It’s somehow October already, and it’s been months since the Giveaway Extravaganza, and far too many months since a standalone extravaganza. I really need to have more of these. Partly because I love giving away stuff. And partly because if I was smart I’d do more of these posts merely because they take all of about 6 minutes to put together. And in the case of this week, that means I can sit on this beach in Cancun drinking even more all-inclusive drinks instead of writing. Boom!
For everyone else though (except I suppose those either living on a beach or at Kona) – you’ve got the weekend ahead – which is certainly like sitting on a beach. Unless you’re racing, in which case it’s no beach.
For this weekend I (well, technically my friends at Clever Training) will be giving away a brand new Garmin Edge 520. They’ve got plenty of them in stock now, and one has your name on it.
To enter: Simply leave a comment below telling me what your training or racing plans entail this weekend!
Yup, it’s that easy! And yes, you can enter no matter where you live. Louisiana or Lithuania – all are OK! Someone from Lithuania actually won in the most recent giveaway.
Remember that by supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically everything they sell, unless it’s already on some sort of big sale. From GPS watches to clothing to nutrition.
The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, October 12th, 2015 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time. Winner will be selected randomly, not on coolness of your training or racing plans. Unless they are so epic they cannot be ignored.
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A couple long rides with some short runs and swims.
Unfortunately, sick.
Need this 520 to cheer me up…
Resting on Saturday and long ride Sunday. Since I cracked my Edge 520 this Tuesday when I flipped into a ditch during a technical descent on my MTB I would really enjoy a new 520 where I am able to read the display again and not just have to guess that I’m putting out only 250W, while I’m hurting like it’s 400.
Doing a 48h learn-camp for my medical exams next week – after that: riding like never before!
This weekend is my favourite of the year with both Kona and the Bathurst 1000 ( an iconic Australian motor race). I’m training at my tried and tested 5:1 ratio this weekend (for every 5 hours of tv/internet watching I run, swim or cycle for an hour. I still get in the training but don’t miss much of the event.
30 mile on Saturday, then watch football the rest of the weekend!
No biking, just running!
An aerobic / endurance run and maybe a recovery swim.
A short swim with my daughter and … Resting… The most important part of training i’ve heard :)
2hr ride and watching the IM Hawaii.
hopefully I’d manage to do 1-2h=>very bad weather forecast :( It ‘ll be short but intensive training
Hey Ray!
I will be riding after work today. Then Hiking Mt. Lafayette and fixing my car on Sunday!! :)
Thanks,
Gabe
No racing but plenty of training through the central PA countryside this weekend. Looking to be a beautiful fall weekend!
Two rides and a gym session for me.
20 mile High intensity Bike ride on Saturday and 50 mile group ride on Sunday.
base training while watching the opening weekend of NHL hockey
It is going to be 2hr bike ride with 45min gym session late afternoon on saturday and 16km run with some drills on sunday. :)
Just an easy 2hr ride with friends.
Just a 40 mile ride into SF, CA to see Fleet Week stuff
Openers tomorrow and cyclocross race on Sunday
Attempted the Zwift More Than Sport challenge today, made it just over 70 miles before the lights went out. Nothing but easy recovery runs for me this weekend.
Doing a 30 kilometer TT with my cycling mates near Nijmegen!! (the Netherlands)
Ironman training, long and slow endurance ride and run….. Wish me luck i cannot wait. ;)
Short ride with friends to a windmill!
Just completed a marathon. Looking forward to an easy recovery ride in the crisp Chicago weather.
No riding this weekend, recovery time with the family on holiday. Might get a sneaky indoor trainer session in on Sunday evening when we get home though… ;)
Short run Saturday morning. Maybe 50-60 miles on the bike Sunday morning.
Random FTW!
I will train sunday and monday. Surely about 100km for the 2 rides.
I’ll be cycling over to my friends birthdayparty this weekend. Before that I’ll be cycling 80km with my bike over some local hills for training and enjoying the last few weeks before winter!
24 mile run tomorrow, 10 mile run Sunday
I’m sick, so no training this weekend.
Not sure I’ll have time to get some training done this weekend because I’m volunteering for the North American Dutch Shepherd (Dog) Rescue on both Saturday and Sunday.
Im going for a 4 hour ride around Arnhem with my cycling friends this Saturday.
Going to try to fit a few miles here and there between work…damn proposals!
Planning to do a relaxing 3-gap ride in the north Georgia mountains, since Ironman Augusta is now officially in the books!
Taking it easy on club ride after 10 day hiatus with injury, then smashing it in the Peak District on Sunday.
Going to start a training plan to do my first 70.3. It includes doing my first tri ever beforehand so there is a lot of training to do.
I’ll do a short distance (~70 km) plus a quick run on Saturday, Sunday will be a long ride plus some cookies…
5km parkrun on Saturday, followed by day 3 of gait analysis training at Sweatshop Bristol
Long run on Sunday to work towards half marathon distance
This weekend’s training plans involve a 25K ride on Saturday to prepare for the gigantic Thanksgiving turkey dinner I’ll be eating Sunday, followed by an easy 10K run on Monday to recover from said dinner.
