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. Adal Gil Darias Febles

    Did last hard sessions to prepare next weekend triathlon

  2. Manny

    Luxembourg 70.3 Ironman prep

  3. Lex

    Apart from a nice little 8k, a bit of dog training… If you don’t know how that’s athletic you never owned a malinois

  4. Brett Hoyer

    Working all weekend, but I am pretending I am just tapering for a long ride next week!

  5. Matt

    Two bike-run bricks and playing with my kids outside. :)

  6. Steven

    Early morning 13 mile run.

  7. Brendan

    After being on Paternity Leave for 4 weeks and stuck on an indoor trainer, Ive finally got permission to do an outdoor ride this weekend.

  8. Noah

    Ran my 10,000th mile!

  9. Blake Selesnew

    Did a nice little walk with the wife and kid enjoying the nice weather.

  10. jill yott

    I just completed marathon number five last month so I am taking a little rest. My adventures include a simple three mile run. Sounds crazy after months and months and months of long runs, but three miles felt good, almost hard in a way because I took time off. And when I am not running myself, I am watching my two favorite baseball players, my six and seven year old sons.

  11. Kevin

    A long run to cap off the week!

  12. Matt Shaw

    Just entered for my first half iron man. So did a pool swim and a 10km fun run. Also spent most of the weekend watching your YouTube channel!

  13. Margret Elin Arnarsdottir

    I’m still recovering after a bike crash, so only did 30 minutes on Zwift;)

  14. Stef

    Just climbed 5k in 3days in the Dolomites!

  15. Kevin Sullivan

    5K on Sat followed by 2500 yard swim.

  16. Jeremy Oxborrow

    I got in a short training run with my wife. She is training for her 1st 1/2 marathon. I am running to train for the Dopey Challenge in January and possibly my first ultra in April!! Tried to get a trail run in but severe thunderstorms and tornado watches cancelled those plans. Thanks for the great reviews.

  17. Geoff Thomas

    Swimming at the ohio state pool with the girlfriend!

  18. Jared Stewart

    Rode 38 miles on the road bike

  19. Tim Kerby

    Went on a hike round Gladhouse Reservoir and the surrounding hills in the Scottish Borders. Beautiful weather to end a very wet weekend.

  20. Deanna D

    The weekend is nearly over but I got a swim, bike and run in. And I still have some PT exercises and stretching left to do tonight.

  21. Jeremiah Jenson

    Solid back to back long runs this weekend. 24 miles and 10 miles respectively.

  22. Kunal Patel

    6 mile run on SAturday and 40 mile bike ride on Sunday

  23. Gregory Leger

    Raced Columbia Triathlon today. First race in almost 2 years after being out injured. Just bought some P1’s through Clever Training. Would love to update my watch game from my old 910xt. Although, a Tacx Flux on sale might be too hard to pass up.

  24. Robert

    1500m swim and a 30Km bike ride. Peace and quiet..

  25. Jenn R

    Lifted Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and went out for little over a 5mi run today.

  26. Matt Jadin

    Did 44 miles on the fatbike as the on-course bike support for myTEAM TRIUMPH WI at the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. Loved every minute of it!

  27. Just finished my first long distance racebike trip to my parents (135km) and had to pass a couple of towns in between: got lost the way when passing through some small towns – realised I need the Garmin FR935 instead of Google Maps on my phone (!) – so hoping sincerely to win this item!
    Sporty Salutes from Amsterdam!

  28. mark tonge

    crit race in gravesend, UK on Sat… recovering Sunday

  29. Mike

    20 mile trail race in my backyard!

  30. Bartek Lubaszka

    My plan for the weekend is (actually was–done and dusted at this point) to run a small 10k here in Poland. I haven’t run 10k since getting sick about a year ago, and my highest kilometerage was a 7k training run. I’m training, but really out of shape still (and overweight). This hilly 10k has a 1.5 hour cutoff so I have my work cut out for me. (I made it!) My wife made it pushing a stroller–she’s so amazing!

  31. Robin

    It was a slow z2 run, trying to get back into a routine but life seems to get in the way….

  32. Neil Hornstein

    30 mile ride and 18 holes!

  33. John B

    Canoe marathon and some runnin

  34. greg smeltzer

    Training for IM Boulder, 4.5 hour ride, 3 hour run today

  35. I’ll be easy this week-end because i have a tendinitis to my right adductor.

  36. Nicooo

    I finish recovering myself from my first 70.3 in Aix en Provence last week-end by walking and cycling with family. Will be back on track tomorow, on the road again!!!

  37. Trent Miller

    Rode an 18 mile route of some of the local hills. More of a social ride but my buddy is new to cycling and I didn’t want to kill him on his 3rd trip out!

  38. Tim

    Rode around the area for 42.5 miles on sat. 8 of my trip friends swam 1700 + yards at the pond and then ran 6 + miles afterwards on Sunday.

  39. Roger Pollen

    Rollerskiing and strength training! Relax in the evening with good friends and a good meal!

  40. Guillermo

    Just doing some traveling, but hopefully I’ll squeeze in a run tonight.

    -Guillermo

  41. matt

    Rugby union at loosehead

  42. Ronald W. Heidt

    Awesome day today cheering my @wearedynamo teammates at #imchatt70.3

  43. John Heitzman

    At the Green Bay Marathon

  44. Davo

    Did a 30 mile bike ride.

  45. Brian

    I’m doing a brick workout (bike/run) in preparation for my first triathlon in July.

  46. Borja

    A hilly 14.7 kilometer run this Sunday :-)

  47. David

    Train my sleddogs :)

  48. Explored new route based on Strava, and found it full of construction works on the bike lanes

  49. Ralph moore

    Squeezed in a 6 mile run between my daughter’s softball tournament games Sat.

