A May $600 Gadget Giveaway!

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This is the last giveaway.

I mean, the last giveaway until the annual Giveaway Extravaganza next month of course!  I’ll let you read all about what that madness was like last year, but for now, we’ve got to get down to business for this giveaway!

The winner will get a $600 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 the vast majority of what they sell, or use their updated VIP program for anything else.  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the new Garmin FR735XT (in stock!), to a Cycliq Fly12 camera/light, this crazy foot massager thingy (really) or heck, even a chunk towards SRAM eTAP or the new CycleOps Hammer Trainer.  Whatever floats your boat.

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what your training plans are for the weekend ahead.  For those in the US, it’s a long weekend – so substituting your BBQ’ing plans for training plans is acceptable.

The reason you need a short description of ‘what’ is that if you just put a simple one word answer (i.e.5k or hot dog), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  This is a pulled pork kinda place.  Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, May 30th, 2016 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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  1. Hopefully going for a run, in between looking after my 3 week old daughter and renovating our new house.

  2. Jon Tiktin

    A lap of Philip Island, Australia

  3. I’ve recently started to use the Polar training program for 10k running. This weekend the plan is to do 30 minute core training plus 40 minute medium run on Saturday, and a 70 minute long run (jog) on Sunday.

  4. James

    Studying for my exams but might get up early tomorrow and go for a cheeky ride :)

  5. Richard

    Friday Interval training with my wife followed by rest and relaxation in the beach sun on Saturday and Sunday!

  6. David H.

    My Garmin Edge is coming today, so the 3 day weekend in the UK is going to consist of me going for long cycle rides and testing it out – and NOT getting lost in the countryside! Before that though, it will be spending 2 hours at least playing with the best position for it on the bike to allow for the virb camera also….

  7. Roger

    I am tapering for a marathon, so I’ll go for an easy run on Sunday.

  8. fab

    One last brick session before my race next week end. Probably something with pretty nice hills.
    Otherwise, maybe a short swim in the burgundy canal in order to be more confident in my wetsuit and to practice my swim in the pack between the boats.

  9. gene

    a couple runs and a bbq. nothing too fancy

  10. Simon L

    A 2 hour run on Saturday.

  11. Dennis

    BBQ, Company party, Impro Theater, Outdoor sports company weekend and coding

  12. David Willis

    Friday – am Spin class, pm 2 hour steady ride (but having a crack at our club hill challenge)
    Saturday – 10km steady run
    Sunday – 2 hour Steady ride
    Monday – relax and bbq!

  13. Jim Allie

    Weights on Saturday, 40 minutes of rowing on Sunday, 6 mile run on Monday

  14. Jen

    It’s a long weekend here as well, so I’m racing the Outlaw Half IM and then using the bank holiday Monday to recover :-)

  15. Greg

    long ride on Saturday – finally outside!

  16. Charles Schwartz

    Cycling 100k in the Defi Metropolitain and a short 5k run for the runkeeper global 5k challenge!

  17. Going on a social group ride where I can also test a new power meter, and a new tracklogging iOS app.

  18. Sian Thomas

    Moving from the big smoke to the countryside, lots of box carrying and stairs.
    First countryside walk from my home with my whole family and the dog after 5 months of planning and many years of dreaming.
    First long bike ride, 50k, on MY road bike this year
    Possibly also a run.. in the countryside.. can you tell I’m excited by being in the countryside?

  19. Barry van Oven

    This weekend it’s going to b a 60 km trailrun through the south of Holland. Some small hills, but nothing spectacular. Last long run before the Zugspitz Ultra 100K mountain run in the Alps in about three weeks time.

  20. MisterOppie

    10k run on saturday
    zwift ride on sunday

  21. Basti S

    I am on a baptism this weekend. However my plan is at least doing a comfortable long run today evening and a short tempo run on sunday.

  22. TorsteinVH

    Training for a 340 mile bike race, so some long hours on the bike I guess.

  23. Iona

    Off to The Lakeland Fells for a weekend of hiking. And the forecast isn’t bad!

  24. kris

    Mountain bike ride Saturday followed by a century on the road sunday.

  25. Yannick

    Sadly enough, I wont be training anything else but my social skills.
    Big product presentation this weekend! Busy, busy, busy!!

  26. Josh S

    Brick Saturday and watching my wife’s half marathon Sunday.

