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 only 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 (or get points instead).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero5 Black to a Garmin Vivoactive HR to a random pair of socks to the PowerTap C1 power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell boats).

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. F3), 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 29th, 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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5,994 Comments

  1. Richard Howard

    I’d get the Garmin Virb Ultra 30, amazing looking piece of kit

  2. Bret Bartness

    Garmin vivoactive HR watch.

  3. Amelie

    Awesome giveaway! I’d really like to get a garmin fenix 3 hr to step up my running game and pursue my goal of finishing my first triathlon. this watch would help me a lot and boost my motivation. i’m lacking this a bit at the moment. greetings from germany :)

  4. John

    I’d get some kind of power meter to start more focused bike training.

  5. Julian Middlewick

    A 735xt would do me….

  6. Markus

    A new HR watch as my current one just gave up on me. Thx!

  7. Robert

    I would love to try one of Garmin cycling GPS for my MTB rides

  8. Tore Johan Olaussen

    Would love a 735XT

  9. Gary

    I would like a new Garmin 820 to replace my 500.

  10. Jorge

    I’d probably get a power smart trainer so I can start doing zwift.

  11. Jo

    I would buy the Garmin 920XT for the Triathlon season. Need something more reliable for training than what I have at the moment.

  12. Tony

    A garmin Edge 820 to go with my brand new fastroad bike Santa got down the chimney.

  13. scott

    indoor trainer. $500 isn’t enough, but good start!

  14. Dylan

    Would love to try a fitness smart watch different from Apple Watch.

  15. IgorB

    A powermeter would be nice

  16. Albert

    I would get the new GoPro5 for my next diving trip!

  17. Stephen Bond

    A bike computer to go on my first road bike

  18. von

    new bike computer or power meter (pedals) or action cameras (front and rear)

  19. Drawtender

    Been injured and out of it so long, I don’t even know what I need any more. Wouldn’t mind having to decide though.

  20. Ron

    Garmin FENIX – latest version – just to up my game on my wrist!

  21. JMA

    I would get the Garmin action camera to replace the GoPro I never had !

  22. Dustin

    I’m dreaming of a Fenix 3 HR…which beats the headphones I got for Xmas!

  23. I’d get some new sunnies because it’s summer here and I’m tired of squinting when I run. And then who knows what else?! So many choices!

  24. Tom

    Really wanted a new Garmin watch but apparently what i have already is good enough…

  25. Fred

    A nice Fenix would be great ! Thanks

  26. Jenn H

    A new trainer for my husband and I to use to get ready for next season!

  27. Andrew Peel

    I want a second bike camera so either a Cycliq Fly6 or Gopro Hero 5 Session please?

  28. Brian Miller

    I would use the $500 credit towards a fenix 3 watch. I love the look and all the functionality. Doing triathlons makes this the prefect watch to get.

  29. Frosty

    I would like to buy a Power meter so next Xmas holidays I can tell ALL family members about my huge FTP

  30. Lisa Schlitzkus

    I’d get a scale to connect my apps because I don’t have a cheapo crappy one and I want it to enter all my info. Of course I’d have to use DC Rainmaker to research one first!

  31. Boris Parizot

    Fenixxxxxx si longtemps attendue !!!

  32. Thomas Leong

    GoPro hero 5black. Would be great for cycling adventures and family holidays

  33. Michael B.

    I would get the Garmin Fenix HR because it has optical HR

  34. Dennis

    I would go for the gopro hero 5, so I can make movies of my kayakpolo tournaments

  35. Krishna D

    Fenix 3 HR. Would be great to replace my Fenix 2.

  36. Serdar

    Surely gopro hero 5 black. I will be a father soon and i want to record every min of her life

  37. Brooks Daniel

    I’d use it to get a new trainer to stay on track during cold Korea winters.

  38. Robby Parker

    Any fitness item. I am a school teacher in NC (used to be in SC) . Like to show my students the importance of being healthy!

  39. German

    I will get a Garmin camera

  40. Noah Bühlmann

    Hey Ray
    I’d probably get a new GoPro since mine is broken now :-(

  41. G

    Fenix 3 to cover the Engadin Swimrun race next summer. Amazing combination.

  42. Rob

    Fenix HR

  43. Walter

    I’d probably get a powermeter to go with the new fatbike that should be ready any day now :-). Happy Holidays and all the best in 2017!!

  44. Will

    Any roller that can help to recover from my last injury. TACX or Cycleops would be good candidates.

  45. Anna Downing

    I’d get a Garmin 630 with HRM package because I ❤love❤ data!!!

  46. Rob

    Fenix 3 HR to help me get back into running

  47. Rob

    A Garmin Edge 820 to help me find my way across the USA!

  48. Geoff Smith

    A power tap c1 to move between bikes.

  49. DJH

    Ooh, I’d upgrade my Garmin running watch, definitely!!

  50. The Gopro Hero 5 is on top of my list for making the best sports movies.
    Best sound and video quality in a small package

  51. Andrew Burrows

    I’d get the other side for my garmin vector 2 S pedals which I got because Sue at work persuaded me that I only needed one side but now I’m not sure and I’m craving all the extra data I could be collecting if I had both of them.

