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. Jack Gazzo

    Rode my bike, and did a 6 mile run.

  2. Tyler M

    35 Mike ride and a 2.5 mile run after.

  3. Jonatan Leff Yaffe

    Taper running for next week’s marathon!

  4. Emily Qualich

    90 Miles today with 5459 ft of climbing. Training for the Horribly HIlly Hundred in June.

  5. Mike

    Long bike ride then hiking in the mountains with the kids.

  6. Evin Wick

    Running Bay2breakers!

  7. Rick

    Long trainer and treadmill sessions because it’s been raining all weekend :(

  8. Michael Frazier

    50 mile ride in preparation for a 120 mile ride on Tuesday.

  9. Don

    Twins graduate this weekend and it’s cold. Couple short walks.

  10. Brad Clunes

    I’ve got parkrun on Saturday then a 27km long run as part of my Gold Coast Marathon training

  11. Geoff

    Race got cancelled!! Booo!!

  12. Carla

    Double ascent on Mary’s peak!

  13. Ajit

    Beat the pain in knee and completed annual bangalore TCS 10k

  14. Seth Revelle

    Wedding and long run

  15. Cindy

    I ran my first half marathon this weekend!

  16. Craig vincek

    Running like a mad man.

  17. Wilber Purwanto

    Just simple biking with many friends all across the city

  18. Pedro Ibarra

    Spending the weekend in NH in the white mountains cycling. Good way to start the cycling season. About 150miles so far.

  19. Darren mullarkey

    Nothing a part from gigs and beers.

  20. The weekend is over but here is the recap – kayaking at Mallows Bay in southern MD on Saturday; back to training on Sunday with a 2-hour bike ride in the W&OD trail followed by a 45 min run.

  21. Graham

    Riding the tandem

  22. Kyle

    Repainting two of the bathrooms while my wife is visiting her parents and getting some biking in while the paint dries.

  23. D. Sasaki

    I will be recovering from back spasms — a different sort of adventure.

  24. Damon Gardner

    Short sprint bike ride with my son… Rest for upcoming week of training.

  25. Adam

    Five mile run on Saturday and the same on Sunday.

  26. Sharon

    Playing with my granddaughter on the trampolines at Skyzone then a swim!

  27. easy long run

  28. Jason

    Riding a stationary bike in hotel purgatory

  29. Mark

    Running on a treadmill and using a stationary bike in Chicago while on vacation.

  30. Bill L

    Getting out for some bike rides after we had 10″ of snow just a few days ago!

  31. Marcos Caraballo

    Run a 10 mil with my Army unit and 50 mil bike in coast of Puerto Rico ??

  32. Andrew Stone

    The closest thing to athletic adventure was watching my son’s little league game and several hours moving branches and fallen trees from one side of my property to the other. After 2 weeks off following my spring marathon I’m hoping to resume running this week.

  33. Eric H.

    Typical training rides around New York City. One extra long ride thanks to the holiday weekend here in the U.S.

  34. Jean-Michel Pedroso

    I did an easy bike/ran last Sunday as part of my training for a duathlon next week.

  35. Completed Beech Mountain Metric and then some more

  36. Adrian Burroughs

    Road riding with my wife.

  37. Neil Trust

    A 2.5 hour bike ride ide and cheering my friends on at IMCHOO70.3

  38. Bikeman

    A normal 100 km weekend. The wind wasn’t normal but distance was.

  39. Alex Castano

    Completed a “super spring” tri in Pensacola, FL. First race of the year!

  40. John Frisbie

    Yoga for athletes!

  41. Raphael Amiot-Savard

    First 100k ride of the season.

  42. Tim K

    The usually two 30+ mile road rides

  43. Jeff

    Epic 112 mile bike ride around Oahu!

  44. Bernardo

    I’m getting to do some long workouts a 90km group ride with a race simulation and some 20-35 k running

  45. Shannon

    Riding local rail trails!

  46. Markus

    Swimming with pool buoy only due to broken toe

  47. Jim Leone

    Hit a pr for a 5k.

  48. Liz Milyko

    Some heat training running getting ready for Reno Tahoe Odyssey in 2 weeks

  49. Tony Marcus

    Rode in a organized ride to Montauk, NY

  50. William

    A short run around the neighborhood

  51. Christian LIm

    Last long run before Run to Remember, Boston.

  52. Keith

    Getting back into training after a bad ankle roll.

  53. Keasha

    I’m tapering so I ran to the park, played with my son and then ran to Arby’s to meet my husband and about 800 calories worth of junk food lol.

