The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget Giveaway

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I’m sure many of you received various sports gadgets over the last few weeks as part of the holidays.  But for those unlucky elves who received a half-eaten gel packet in their Christmas stocking from their not-so-significant others, I’ve got a festivus of a present for you: This giveaway.

The winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway crime.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell.  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the new Garmin Fenix3 to a BSX Gen2 Insight to a random pair of socks to the 4iiii’s Precision Power Meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  Whatever floats your boat.

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what product you’d get and why (but don’t worry, you can change your mind later if you win).

The reason you need a short description of ‘’why’ is that if you just put a simple product name (i.e. A360), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Thursday, December 31st, 2015 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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5,928 Comments

  1. doron leibovitz

    I would love to have the Forerunner 310XT simply and best

    happy new year

    doron

  2. Marcel

    A Garmin 235 of course! Because my 610 won’t last an entire marathon anymore, and I’m running my first in April :)

  3. I’m intrigued by the BSX Insight

  4. Patrik Akselsson

    A Fenix 3 because I want a sport watch that I can have for everyday use aswell

  5. I would use the $500.00 credit on a new Garmin 920xt. My 910 is on its last legs.

  6. Forerunner

    Fr 630 would be perfect.

  7. Brett Ward

    I would love a Garmin Fenix 3 since it wasn’t under my tree.

  8. Ricou

    I would get myself the GPS/Android watch I wanted.

  9. Mark

    Garmin Edge 1000. On-handlebar mapping/routing would massively improve my ride training

  10. Pablo

    A smart trainer, Need more motivation for indoor trainer this winter

  11. Pedro

    A Tacx Satori Smart trainer would be great for this El Ninõ’s pouring rain days.

  12. Chris

    Had a Fenix3 on my list (because it’s much better looking for everyday use than my 920xt) but no luck.

  13. Grant

    A Wahoo Kickr for training indoors during the winter months.

  14. Zuzana

    I’d love to have new FR920XT to replace my old 910

  15. Mark

    Definitely a power meter so I can track my progress.

  16. Garmin 920 because I need to get more serious about my thriatlon training.

  17. Emma

    Fenix3 because I like it!

  18. Pierre

    Wahoo kickr. Out of my price range but with the $500 it brings it in range.

  19. A deposit towards a Quark Power meter for my new Focus Izalco Max Disc!

  20. Heinz

    Garmin 920 or 630.Cannot afford it to buy

  21. Philip Taylor

    The Fenix 3 would have been a great Christmas gift!

  22. Bleuette

    630 would be fine.

  23. alainquimarche

    A fenix 3 ticks all the boxes : activity tracker, GPS+Glonass, smarwatch, android/iphone/windows mobile compatibility

  24. Shay Hutchings

    I would buy a new trainer. Aways a little embarrassing when you are the only person with a magnetic trainer in group doing sufferfest. Everyone alwyas knows when you kick it up!

  25. Jeff Heim

    I would get a Fenix3 to replace my 310XT. The 310XT functions well most of the time but is starting to have intermittent issues.

  26. Paul Barnes

    A new trainer, for, you know, training.

  27. Bert

    920XT… so I can replace the 910XT and get a HRM that I can swim with.

  28. Fred

    Garmin Fenix 3 so I can have a gps watch with smart watch function instead of a smart watch with no gps

  29. Trey M

    Wishing for a computer to put on my Trek. Guess Santa forgot about the Polar v650 I’ve had a keen eye on.

  30. Randy

    New GPS watch for the wife, since she has to start training for the London marathon.

  31. Swan

    Easy one for me: I need a new head unit and the Edge 1000 would be the perfect choice for the new year to replace my aging 800!

    What do you think Ray, will your random number generator send any love my way?

  32. Bernardo Harcam

    Its time to up my training with a new Garmin bike computer, an Edge would be it!

  33. Tom

    I would probably get a suunto watch. Long time garmin user ready for a switch

  34. Matthew B.

    Get myself a Fenix 3 (after returning it previously) — with all the beta updates, that baby is pretty functional now.

  35. Matthias

    FR 630
    Top oft the Range

  36. Matt

    A Fēnix 3 Sapphire, because there was a lot of other stuff on the list as well.

  37. Stef

    I would like a Garmin 1000 since I am always lost.

  38. Hanna Gierzynska-Zalewska

    I’d get garmin forerunner 225 because it’s all-in-one but without the smartphone feature (I really don’t want to get notifications while I’m running).

  39. Eva

    Pioneer power meter (dual leg) with possibly the head unit. Would have wanted to get the Wahoo kickr but I got a Cyclops Powersync for xmas.

  40. Filippo

    I’d get a Garmin Forerunner 235 because I’d need to improve my trainig level

  41. Sadewo

    Would love to get the Forerunner 235 — it ticks all the boxes for my idea of a solid GPS and smart watch combo

  42. Robert

    A nice garmin GPS watch, the watch I have now is basic and doesn’t have all the whistles and bells I’d like to have in a GPS/HRM watch.

  43. bikeman

    power meter & a 520. Maybe something new from CES.

  44. Chris L

    Garmin Edge 520 to replace the 910xt. Happy holidays!

  45. Simon

    A Fenix 3 or the new Polar V8?0

  46. Tom W

    Either a set of Garmin Vector 2 pedals, or the Gatmin Elite Video Cam.

  47. Paul D

    Would love a power meter to track training progress!

  48. Odessaboots

    A fenix3 would be a mighty nice way to ring in the new year!!

