The Day in May DCR $500 Gadget Giveaway!

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It’s a day in May.  No, not May Day.  That, according to Wikipedia is May 1st.  Rather, it’s May 20th – which I reason is 20 times better than May 1st (albeit, less awesome than May 5th).  Why’s it better?  Because I’m giving away gadget awesomeness.  I originally planned to give away the Garmin FR935 GPS watch, the backorder is basically down to almost nothing.  But then I figured – you can choose anything you’d like.  Perhaps you’re more of a cyclist, or you just want a large pile of compression sleeves instead.  Your choice.

Speaking of coverage – if you didn’t see my tweet yesterday, there’s a BOATLOAD of sales on right now (both from Clever Training as well as others).  The best deal being 30% off the Garmin FR735XT GPS watch.  But also some solid 20% off deals on power meters, trainers, and 25% off on Suunto gear.  The full details are here!

In any case, 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 that Garmin FR935, to a random pair of socks to the PowerTap C1 power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  With that kind of credit, the world is your oyster (except…they don’t sell oysters).

How to enter:

Simply leave a note about what athletic adventures you’re up to this weekend.  Easy as that!

Oh – and you’ll likely avoid the SPAM filters if you’re more detailed than just the word ‘run’.  Nobody likes to get sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM. Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 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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7,467 Comments

  1. Adam

    Bike run brick: 90min bike followed by a 90 min run with 1st 30 minutes hard.

  2. Andrea P

    Hi Ray!
    I’m writing this in the middle of a freaking long trainer session on Sunday. Can’t complain though if this allows me to win the contest. Otherwise lots and lots of complaints.

    Have a nice day you all Ray’s family
    Thanks for your great work

  3. shailendra bhide

    A 100 km bike ride on Sunday morning and a swim later in the evening.

  4. Thomas Allred

    Ride the elliptigo out to trail head, get in a quick ten, ride home.

  5. Jon Niehof

    I actually managed to get my butt out for a short run…plantar facsia holding up (after FIVE MONTHS of no running and a couple moths of very gradual trying to build up) and the pollen count, while miserable, is no longer leaving me feeling hungover all day. Woot!

  6. hollyoak

    Running, on the track and on the trail ;-)

  7. Garrett

    Quick 6 miler in between softball and soccer.

  8. Dimitris Katsirelis

    After a two month recovery period from shoulder slap tear operation, back in running the 5K again and it felt great!

  9. Paul D

    Ran my first 20 mile training run at a 20 mile race on Saturday. Crushed it!

  10. Mateiu

    Already did a 10k relay in Brasov, Romania together with 3 friends (10k each). All went as planned, winning this giveaway will be the cherry on top :)

  11. Zachary Foulk

    I am US military stationed in Italy. This past weekend I ran a 10 mile run (first five easy, second five progression) out in the country roads through orange and olive groves. Afterwards I walked about fives miles on a beach clean-up in the beautiful coastal city of Mascali. Sunday is my rest day and was spent relaxing with family and going to church. Next weekend will probably be similiar but we will be in southern Sicily.

  12. Ben

    A couple training runs.

  13. Mike Whitlock

    Sunday morning run.

  14. Soo Guan

    Had to rest for the weekend, but am planning to push myself to train this Monday for my first sub-2 half marathon!

  15. Fleischi

    Mountainbike on Saturday and Sunday.

  16. various activities with the Scouts this weekend.

  17. daniel johnson

    Trailing running in the local mountains!

  18. zealoucity

    just finished a two-day orienteering event so I’d say: ‘run’

  19. Alberto Montiel

    Some trail running training!!

  20. Russ

    No athletic adventures for me…nursing a ruptured disc in my back.

  21. Raffi

    Lounge by the pool.

  22. Imar Nkeba

    A quick 27 mi ride before heading off to see my wife in concert.

  23. Stefan P.

    Training for the first Olympic Triathlon this year next Saturday! :)

  24. Robert Mac

    Taking in some nature with a run along Sligo Creek. Beautiful weather today.

