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. Heath Vanegas

    A great day of kayaking and hiking…..just what the doctor ordered.

  2. Bruce Belrose

    I plan on increasing my cycling base mileage to prepare for the family’s annual bike on /Lake Shire Drive in Chucago next weekend.

  3. Tim Brown

    I finished planting my garden this weekend. But I did do running intervals on Saturday!!

  4. Ashish dipak

    Catch-up with my club and buds with a nice 50-70k ride after weeks off the bike.

  5. Joshua Miller

    trail race in CT

  6. Tom C

    Return to exercise after a very slight concussion–25 mile road ride.

  7. Jon Storey

    Unfortunately, I’m recovering from a calf tear. So, a 5km walk, lots of stretching and foam rollering, maybe a bike ride.
    Hopefully , I’m not too far away to putting my running shoes back on.

  8. Dave C

    Multiple bike rides!

  9. Hany

    Walking for hours in a foreign city

  10. I was lazy and merely did a 4 mile and a 3 mile treadmill run. I am still on target to run 1,000 miles this year. However my cycling has taken a hit the past few months.

  11. Tushar

    Did my first ever video swim stroke analysis with the Swim Smooth guys. Amazing to see direct visual feedback of exactly how badly my stroke sucks :D

  12. Craig T

    Trail run in national forest

  13. Chris Lutes

    Been playing with 2 YO in parks, duck ponds, and small curbs around town!

  14. Robert H

    40 mike bike on Sat followed by a 13mi training run Sun.

    All sandwiched between baseball and other family ordeals

  15. Vollenteering with the Boise Fire department filling sandbags to help with the flooding rivers from all the snow we’ve had this winter. Sunday I went on a 60 mile bike ride up to Bogus Basin Ski area, it was amazing!!!

  16. Mike Sinclair

    Spent the weekend on a mountain bike as a paramedic covering two different trail races, an ultra, and a marathon.

  17. Alfredo

    Not much of an adventure but running 9000km far from home (Rome) in Dallas

  18. Eric W.

    Ran the MCM Half. Beat my target time by a whopping 2 seconds!

  19. Charlie McVicker

    I’m doing a TrainerRoad workout and a long ride

  20. Josh

    Lots of speed work

  21. Kelly Mollet

    Hopefully a run tonight and Crossfit in the morning
    Thanks You

  22. Jenn K.

    Ice baths and ibuprofen … torn ligament :(

  23. Vikram

    Focus on strength training, Sunday is for long run.
    Btw need to fix my Rapide cycle for cross training..

  24. Lynn

    State Time Trial Championships, both Individual and Team. Love me some TT’ing!

  25. Patty Tracey

    Started the weekend with my sisters wedding and lots of dancing. Ended with a long ride and some hiking.

  26. Tim Pfluger

    Climbing hills on the bike on Saturday, volunteering at a 5k and running a tough 15 miler on Sunday.

  27. Robin Benson

    Biking and running. And cleaning the pool.

  28. Andrew

    Just wanted to get a run in.

  29. Prathan

    I did half marathon without proper preparation in a very humid weather in Bangkok, Thailand. It rained the night before the race.
    On the race day, my feel were soaking wet at KM 8; and I could barely run afterward.
    I got my PB for 10 KM, but not for 21 KM.

  30. Ricky

    A 50k trail run/walk then a rest day for kids =)

    Lucky that I can still catch this after the weekend… sweet!

  31. Kevin McCormick

    More seat time in prep for a 135 mile, 15000 ft ride to Tahoe in a month!

  32. Appu Thomas

    Was on call at the hospital. So cycled 50 miles around the hospital

  33. Dan Aponik

    A weekend is not complete unless I get at least 100 miles in on the bike with at least 6,000 feet of climbing. A 4 to 6 mile brick run after the Sunday ride will cap off the perfect weekend.

  34. Scott

    A MTB ride, some tennis, yard work, and a little yoga to recover.

  35. Julius

    Race and avoiding GFNY

  36. Stuart

    This weekend? Training wise, I have a short, easy bike ride (two and a half hours), and a fifty minute run. Other than that, I’ll be doing my usual finger lifts – that counts, right? (Think of what you do as you move your fingers from one key to the next on the keyboard…)

  37. Wayne Schaap

    CX racing this weekend

  38. Goran

    Saturday enjoying storm, Sunday having a beautiful lonely solo 50k bike ride

  39. Peter

    50mi bike and 3 mi brick run on Saturday and 12 mi trail run on Sunday.

  40. Greg Reznich

    I got a solid 2 hr ride in before the baby got up. That is a win these days! Time to set some PR’s as a dad now.

  41. Chris Powers

    Recovery, wait for med visit @ Vanderbilt. My hips know a guy… Unfortunately that guy will have two long needles…

  42. jeffrey k

    Broke my ankle on Tuesday. Had an MRI Saturday morning. Going to see the orthopedic surgeon Monday. Was supposed to do Eagleman 70.3 in a couple weeks. :P

  43. Robert J Moore

    I’ll be biking and running this weekend! No matter the activity, I could always use new gadgetry!

    • Nicholas Browne

      Swimming in Kitsilano pool, Vancouver Canada. 137m of salty goodness. Plus a track running workout, 80k bike practicing Aero position, and a 5k brick after.

  44. Gerrard Leach

    3 orienteering races with my 8yr old son.

  45. Rebecca Unitt

    I just completed the Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon! My fourth triathlon and had a blast with all my Santa Cruz tri club teammates.