  52. Chris Jackson

    Would love to get over Santa’s rejection of my number one coveted item this season by winning the Garmin 735XT. I expect it will meet all my multi-sport needs, and replace my aging Suunto that’s woefully dated at this point. Thanks for the chance!

  53. the 4iiii power meter and at $499.99 the prize would be perfect!

  54. Jamie

    I’d like to get the Wahoo KICKR SNAP for indoor workouts when the weather’s too wet, windy, or cold. Thank you! And happy New Year!

  55. Michael

    Fenix 3 – for running, swimming, biking and triathlon … but also for hiking in the Alpes

  56. I’d get a KICKR SNAP to be able to train my climbing for Rad am Ring next year!

  57. Aaron

    I would get the GoPro Karma gimble to smooth out the video on my Hero 4 Black.

  58. TerryC

    Fenix 3 HR so I would only need one watch to cover all my needs

  59. Marcin

    Running watch, cause don’t have one yet …

  60. YG

    I would have the new GoPro5 black for my bike riding.

  61. Andrew MacDonald

    A power meter so I can work on getting my watts up while training for IMMT

  62. Eric Levario

    Garmin 800! The incident detection would be ideal for my wife checking up on me :)

  63. Erik Molina

    I’d use it for the new Fenix 4!!!

  64. Quentin

    Hmmm. A Fenix 3. So that i can see how fast i really am while chasing my 7 year when he is on his bike.

  65. Anthony

    Fenix 3 HR – my Fenix 2 is starting to feel it’s age!

  66. Gaetan Dallaire

    A power meter for my wife so she can work on getting here watts up

  67. Andrey Frolov

    I would go for one of Garmin Edge devices.

  68. I would like to get GoPro5 just because I lost mine a week ego

  69. Scott Gibson

    I would pick a shiny new Garmin Forerunner 630 just to see if I run faster using a Russian GPS system versus a US one. And if it didn’t prove to show I was actually a faster runner than I thought, I would simply use it to read Tweets all day long as well as the DC Rainmaker Newsletter.

  70. John R

    Garmin 820

  71. Dennis

    Definately a Garmin Fenix 3 HR. It will for sure help me to reach some of my fitness goals for 2017.

  72. Q

    I would save it to buy the new STRYD power meter for running. It would be interesting to see that as a metric for running.

  73. Ray Jasicki

    Garmin 735 or maybe a Fenix 3 HR

  74. Cedric

    Power meter for sure!

  75. Gary

    I would get a new controllable bike trainer.

  76. ClownNinja

    I would love to get a set of P1 Pedals. Needs some interchangeable power for both bikes.

  77. Chaz_M

    sadly missing a decent turbo trainer.

  78. John

    I would definitely be getting a Fenix 3 – gots to track and measure things.

  79. James

    pioneer power meter with that will fit on my caad 12.

  80. Raciel D

    I would definitely go for the GoPro Hero5 Black, but I’ve also been eyeing a Smart Trainer cos I’ve been hearing about Zwift from my friends and deffo have a case of the FOMO! lol

  81. Blair

    I fenix 3 and a Yeti Hopper for some cold, post race recovery adult sodas.

  82. Gustavo Jimenez

    Fenix 3 HR, just because I have used a F2 for more than two years and … don’t know a new brand gadget will be wellcome.

  83. Robin S

    I treated myself to a Tacx Vortex last month, but I’d really like a Vivoactive HR and a fancy schmancy trainer table/desk because I will be stuck indoors for a loooong time – at least until I finish making this tiny human who is due in August.

  84. Bill

    I’d put it toward a power meter

  85. Kathy Bray

    Decisions, decisions … but I think it would have to be the Garmin Forerunner 235 to motivate my running during these darkest and coldest of months … along with the Fitbit Aria WiFi Scale to remind me not to eat as if I need to hibernate!

  86. David michaud

    Without a doubt I’d get an indoor trainer. It’s so cold here in Canada that training in the garage is our only option. Love the Girl version of the newsletter BTW. Happy holidays

    David

  87. Simone

    Oh my goodness… I’d get a new headlamp. Or maybe a new watch. Or maybe some new fancy gadgets for my bike. Or maybe a new pair of trail shoes. Or maybe all of it!

  88. Yury Y.

    A new GPS head unit, maybe.

  89. ian

    I’d get a Power Meter, just cannot decide which. Hmm…

  90. aj guckian

    I would buy a smart trainer.

  91. Luc Nérée

    Garmin 735 XT would be pretty sweet.

  92. afton

    Some kind of bike computer.

  93. Devin H

    If I won, I would be sporting a new set of PowerTap P1 pedals

  94. Chris

    Garmin Vivoactive HR.

  95. Anthony

    Fingers crossed ! Happy end ?

  96. Stuart Rankin

    I ws hoping to get a new trainer, something a little more portable than the one I have now.

  97. Josh

    I’d use the credit towards a Wahoo Kickr

  98. John

    I’d buy a smart trainer so I can stay off the roads.

  99. Suunto spartan trainer serait parfaite :-)

  100. Samantha M

    If I won, I’d buy so many CEP socks.