  27. JB

    Gardening Saturday
    Short trail race Sunday

  28. tom

    Test the knee with some short runs,
    Watch kids swim meet.
    Paddle board

  29. Nathan F

    I’ll be running on saturday – easy run – 10km and mountain bike on saturday – 55km to be ready for the Xterra in July. Thx Ray :)

  30. Srinivas Kolla

    interval training on the cycling rollers Saturday (thunderstorms on forecast in our area); Blackhawk Invitational Ride (45 mi) in Rockton, IL Sunday; Bike ride in New Glares, WI on Monday (42 mi)

  31. Matt

    Hiking the south downs with some friends

  32. Mikko

    Short fixed gear ride on Friday night, rest day (weight training :) ) on Saturday and looooong roadbike ride on Sunday.

  33. jerome

    cycling, swimming, running with de dog, repeat 2x :) :)

  34. Astrid

    Cycling and studing for exams :(

  35. Daniel J Welch

    Well It is my b-day and the giveaway would be a nice present Ray ;) My training plans are an 8 mile tempo run and 14 mile long run with my training partner…

  36. Simon Langham

    Taper weekend for me, a short ride on Saturday or Sunday, depending on the thunderstorms.

  37. Jörgen Måg

    Mtb-race on saturday in Falun, Sweden

  38. Todd Weeks

    Bike on Saturday, Lake swim on Sunday and beer on Monday!

  39. Guille

    66km and 2000m+ around the Austrian Alps…
    It’s going to be a busy Sunday :D

  40. MarkusM

    I am currently in Newfoundland and very busy for the sake of science. But I try to squeeze in 30-40 min on the treadmill a day.

  41. Ian M

    Doing the ODZ Goats and Bears race on Zwift, finishing off with some zone 2 to total three hours on Saturday, before heading to the beach for the weekend. Sunday will be 12ish miles running through the neighborhood of rich people’s vacation homes. Monday will be open water swim and a light jog before heading back home.

  42. Edward Monrad

    Continued training for the track season – 800m as the primary target. So a track workout on Saturday and a long run on Sunday!

  43. Sören Gayer

    For me it’s the first race this year, a 800m swim and 5k run. That also means, that saturday is rest day.

  44. Jason

    I’ll do a 20 mile ride Friday afternoon followed by a short run Sunday morning.

  45. Zsof

    A nice, long trip to the mountains with the dog :)

  46. McMatt

    Doing some MTB technique training and on sunday will do a either a MTB tour with my wife or a Zwift ride.

  47. Birk

    About to go on a 20k Hike in the mountains. I.e. the Northern Germany Alps ;-)

  48. Kestas

    Easy week. So ~100km at steady pace.

  49. Matt O

    Run tomorrow. Then hilly bike ride on Sunday.

  50. DaveW

    Just a long run Saturday.

  51. likei

    Got new shoes for my birthday yesterday, going for a small run today and see how they work.

  52. Diego Garcia

    Intervals today, real fútbol on sunday..

  53. Daniel Powell

    Planing on completing some trainer road Sweet spot base high volume II, 1.5 hour interval ride on saturday and endurance ride on sunday!!

  54. Craig Chambers

    3 hour spin with a few hill reps for fun. Sunday out with the junior bunch ride

  55. Iain Young

    Friday: 30 mile ride
    Saturday: 60 mile group ride, open water swim in the Chesapeake bay.
    Sunday: long run
    Monday: sleep and eat lots of bbq

  56. Saturday, I’m running the National PolkaFest 10K in Ennis, TX. Oomm Paahh! It has 59 ft (!!) of elevation change, so I’m shooting for a PR.

    Sunday is an off day

    Monday is an easy 3 mile run.

    Thanks for all Veterans for your service and Happy Memorial day to all the US folks.

  57. Jan Roman

    Finally got a new bike, guess what I’ll be doing?

  58. JanneH

    Tapering for the next weeks Ironman Nice. Also should create solid, bulletproof race plan for succesful yet enjoyable race.

  59. Dave

    Long run saturday, first 1-mile race on Monday

  60. martinsoz

    Hopefully 2 runs, 10k+15k

  61. steve p

    9 mile run Saturday, ribs on the grill Sunday, 5 miles on Monday.