  50. Pete

    Nothing!

    OK – traveling back from the Canaries on Saturday, and a canceled 5k swim race today. (Blue-green algae :-( )

  51. MATTHEW BLACKBURN

    Just a couple of 30 minute runs.

  52. Matan Korrub

    I ran the 2017 Brooklyn Half Marathon.

  53. Quang Tran

    going to hike up to trolltunga here in Norway! need to to something else than running the same route over and over :)

  54. Casey

    Road 80 miles on the bike with college buddy!

  55. Mircea G.

    Went on my first enduro ride.

  56. Niall Magee

    Coming out of a recovery week having raced last weekend in going to be starting a new build phase with a plan towards the next two national series races. Hopefully a couple of nice open water swims involved in that.

  57. Nancy

    Fun pop-up group ride with Bike Like a Girl, then cheering for a friend doing his first-ever tri!

  58. Ben Katz

    Bike ride in the hills and kite flying with the kids.

  59. Niklas

    Triathlon – olympic distance in Gütersloh, Germany

  60. Pete

    It’s raining today so I got a zwift ride in.

  61. Bobby Le

    10 wet road miles and some trail miles.

  62. Jeremy Griffiths

    I am still on recovery for my first 50 mile last weekend it was a great race except it rained the whole entire time!!!

  63. Ivan

    I will go for the first ride with my new Trek Crockett!

  64. Ken

    I’m still rehabbing an injury but walked 14.4 miles on Saturday & got in some cross training on Sunday

  65. Mickey S.

    I hammered out my longest group ride (72 mi) at over 21 mph average and went for a nice long run and then recovery swim. And ate far more calories than I burned.

  66. Aonghus Omuircheartaigh

    176km Cyclotour du Léman in Lausanne

  67. Trevor Sutton

    Nice easy long bike ride to destress from the week.

  68. Will S

    I plan to run a few miles with my kids. That and host 8-10 pre teen boys at the house for a birthday sleepover.

  69. Brian Ruggles

    Coaching at the Kentucky HS state championships.

  70. Shaun

    77 & 4 Brick Saturday with long run and recovery bike today

  71. Howie

    Long run in a provincial park yesterday.
    Long ride in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains today.
    Ahhhhhhhh!

  72. Matt M

    Some hill reps on the bike followed by a long old walk along the Thames!

  73. Matt

    Double brick Session. Bike, run, bike run. First tri in 18 months coming up…

  74. Janna

    Riding bikes. Then more riding bikes. Eating pizza. Riding bikes.

  75. Ed Druitt

    Going running with the kids in preparation for their school cross country.

  76. Sara Aarhaus-Valencia

    Long Run with My Friend on the Beautiful Trail Near my home. :)

  77. Ben Bays

    Lots of strength training and base building in prep for IMFL later this uear.

  78. Andrew MacDonald

    Yesterday (Saturday) I got up super early and rode for 3 hours 45 minutes on the trainer, then did a ton of yard work. Today, brought my fiance to our local rail trail for her to ride her brand spanking new bike for the first time ever…shes been petrified of biking since she was 6 so it’s a big deal. And then I ran 11 miles and swam 2600 meters. Great weekend!

  79. Nate

    Hitting the weights and doing a little meal prep for the week, hitting the mountains next weekend for a good run

  80. Mike Lawrence

    I’m half way through my training plan for my 1st Ironman. Mont Tremblant. Got stuck working through the weekend and still managed to squeeze in a 40 mile bike before dark. Love Clever Training.

  81. TimG

    Half marathon race!

  82. Martin Gustavsson

    I ran a half marathon here in Gothenburg with 60,000 of my closest friends.

  83. Greg

    Saturday was a 8mi run followed by a 20mi backpacking adventure on the Long Trail. Sunday night is going to be a recovery spin on the trainer.

  84. Joe

    Running the poconos run for the red marathon

  85. Michelle

    Running the crystal cove trail today!!!

  86. Steve Martin

    Trail running goodness.

  87. Eric Lin

    SLD run

  88. Art

    Recovery run to get ready for a 5K this week.

  89. David Bélanger

    First run of the season and first long bike ride in a long time because I had broken my left wrist and my right thumb. Finally pain-free!

  90. Toby

    I am training for ironman lake placid. This weekend I rode 70 miles on Saturday and then swam 3000m today followed by a 9 mile run. Been dealing with some plantar issues so being a little cautious on my running

  91. Mark

    Last weekend’s half marathon took more out of me than normal. Slowly getting ready for next trail race.

  92. George Isenbarg

    Road bike training.

  93. Luxembourger

    Testing a newly acquired Wahoo RFLKT+ on my bike wearing a new kit.

  94. Brad webb

    I went climbing Saturday with my road bike. And then finished Sunday with some SST training on the trainer.

  95. Mark Goldman

    I kicked off the racing season in MN with the Gear West Duathlon!

  96. Brian Harding

    Saturday went for a long ride. Sunday I ran a progressive half out amongst the cornfields. Legs are rung out like sponges. Feels so good ?

  97. Mark Kacar

    Prepped for next weekend’s half marathon, nearly died in the gym following my gf’s new TRX routine and spent most of today hiking the York Moors!

  98. Matthias Löwel

    longrun 17k – maybe a lil more :-)

  99. Chris Capoccia

    Biked 178 miles (over 3 days) in the Blue Ridge mountains around Boone NC

  100. Lisa Fox

    Exercise started with coffee and pastries, then moved on to Sunday roast but finished strong with two laps of the park.