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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60km ride on sunday!
I’m currently enjoying some really nice hiking on the beautiful island of Amorgos (Greece). An Edge 520 would really help me to face the hard time ahead when I’ll have to go back to work ;-)
Sat – 5k unofficial (out of season) try club sea swim.
Sun – 10k shoreline and trail run
Doing a hilly 19km TT comp with friends on Sunday to claim kudos for all of next season.
Hopefully I hope I’ll win… Raghadan forest is the best place in my country to ride bikes x
One of just a few remaining long Sunday rides before the snow starts to fly.
Decided I’m going to enter Norseman next year, so finding a steep hill and going to run up and down!
Lots
Hopefully a [URL=”http://chasingmailboxes.com/2015/09/19/coffeeneuring-challenge-2015-a-dream-within-a-dream/”]Coffeeneuring[/URL] ride.
Long run today (done already)
5km swim tomorrow
Crazy thing, I was just about to pull the trigger on this item and decided to check your comments for a few clarity items… It’s a sign!
Feeling lucky!
25 miles on my mountain bike today and going to hit the road for 50 miles tomorrow.
Ride the “Dragon” located in the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern TN. (hopefully rain/cold front holds out)…if not, get some hill training in (unavoidable here).
Running the Detroit Free Press Marathon next Sunday, so nothing too substantial this weekend. Probably just a little swimming at the gym and strength training at home.
A beautiful fall ride.
Urban trail on Saturday
Competing in the metro games against other metropolitan councils in various sports
Turbo trainer long workout!
Club Bun Run!
Hopefully a trail run 1-1.5hrs on Saturday and around 1hr MTB ride on Sunday.
Sat. AM 18 mi. progression run. , PM 4000 M swim. SUN: 3.5 hrs aerobic bike
My plan is to recover because I have a nice upper respiratory infection going:(. Lots of sleep, minimum ten hours a day, soup at lunch and dinner, and lots of water in between. If I am lucky I’ll be able to get out for a club run (probably cross country mile repeats plus warm up and cool down, so 10k plus) on Monday to work off the Thanksgiving dinner.
Doing a Fall Fest Mountain Bike race at a ski resort! 750ft of climbing per lap!
Will be doing a mock sprint triathlon
The biking training plan for this week is build lactic threshold which will include steady state interval, up and down interval. So far Sunday looks great to ride in NW Ohio.
1 hr run on Saturday, watch some IMkona. Study
Training is on hold for me as I recover from a painful bulging C6.
No training as I recover from a recent gall bladder surgery.
No training for me this weekend, working nightshifts
Long run this Sunday. Bugger all leading up to that.
Parkrun on Saturday, MTB on Sunday and a braai (BBQ) ;-)
Summer is coming in South Africa
3K swim Sa, 30m bike on Su.
5k run before hill climb tomorrow.
Running with my Saturday group.
A run, a swim and a birthday-party ;-)
As it is a family weekend my training is just 4-5 km runs in the morning
Couple short easy runs
Would be a Great Addition for my bike
Wife and I run Saturday, ride Sunday, thankful for one more weekend of really excellent weather.
Final pre-race 3 hour long run Saturday. A couple hours on the trainer Sunday.
Long run while on the resort for vacation
Family ride at Bufflesdrift Pretoria and a ride at Klapperkop nature reserve.
long run with my new trail shoes.
One of the last sunny weekends this year.
Plain and old run in the storm until either your leg or the wind bring you back home
Thanks for your lovely blog Ray!
Unfortunately, no rides at all as I’m still trying to cure … :-(
Hmmm… no training but a bunch of yard-work that could constitute training I guess :)
It’s a shorter week for my marathon training, so I did seven slow miles this morning followed by a 5K race. Tomorrow is a rest day but I’ll take my kids hiking if this rain goes away!
Ride – Drink – Sleep – Repeat
If I’m lucky a 30 minute run today and a 30 minute swim tomorrow.
This weekend I go for my first ride in a long time, it’s been 7 weeks since I fractured my femur when I crashed at 55 km/h. So I’m really exited to get back in the saddle :)
Just time for a quick 30 mi hopefully, on Sunday.
If my knee feels better, Sunday group run about 10 miles. Maybe git a ride in up the mountain.
