40min Z1 run. Might fit in a 1 hour trainer ride today (Saturday)

  78. Tawnya

    4 mile run, a 2 mile swim, and hopefully a good walk with the family!

  79. robin

    First run back after a two week layoff due to injury, woohoo! Plus some cross training and rehab.

  80. Frank M.

    For this weekend I plan to work on swimming drill follow by some miles on the bike.

  81. djp

    12k treadmill Friday, 40k bike ride Saturday and pancakes and recovery on Sunday

  82. Stefanos Tsiolis

    Sunday 25 Km Long Run

  83. Kyle

    Mountain bike ride Saturday followed by yard work.

  84. Stepan

    Saturday day off with family an Sunday long bike ride. As simple as that.

  85. Meglesmn

    Long run Sat., yoga on Sun

  86. Bradley Olwin

    25 miles trail run Sat
    10 mile trail run Sunday

  87. Rick Kreuser

    Saturday: 45 min hills run Saturday, including the Lugano stairs. Super-Tuscan and pizza with friends.

    Sunday: Funicular up. Run 8 miles from San Salvador to Carona and back. Funicular down. Ticino Merlot and leftover pizza.

  88. Joe Powers

    Sat – 2hrs at L2 – Veloreality Flanders Tour
    Sun – Sufferfest ISLAGIATT

  89. Dimitri BE

    None. My exercise season will start in April only.

  90. david b

    Run for london 26.2 prep

  91. asher

    Run in park×2

  92. Maciej

    To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!

  93. Bill Gay

    Short bike ride in the morning and then a 90 minute easy run in the afternoon. Training for Calgary Marathon in June.

  94. RikkoWolfie

    8-12 km run in the forest each weekend.

  95. Justin

    Indoor trainer bike ride with the Tri Club on Sunday, then “learn” how to swim class on Sunday afternoon.

  96. Wally

    hour long FTP test- yeah!

  97. Slavek

    A lot of rolling on a massage roller on Saturday after 3 runs this week, and a 17km over wild forest in the morning with deers and other creatures to finish it of of Sunday!

  98. Dan Ellingsen

    90 min trainer ride with 30 min brick run.

  99. Sat. – I already did a 4 km. run early this morning, will have an athletic core group class for the evening.

    Sun. I’ll be cycling 20 km. along Bosphorus in the morning, swim 2km. indoor afternoon.

  100. Kir

    Sat – 20 km tempo nordic ski
    Sun – 1 hour easy winter run