  25. Jogger run with the Kiddo!

  26. Ronen Ben Ari

    Easy 12km

  27. Mark Cockshoot

    Swimming with my 5yo son… twice, and a long walk into town to buy squash stuff (racquet, balls, grips, etc.)

  28. Kevin

    I spectated at the Belgian waffle ride in San Diego

  29. Randall

    Relaxing weekend. Just a family hike up the canyon.

  30. Matej

    Run 33km on saturday.

  31. Andrew

    A scramble up Jack’s Rake in the Lake District on Saturday, and a short jog to loosen the legs on Sunday.

  32. Maciej

    2h30 of indoor cycling

  33. christian

    easy run & bike

  34. Maxime

    Versailles sprint triathlon on sunday ;-)

  35. Stepan

    3 hour long ride in the mountains!

  36. J. Berg

    This weekend will be an adventure of a wet run. It has been raining for days in Minnesota and will not let up for a couple more. Still better than running indoors!

  37. Jeff

    Ran 5.3 miles and rode 16 miles yesterday and ran 5 miles and 15 miles today at the shore. Getting the house prepped for opening weekend: Memorial Day!

  38. Roland

    Long session on zwift watching Giro

  39. Wilfried

    I’ll be running two local orienteering events (Saturday / Sunday).

  40. mischakugelrund

    A Saturday run and Sunday road bike ride it was.

  41. Aaron

    Swim TT, Biking 30mi, and 45 min run.

  42. Anthony Tom

    Ran a mile at two in the morning with the boys. Why at two? Because why not!

  43. Meh

    I did some walking and one kettlebell workout, the weather has been too good for sweating!

  44. Domen

    My bike is currently broken, thus it is switch from cycling to running for me now. So this week I did a couple of trail runs near my home.

  45. The Funky Stoat

    Parkrun on Saturday morning pushing my youngest, complete with cheesy pop music. Then hopefully a few laps of the pond/lake at the park and some duck feeding on Sunday if she’ll indulge me two days in a row. If not an evening jog once everyone else is tucked in.

  46. Josh E

    Went for 2 rides yesterday thanks to inclement weather shutting down ride #1 early. Today…thunderstorms. looks like i’ll riding the imaginary island today.

  47. Paul Saunders

    Did a 15-mile hilly trail run around Cannock Chase here in the UK while the boy and his friends took on the red run on their bikes. We all got a bit wet and muddy. Just as we like it.

  48. marc

    120km ride with friends

  49. Jochen M.

    As always when it’s possible: one swim (still inside), one run and a bike tour.

  50. Josh

    13 miles easy on Sunday

  51. Kevin Hay

    I was going to go for a run but ended up combing lice out of my daughters hair…

  52. Mathieu

    Riding from San Francisco to Pescadero

  53. Cobus

    Saturday club ride, 10k RAC road race this morning :)

  54. Stephen

    Weekend plans were very weather dependant. When it chose to rain on Saturday I went for a run on my local trails. With Sunshine today I went for a glorious spin in the sunshine, and got a puncture to add to the fun.

  55. Sirapat Konkham

    Walk in the city while recovering from injury

  56. Artur

    Short club ride on Saturday, bried solo on Sunday. Hope for a nice long club ride on Monday weather permitting.

  57. Bogbrush

    5 K race and 10 mile training run

  58. Graham

    Going for a 10k run

  59. Phil Brotherton

    MTB in Quicksilver heat yesterday and trail run on the creek trail today. Then beer with my honey. Great weekend!

  60. Chad Kuehn

    I’m planning to get my road bike out today and do a 20 miler. Wind speed is low and perfect for it.

  61. Harri Roto

    Easy 1hr ride and easy run w strides.

  62. Joel A Shedroff

    Zwift, zwift and more zwift. Oh, and being a new father!

  63. Roger

    Went for a 42 K run on Saturday.