Going to pick up my bike from the shop and try out the Shimano WiFli feature for gearing.
A ride up to Alpine Dam and back
Long rides in NE sodak
Bulking session this weekend….Canadian thanksgiving.
This weekend my training will be cooking some good Italian food and a cx ride along the Rhone river.
Going on a run and testing for 2nd black belt
Wish I could train right now, currently injured. I would be doing an easy 6 mile run as I would be tapering for a marathon next weekend. Hope this counts for the contest.
1500 swim and 10k as they fit in my schedule for a work conference this weekend. Thanks Ray and CT!
10km run on sunday
30k road ride on Saturday. Zwift group ride on Sunday on Richmond world’s course.
60 mile loop out to Montauk Lighthouse both Saturday & Sunday. Then take my friend for her first inaugural ride on a road bike.
My “training plan” is to get out and go for my first on-the-road bike ride since shattering my pelvis in a bike accident in June and having pins put in my hip.
the weekend started with a run on Friday, and Judo training in the evening.
Saterday is take kids to sport day, so a restday training wise.
Sunday, A nice 40 min run to enjoy the last rays of sun before the autumn will find us.
Greetings
Gerard
Will do my first Zwift ride Saturday, raining again here in South Carolina.
Some biking and a final long run before a 1/2 marathon
ran my 4th (and fastest 5k) this morning so tomorrow is rest day… rinse, repeat, start over on monday woohoo!
friday 10 km trail run
saturday 1h crossfit training
sunday 2h (35 km) trail biking
Just a little swimming and a lot of rest.
Walking, to recover from injury.
Okanagan half marathon on Canadian Turkey Day, plus a few training rides along the lake, through the hills, and past some vineyards.
Vokolo Priglu 2015 – I just finished a wonderful race to 14.1 km around the Brno dam.
Start of a much deserved taper week :)
3mi easy run today, 9mi trail run tomorrow
50K Ride on Sat.
4K Swim on Sun.
Thank you!:)
Just did a 1600m open water swim and a 5k run…rear derailleur is being fixed now..so no ride. Tomorrow will be 60k ride followed by 15km run…IM70.3 Miami here I come!
No trainings this weekend, for the first time since long. Off season in!
Light run Saturday. But the real fun is IM Louisville, where I’m not racing but will be enjoying a few hours of volunteer work supporting the amazing athletes there!
120km ride with a midway break for spectating the final stage of epic israel mtb challenge
70 miles on the VA Creeper
This weekend I’ve got a 45 min run on Saturday and a 50km bike ride on Sunday. Thanks Ray!
Mountain biking!!
watching movies on Saturday, a nice 120mi spin through northern California on Sunday
2 hour cycling on sat morning, 6k run in the evening. 40km easy ride on Sunday morning.
I am going to squeeze in 4 hours or so on the bike around work and kids soccer games
Easy rides — recovering from a crash the other week.
Watching kona in action
What a wonderful gadget. A good beginning to start biking :)
I’ve got some runs on the list (nothing crazy, it’s still off-season for me!) and cheering on people at the Chicago Marathon (in person) and IMLOU & Kona virtual cheering!
Maybe a indoor trainer session to get back on the bike after a break.
1 hour running saturday and 2 hour cycling on sunday :)
100 miles spread over Sat and Sunday
Last good weather weekend coming in Hungary, want to finish the big season with a 160 km ride alongside the country.
10k on Sunday. Hope I´ll get up after the long ironman night in front of the TV :)
50mi bike/4mi run on Sat, 11mi run on Sun. Thanks for all the great reviews!
A beautiful, spectacular, and epic training ride in the Napa Valley, California…on TrainerRoad…in my garage…#it’sallinyourmind.
At 73 yrs of age and still working for a living, the 3-day weekend will provide me with a lot of ride time to offset the stress of work. Today (Saturday) was a delightful 45 mile trail ride, tomorrow will be a road ride of 50 miles or so and Monday morning 30-miles or so through the neighborhood. Then back to the office on Tuesday to build up the stress again. Have to attempt to stay in shape so (eventually) I can enjoy retirement with a lot of time on the bike.
Run on Saturday, Trainer Road FTP test on Sunday Morning. Building a giant Tardis in the front yard for Halloween with my daughters!
Mostly couch-surfing because of F1 Russian GP