  49. Miha

    Garmin Fenix3 is what I would get.

  50. Gunther

    Wishing for a Fenix 3 this year with an office savy band.

  51. Henry Holt

    The PowerTap P1 pedals because it’s time to add power.

  52. Oscar

    A trainer. Probably a Kickr Snap to get through the winter! Happy holidays!

  53. Dan

    A Garmin 920XT tri-bundle would be awesome for swimming, hiking, cycling, kayaking and cross-country skiing.

  54. Justin

    I’d probably change my mind if I won, but how awesome would $500 of water bottles be? That’s probably a lifetime worth of lost/broken bottles.

  55. Dave

    4iiii power meter; my triathlete spouse doesn’t have a power meter . . . and this would be a great tool to add to her training tool box.

  56. Sébastien LEONARD

    I would like to get an Edge 520 to be the KOM on all the segments I’ll ride on…

  57. Erica M

    I wanted a Garmin Fenix 3 (rose gold) since I will be doing a lot more triathlons in 2016 and maybe just maybe my first 70.3.

  58. Ivan Higuera-Mendieta

    A new trainer, possibly a Tacx smart Bushido to replace my old one. I look forward to finally try Zwift.

  59. Chinako

    I would love a Fenix 3. I got one for my husband for Christmas, and I am (not so secretly) obsessed with it!

  60. Hey Ray,
    the Fenix would be just perfect for me. Replacing my old and huge 310X.
    Thanks and greetings from Munich,
    Alexandra

  61. Chas Jackson

    Probably a new bike computer and/or tri watch

  62. Benjamin MALAN

    Garmin FR630 with HRM, I’ve been dreaming about this one!

  63. Zete

    Garmin Forerunner 630

    Because, i need a gps watch and it’s expensive. If i had to pay for it, i’d buy a 230.

  64. Os

    I’d probably go with the Fenix 3. It’s got all the bells and whistles.

  65. Dimitris

    Fenix 3, because reasons… (would love to check connectiq, also could give me some motivation to try a tri :))

  66. JM

    I would bet the FR630 or the Fenix 3 as an update to my current watch, the FR610.

  67. Simon

    I’d opt for a Garmin FR235 (intrigued by the idea of not having to wear a HR strap!)

  68. Fabio Campos

    Fenix 3. Why: simply put it is the best exercise watch around…

  69. theok

    A garmin 920 to start training for Ironman.

  70. Frank Goehner

    Definately a power meter. I neeed one

  71. Michael Raines

    After over a year of not running due to injury, my Garmin has up and died just as I’ve gotten clear to return. The Fenix3 is sweet!

  72. Allan

    Hmmm.. probably a Fenix 3. I still love my Fenix 2… I only wish it had support for the new HRM-Swim chest strap.

  73. Mike

    Garmin 920xt. Too pricey.

  74. Ijames_2000@yahoo.com

    I want to get a smart trainer. One with ant and Bluetooth support. For the Canadian winter.

  75. Paul

    BSX Gen2 Insight because I couldn’t justify it (yet).

  76. Kristen

    I’d love a 920XT for next year’s triathlon season :)

  77. Pete

    4iii power meter, I would like to start training with power.

  78. John L

    I didn’t get ALL the gadgets – I want them ALLLLLL

  79. patricio

    FR 230 baby!! and a bunch of other cool stuff!

  80. Igor Pereira

    A Garmin Forernner 630 Watch. Its is a piece of art made to run faster!

  81. I really wanted a new heart rate monitor!

  82. VS

    I would pick the Garmin Fenix 3.

  83. Jared

    new garmin edge

  84. Carter

    4iiii power meter to integrate with my shinny new 920xt. It makes my die a little bit inside each time I look at my post ride metrics and can’t see power…

  85. Thomas D.

    It would be the 4iiii power meter. Nice Little Toy.

  86. Phil B

    Pretty sure it’d end up going toward a power meter.

    Thanks Ray

  87. Christine Ziegler

    I would like a fitbit charge hr. I’m trying to get back on the “keeping track” wagon.

  88. Nick Stanfa

    a power meter!!!

  89. Chris Gati

    I’d probably get the New Fenix 3 or some other similar watch. =)

  90. Kirk

    A Fenix 3 to replace the forerunner 910 and vivofit v1 combo I have going now.

  91. KL_triguy

    I would like to upgrade all my gps tracking/training devices. My list is: Garmin 920XT w/ HRM-TRI, PowerTap P1, Garmin Edge 1000 and hydration devices for my bike.
    Thank you Ray! Wishing you and TheGirl Happy New Year!

  92. Brian

    Garmin 920XT…it is the swiss army knife of watches and can track all of my different activities!

  93. Jason Titus

    Garmin index… holiday weight needs to come off and stay off.

  94. Garrett

    New multisport watch, likely Garmin 920 to kick off my tri aspirations/training.

  95. Steve Fitz

    A smart scale for sure after the holiday festivities!

  96. Damien J

    Garmin Fenix 3! I would love to log my swimming in addition to my runs :D That would make me so happy!:D

  97. David

    I would by a garmin vivoactive watch because i would get best of both worlds: gps watch and smartwatch.

  98. Steve Clark

    I’d be looking long and hard at a Garmin fenix. I’ve been peak bagging lately and would love to give an altimeter a try…

  99. Christopher Cecil

    Tacx Vortex smart trainer!!

  100. Steve Martin

    BSX Insight for LT testing