  64. Helder Rodrigues

    Nothing special, running on Saturday and Sunday (long run) and swimming on Saturday. I also have to mow the lawn. So if I have the energy on I’d also like to go for a late Sunday afternoon bike ride but I doubt that.

  65. Rob

    For the first time in more than 20 years, my aged parents, sister, wife and I got together for a good hour of exercise. Running competitively has been a rather solitary adventure on my end so it is deeply satisfying to bond with the family at the break of dawn.

  66. Bill Kerber

    I plan on doing g a couple 5k runs this weekend.

    Thanks Ray.

  67. Maurice

    Camping, Hiking, and Biking

  68. Steven

    Started on Friday with a 5k run, going Saturday for a 40k bike ride, finishing the weekend on Sunday with a 2k swim in the pool

  69. Mark Melton

    Taking a rest week after a very tough half marathon last weekend.

  70. Ben Dobson

    No training this weekend due to a friend’s wedding. Back to the grind on Monday!

  71. James Vowles

    20 year school reunion football match! Still hurting….

  72. Eric

    Did a short run and a Nike+ training app workout yesterday and a bike ride this morning. Need to keep up the momentum this week!

  73. Brian Faure

    Running around my new neighborhood :)

  74. Aris

    Went for a run in an unknown park while son was taking a test.

  75. Charlie R

    Competing in a mtb enduro race

  76. floris van de vijver

    planned to run a 10miles run, but lost the motivation when my 4 month old baby girl kept me up all night

  77. Damon Hansen

    Walking the dog, next week is exam week. After that I already have my schedule for getting back into gear.

  78. Gunz

    Wrestling with my crankarm, to at least do a flat 30k spin testing the new bb

  79. Jens

    Only a 5k run.

  80. Don Kiely

    Did The Annihilator yesterday, a 6.5 mile super hilly race near Nenana, Alaska, and Sunday I’ll do either a long run or a long mountain bike ride. Gotta decide soon!

    Thanks, Ray!

  81. Francisco

    Running 7K & then 45′ of body weight exercises. All on the promenade, in Tenerife.

  82. Tim Smith

    Walking around the beach for Hangout Fest

  83. Matteo

    Competing in the 9colli Granfondo :D

  84. Anneli

    2h rides on Saturday and Sunday :)

  85. Matej Sekoranja

    This weekend I am running on my first half-marathon…

  86. Chris Shaw

    A quiet ish weekend as the kids revise for exams.
    Parkrun on Saturday followed by a swim or a quick Zwift on Sunday !

  87. I just finished a 20 mile training run in Southern California heat. I am doing the RnR San Diego Marathon on June 4th.

  88. Paul schumacher

    Spring thing 100 mile bike and a 10 k run done on grand island my by buffalo tri club

  89. Jes

    Taking my new cross bike out after dialing in my bike fit – hoping for no more knee pain! I have a 150mile gravel race to train for.

  90. Eduardo

    Down with the flu, so my weekend is just one easy run.

  91. Denis

    Did fbike+run block yesterday: 40km + 7Km. Today is the rest day =)

  92. Pat

    Longish bike ride and a longish run. Finally seeing some decent outdoor weather in the Pacific Northwest!
    And some quick PR attempts on the erg.

  93. Jason Meador

    My first run since Chemo / Radiation. It was low and slow but felt great to get it in the books!!!

  94. G T G 3

    Pushing our brand new Thule double jogging stroller and hoping the weight of our daughters will be advantageous… time to find an all-downhill route.

  95. Declan Collins

    Kite-surfing!

  96. Jeff

    Just running this weekend.

  97. Marc Simkin

    Not very athletic, unless you count riding around the bicycle shop parking lot. However, I purchased a new bike.

    -marc

  98. Steef

    A sunday afternoon slow run followed by some restoretive yoga. After that the kids will be trying to null the effort.

  99. John Fenlon

    Not sure if too late, but an afternoon rum followed by a little tai chi practice

  100. blacky

    Just a long bike ride Saturday and a family day on Sunday!