  62. Deano

    Going to get out and dodge the forecast rain for either a long run or fun dirty ride.

  63. NIck

    brick on Sat, long run Sunday, hamburgers and beer on Monday

  64. Jörgen Lyxell

    Two days of mountain biking, one long and one intense technical ride :)

  65. Sean Ormerod

    The plans are to ride everyday now that actual warm weather has arrived to Canada! During the more social club ride I may dream of how I would like to spend the money :)

  66. I’m on the shelf right now so I plan to run once on Sunday for three miles. PT is trying to correct my form, so I’m trying to increase cadence up to 170 for those three miles.

  67. Matt

    Will be visiting some friends, but will get a couple of runs in.

  68. Shannon

    Traveling to my nephews graduation. Family time means limited training time.

  69. Georges T

    Saturday : 2x3000m at 10k pace
    Sunday : Long run (1h30mn) with 3 times a 10′ marathon pace
    Thanks !

  70. flarunner

    Run on Saturday and Monday with some BBQ thrown in.

  71. Alun

    Try and find some time so I can go out on my much missed and neglected road whip!

  72. Goncalo

    Some relax runs with a friend who goes to run the 20km of Brussels next Sunday. Cheers and thanks!

  73. Erik Muller

    Probably a couple nice easy runs – I’ll call it an “extended recovery” from last weekend’s 10k

  74. Andy Jenner

    75km bike on Sat, 100km on Sunday, easy ride Sunday, BBQ all 3 days as long weekend camping

  75. James Goens

    Maiden ride on my new Specialized Roubaix. Woo hoo!! Grillin’ and beer on Monday!!

  76. Youssef

    I train for Ironman 70.3 in Jan 2017 in dubai :)

    I try to push my self as hard as I can

  77. Philip Gerrity

    Going on a 100km ride. My longest yet.

  78. Adi

    An easy 5K run on Saturday, time on a beach (weather permitting) on Sunday, and a100ish K ride on Monday.

  79. Gilles Levesque

    I’ve got a 5K shake out run on the books for Saturday in preparation for a full marathon on Sunday. Weather forecast is calling for 31 degrees Celsius with a humidex of around 37. A nice Garmin 735XT would certainly help me fee better since I think my BQ attempt isn’t going to happen with weather like that.

  80. Will have a long run on Sunday and a long rest on Monday.

  81. Lance

    3 runs, 1 short and 2 long

  82. Matt Leary

    Planning on one long ride and a running hill session to get me back into running on my way back from injury.

  83. I will be drinking white wine eagerly waiting for my new Terracycle idler. I am firmly grounded until I get it.

  84. Dan

    Erg steady state tonight while I watch the Cavs beat up on Toronto one last time. Run Sunday, BBQ Monday.

  85. Jeff Byrnes

    A weekend full of biking and running the hills of Lake Placid.

  86. Stefan

    Planning on doing a nice 100km bike ride with a follow-up of some smooth running :-)

  87. Ronen B

    The Haifa stair race

  88. Rob Little

    Starting my Couch to 10km training…… Nervous but Excited!

  89. Peter Den Heijer

    Going for a long ride and some swimming in the pool

  90. I’ll be out for a social mountain bike on saturday afternoon followed by a 14k run along the waterfront as part of my training plan for the sunshine coast half marathon

  91. Michal Balicki

    Have been mostly riding indoors using Zwift during the week so I am looking forward to getting the time to do a couple 30mile (high intensity) rides to prepare for my next century ride. We will of course have BBQ after and a beer or two I hope!

  92. Luis Fernando Oliveira

    Plans are quite simply get back in the wagon after two nasty bike accidents.

  93. Art

    A Retul fitting and some prep for my midweek TT.

  94. David

    Working all weekend, maybe a short run after work Monday

  95. Waiting on my new racebike after an accident with a police car, so forced to do some cadence work on my singlespeed on flat roads. Craving for some hills though…

  96. A run with the baby in the stroller and maybe an 11 miler solo if I can get the green light.

  97. Tracey

    Open water swimming practice

  98. Roland F.

    I plan on running 20k slow on Sat. and 10k a little faster on Sunday to prep for half marathon on June 18 in Stuttgart, Germany.

  99. gingerneil

    parkrun on Saturday – obviously, and then maybe a track session early sunday morning.

  100. Paul

    Simple 10k run in the sun.