  46. Victor

    A Super Heroes triathlon that was held after we raced earlier in the day. Nothing beats being down on the aerobars on your TT with your Wonder Woman cape flying out behind you.

  47. David

    10 mile run.

  48. Mike

    This week I’m hoping to run along the San Antonio river walk while I’m here for work, but once back home, I’m doing some cave exploring at Mammoth Cave.

  49. Alex

    Visit a wedding ceremony and took a 15km run.

  50. Jim Lai

    I’ve been biking my butt off all weekend on the trails of South oc.

  51. Jeff Noon

    Ran the Cellcomm Green Bay Half Marathon.

  52. Lori Terzopoulos

    Half marathon Saturday morning, easy 4-mile recovery run Sunday morning with my dog and easy 6-mile leisure ride in the evening!

  53. yasuyuki

    Long run with group, and Sunday walk with my wife and son.

  54. Jonathan Brunelle

    Running with my 4 years old son for his first run !:)

  55. Patrick Myers

    Sadly, nothing. Pulled my hamstring last week, so I’m mainly hobbling around trying not to reinjure it.

  56. Tammy H

    This weekend I ran 10 miles in the morning and then walked around Helen, GA drinking wine and eating. A perfect outdoor adventure day. ?

  57. John MacDonald

    Getting back of on the bike

  58. Tatiana Samuel

    Triathlon training camp for ironman Canada

  59. Arno

    I plan on a late Monday afternoon ride on my gravel bike in the rain in Gatineau Park.

  60. John Branum

    I’ll be trying to stay dry (from the rain, not my sweat) while doing some climbing intervals :)

  61. Jilyan Ampog

    I will trail run with my friends, a training run in preparation for our upcoming race this June 11. -Soon to be unemployed 22years old from Philippines

  62. Patrick W. Anderson

    Planning on biking and hiking.

  63. Mik

    Just some gentle walking around as recovering from surgery.

  64. Hans F

    Sleepathon!

  65. Scott

    Biking and running, and playing with the kids

  66. Jason

    A couple of runs one being a trail run.

  67. Betsey

    First open water swim of the season

  68. John

    Track season starts at Lehigh County Velodrome on Saturday! Time to go fast and turn left!

  69. Vince

    Already rode yesterday
    Spin on the trainer today
    Either run or ride tomorrow

  70. Jean Ayotte

    Back from travel, I resume training on monday…

  71. Shannon

    First longer ride of the season. Finally some good weather here in the northeast usa

  72. John S

    Just a run followed by a day at the beach.

  73. John Bowman

    Saturday- open water swim series
    Sunday-indoor trainer session due to weather
    Recovery- Summer brews…Prost!

  74. Andrew

    Bike ride with the family after fixing the kids’ flats.

  75. Greg K.

    Getting about 24,000 steps / day at Disneyland.

  76. Dufton Lewis

    100km ride and recovery with DQ Blizzard.

  77. 3underscore

    Trail run in preparation for a tough mudder. Having done ~10 miles on Thursday for the first time in a long while it was a sore affair…

  78. Edward Sampelo

    I’m doing a long run on the weekend..;)

  79. Mike

    Run. Just run

  80. Lara

    Between shopping for flowers to plant, a sore foot, and rain…not much, unfortunately.

  81. Ran the CellCom half marathon in Green Bay, WI. It was my first half.

  82. Jonathan

    Just the regular stuff saturday biking, running, and repeat on Sunday biking, running!!!

  83. Cristina De Leon Quintero

    Preparation run for my first marathon:)

  84. Margaret K

    Just some ordinary training bike rides against killer winds through farmland near my home. I also swam for an hour testing out some new goggles and tri kit to see whether I will switch from last years

  85. Dave

    I plan to hit Trainer Road hard and work in some runs on the off days.

  86. Allison

    This weekend I got in a run, a nice long bike ride (first of the season!), and a short hike. I’m looking forward to the pool opening this coming weekend!

  87. Chris M.

    Jemez Mountain 50k yesterday, followed by a 17 mile mountain run today.

  88. Troy Brown

    Gentle heart based recovery run through a nearby national park.

  89. Dustin

    1.5 masters pool swimming and enjoying a Canadian long weekend!

  90. Sam

    An easy 5k as I try to get back into regular training…

  91. Tina reilly

    I ran the Harpoon 5 miler!

  92. 80k ride yesterday, rest today, and 10k tempo run tomorrow, with family fun rides with baby trailer in the afternoon!

  93. Matt B

    A little cycling and a lot of helping my girlfriend buy a dress. (Its a sport, trust me)

  94. Tatnai Burnett

    Zwifting with some sweet spot training was on the menu this weekend.

  95. Justin R.

    Road biking for an upcoming 60 mile ride, plus running for an upcoming 5 mile local race. Next week begins open water swims, if the water is warm enough …

  96. Ryan Bertrand

    Some road biking and Squash!

  97. Justin L

    Took a break from my bicycle this weekend and took hiking back up with the wife.

  98. Ferenc Kumin

    I’ll bike from NYC Midtown East to Piermont, NY and back

  99. Ron

    I have 3 months to train for a local crit. My goal is to finish on the lead lap. This weekend was a short ride with hard short intervals at high RPM.

  100. Alvaro Cruz

    On Saturday will do a Brick (bike-run) and on Sunday get to do MTB on awesome trails, country back roads and through a river stretch of more than 2 miles!!!