I’m riding the Glassner Autumn Challenge metric Century bike ride just outside of Montgomery, AL.
link to mgmbikeclub.org
Well my wife and I had our baby yesterday, so I’ll probably be on lookout duty (and riding Zwift!) while Mom catches some Zzzzzz’s.
Find some new dirt on the mountain bike.
Racing the 2nd round of the local cyclocross league on Sunday. Don’t get mad get cross!
Training time for “La Ruta Colombia Gran Fondo: Parada Sabana (link to wikiloc.com)”. I hope ride sunday almost 100 km with several hills and recovery ride on Monday (Holiday in Colombia).
Forced base training due to injuries. :(
Hopefully getting over a stomach virus in time for a long run Sunday.
Took the clip-on aero bars off my bike for the season. Heading out for a ride with plain old road bike config.
30 mile ride Friday
5k race Saturday with a 5 mile follow up
Just finished 60 miles today and planning for another 60 tomorrow. Sunday running and yoga. Total for the week over 200 miles of cycling.
Long run, sleep (most important part of recovery) and then a long ride with efforts.
I’m in my all-important off-season, so my training plans include professional bottoming out with much drinking and eating and rejuvenating of the spirit.
Saturday: Wake up 5am, drive 4hrs to Traverse City. Ride the Iceman MTB course backwards and then forwards (4-5hrs). Proceed to drive home again.
Sunday: Drive 1hr to Hidden Forest Trail Race (8.5mi) and try and beat my time from last year!
Soccer on Saturday, cyclo-cross on Sunday, beer both days.
8 to 10k run in the forest Saturday near Paris during my daughter’s horseback riding lesson… but I might consider going bikin’ if I get that 520!
Watching my best friend finishing Kona and 90km bike ride ok Queen K on Sunday
Rode today, flat 35 with my wife (who would be the beneficiary of the 520) and hope (no rain!) to get out tomorrow and/or Sunday for some hills along the Naples coast. Monday – Amalfi!
Long ride on Saturday, and probably riding around to do some shopping on Sunday.
I plan on spinning indoors because it’s supposed to rain all weekend.
70k ride Saturday and 35k on Sunday!
This week’s training plain entails 6 rides all on the kickr, will be doing vo2max,threshold, endurance and tempo rides. Time to bury myself in training stress
Weights on the gym + aqua jog
no race, just a 10k run in between turkey stuffings (Canadian thanksgiving!)
16 miles run, no rides, will be away from bikes.
52k cycle on Sat into limerick city and back home, just for a leisurely spin, but at over 3.5k comments already, i’d better not hold my breath too long, ..
Muddy laps of my local forest
First training with osymetrics. Curious.
Will run 20k on Saturday and swim 1-2k on Sunday
TRAINERROAD in my garage! French alps.
CX racing. What else?
40km loop mtb Lozja Vodno
Painting the house! my riding is temporarily on hold while I take care of some long needed homeowner responsibilities. But my mind will be on a long road century.
Just drinking some beer and grillin some steaks..
Hope to train
I’ll be climbing up Mt Lemmon hwy one day & riding loop of Sahuaro East NP the other day.
Doing some simple run around – 10k
Getting out on the road bike for first time since breaking my foot, you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone!
This weekend includes a 3hr ride and maybe a group ride in preparation for my first century at the end of the month.
Enjoying the fall colours with a nice run and bike ride followed by Canuck turkey feasting!! Gobble gobble !!
17 mile long run and then a cross country race on Sunday.
I’m doing a group ride around Lake Monona!
Kicker and Kona day tomorrow. 3 hour bike followed by a 45 minute run.
Thanks for the generosity Ray! Fingers crossed!
This weekend I’ll be doing a decent LSD run tomorrow morning. Nice and steady, about 10 miles. Then it’s watching the gf in a half mara on Sunday
Long weekend run on Sunday while visiting family.
tennis saturday morning. roller skiing saturday afternoon. tennis followed by uper body strength workout sunday morning. no bike this weekend
Swim and bike
Getting ready for Ironman AZ. (My first full) So this weekend has a 3800M swim, 85 mile bike and a 16 mile run.
I’m recovering after a marathon but I will run this Sunday at least 10k.
1.5 mile swim today
5 mile run Sat
30 mile bike Sun
Saturday: run 10x1km intervals while the kids ride their bikes beside me (I’m on parent duty – gotta fit it in!!)
Sunday: 100km ride to the Gold Coast (I’m in Aus) and an easy open water swim once I get there.
Yes please
Racing CX at Sprinkler Cross.
I’m away up the highlands with my club, it’s cooling down a bit so switching to my thermal gear and long trousers for the first time. One of the guys’ wife’s cooking us up soup and scones at the pit stop! So all good!
It’s recovery week! Yoga and a 20 minute run on Saturday, a 90 minute ride on Sunday.
Hi
This weekend I will be trying to compete a whole lap of zwift one leggeded while recovering form surgery.
Only 7 more weeks in plaster.
Will
Will be cycling 70Km this Saterday near my House on High low power interval. Sunday will be an recovery ride on a low power output. Total distance 130km
I plan to ride my new bike as far as I possibly can within time and fitness!
This weekend is Thanksgiving so I get three good days of riding in a row. It’s likely that two will be mountain biking and one on the road.
Don’t know if my last post worked but I’m doing a 1 mile run and 7 miles on the bike in beautiful Austin Texas!