  54. Caroline

    First sprint triathlon in over a year. So excited to do a race that will be over in less than two hours.

  55. Steve

    Cleaning out my basement, the pain cave was flooded!

  56. Eugene

    I ran the local full marathon in Kuala Lumpur.

  57. Matt Dreyfuss

    A bunch of slow distance runs. And donating blood.

  58. Lirri

    Enjoying the beautiful sun!

  59. Abel Oyhamburu

    A few miles around the soccer field

  60. Allison Cotten

    Practice swim in wetsuit — first race of season next weekend!

  61. Shubham Dixit

    Since I am trying to fix my left ankle, completing 40MPW will count as an athletic adventure, won’t it.

  62. Exequiel

    Packed weekend! Long bike ride Saturday morning, immediately follow by a transition practice from bike to ride and off to a 30min run. Sunday morning is a long easy 1:15 run, then meeting family for a hearty brunch!

  63. Anthony

    Cross training to help with a sore Achilles :-/

  64. 6fattie

    2 hours on the mountain bike and another 2 hours on the road bike this weekend.

  65. Walter

    Probably just Zwifting with all the rainy weather.

  66. Michael

    Hey ray! Thank you as always, love your site. This weekend is week two of my marathon training. You know what that means…Long run!

  67. Three long runs to get ready for my first Ragnar relay!

  68. Mike O'Neil

    bike park riding with my 7 yr old!

  69. Sam

    Row row row your erg, gently across the garage…

  70. Christian

    Beautiful Hawaiian weekend means a run followed by a surf

  71. Ethan Gui

    Strolling with my family on California Highway 1 while nursing a cold from earlier of the week.

  72. Andrew

    Gym rat, too rainy out there

  73. seth

    Nice tempo ride and long 9 mile run this weekend.

  74. Luc comeau

    Deer Creek colorado to high grade
    And Colorado weather :)

  75. Annette Needham

    I had a fun packed workout weekend! Training for my first Irinman so I ran 8 mikes Saturday morning and swam 800 meters Saturday afternoon then today (Sunday) did a 15 mile bike ride followed by a 1 mile Brick run and then played golf all afternoon! Boom!

  76. Brit Buzhardt

    Going to do some hill training. Got a mountain relay coming up.

  77. Kevin Brice

    Biked 50 miles on Sat. and ran 10 miles on Sun. …still cold (40 deg.) rainy and windy here is Wisconsin.

  78. Scott Romney

    Adventures include: Crossfit and getting outside to enjoy the Spring.

  79. Craig

    Heading out for a 21.1km trail run for fun with some running buddies.
    Just a year ago I couldn’t run 21km and I was training towards my first half marathon.

  80. Allory

    Just hoping to get to ride. We had a spring snowstorm dump 14 inches Thursday evening and it’s been pretty cold.

  81. le tuyen

    First time, i run 10km in 1 hour. And, Im tired all sunday

  82. Richie

    70.3 triathlon in beautiful central Pennsylvania.

  83. khalid hasan

    Slow bike ride to up base fitness after injury.

  84. Matthew B

    Mountain biking, Running, and weight lifting.

  85. Steve mader

    Running to stay healthy!

  86. Mark Milliken

    Mont Tremblant riding, 90km rides everyday for next 5 days!

  87. Jeff Clowers

    Working an aid station at a race.

  88. Jennifer Nix McGerald

    I am on a much needed rest after completing Ragnar Cape Cod. I’ve been training and racing since last August.

  89. errol

    i ran 15 km

  90. GREGORY C

    Having a nice ride with the wife and kids in their thule carriers

  91. Wes Petree

    Interval runs on Saturday to prep for an upcoming PT test and a longer bike ride on Sunday :)

  92. Lee

    Recovering from leg injury– so my weekend was a 400yd swim Friday, 40 minute recovery ride Saturday and 30 minute hobble/walk Sunday. Slow and steady :-).

  93. Jim

    Compete in an Olympic distance triathlon.

  94. maria

    just ran 5k easy run

  95. Bret deardorff

    Riding and running training for half ironman.

  96. Tammy Reyes

    I’m walking as far as I can each day to help my recovery from foot surgery 2 weeks ago. Cannot wait to get back on my bike!

  97. KilkennY

    Running around The block While my youngest daughter trains on her bike.

  98. Christina Fleming

    Cycling and preparing for my next race!

  99. David

    Ill go this weekend mountain bike 10km to get ready to next week training

  100. Felix

    Ran the Vancouver marathon a couple of weekends ago, so just a 12k run on Sunday, taking it easy!