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. Jen Jacobs

    Lifting some heavy ass weights!!

  2. Jeffrey

    Just a morning run followed up by the rest of the day doing yard work. My Polar M400 says 28,000 steps worth.

  3. Greg Grandgeorge

    “Enjoying” 3.5 hour trainer ride this weekend… hiding from the cold and rain.

  4. PeterE

    10k run and 60k bike sandwiched in between shopping and other weekend chores.

  5. Ikaika B

    Seattle is going to hit 70 degrees for the first time since last fall! Hitting the bike trails with a buddy who got just got his first bike as a adult lol! Can’t wait!

  6. Shawn Rizza

    Running the BolderBOULDER, and then up to Glacier to bike the Going to the Sun Road before it opens to cars!

  7. Ryan M.

    I’d like to say I went for nice runs since the weather is great, but a sinus infection meant the only thing running was the snot from my nose.

  8. Martin

    Armchair mountaineering by reading Mount Everest blogs!

  9. Jeremy L

    I’ll be running some hills in prep for a 100 miler coming up. :)

  10. Choong Kit

    The weekend is filled with recovery hike up some steep mountain and loads of carbo loading for no particular reason :)

  11. Samuel Medway

    Doing what I can on the Kickr!

  12. Santos

    Did some swimming this weekend.

  13. James Gray

    Enjoying being outdoors this weekend with a nice LSD run and some lumberjack “cross training” (tree felling).

  14. Grogor Globocnik

    Shoveling for new propane line and mowing the lawn :)

  15. Katherine Carvajal

    After being in a car accident in the Fall, I was back on the bike. It was great to get back out there. I’ve already signed up for a 10K, so I’ll start training for that this weekend. Finding my groove again.

  16. Moad Fahmi

    Just some push ups :)

  17. A Klein

    Excellent weekend biking with friends, working at a wildlife rehab, and running. All getting ready for Eagleman 70.3.

  18. Laura McKean

    1st long run after injury. Slow and steady. Finish strong!

  19. Johnny G

    Summit Mt Diablo… = done

  20. Paul Morrison

    Long run on Saturday morning, long ride on Sunday. Exploring my new home in Boise, ID!

  21. Karlheinz

    100 km bike ride

  22. Chris

    Running and yard work.

  23. Puneet

    Saturday would be rowing and Sunday would be grueling squash!

  24. Kyle Mit

    Went for my last long run over my 18 week training period in preparation for my first full marathon. Can’t wait until next weekend! Wore my garmin (of course)

  25. Ken

    Easy taper weekend. Light bike riding

  26. Jim

    A couple short runs just taking it easy before training for another 70.3 starts up.

  27. Wendy Ditterline

    Swimming Saturday and couch surfing Sunday. I may or may not have fractured my foot and am having to stay off it til I can get x-rays Monday.

  28. Martin H.

    Olympic Triathlon in Bintan, Indonesia, in prep for my first Ironman. A power meter would be really helpful for execution of my bike leg..

  29. Dylan

    A run around the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

  30. Daniel Condon

    Kids Soccer, My Soccer & 2 Birthday parties (Parents will know how must “Athleticism is involved here!”)

  31. Eric

    I ran the Brooklyn Half and then a Recovery run after a day of traveling to Kanab Utah (from sea level to 5K’).

  32. DJ

    Road and trail running. Beautiful weather so some cycling too.

  33. Russ

    Family bike tour up the Coeur d’Alene river. Great fun to kick off summer.

  34. Tim G

    After hanging out at the kids swim meet I will be slogging through an afternoon run in the heat of South Texas.

  35. Rob Spear

    Training ride and baptism.

  36. Brad

    First OW swim of the season, followed by some good biking and running. Good wether finally here in the North East US!!

  37. Jamwes

    Sleeping in and resting my Achilles this the only athletic adventure I was up to this weekend. Hopefully everything will be healed up for my half marathon next weekend.

  38. Gearing up – so to speak – for a Duathlon! Then off to Colorado for a Tri.

  39. Scott Thomson

    Just completed my first tough mudder this weekend.

  40. Mike P

    Will be doing a trail run in Jasper Park, Alberta

  41. Jamie Madson

    couple runs with the dog and the new Tuff Mutt leash

  42. David Brown

    Watching my daughter compete in the Houston Texans Kids Triathlon at NRG Stadium.

  43. Jordan

    8 mile hill run on roads Saturday (trails are snowed in) and 50 mile groad ride on Sunday.

  44. Francisco Migoya

    Bike on saturday

  45. Richard Fecteau

    2 long rides, preparing for Granfondo Vermont….

  46. Malinda Cirimele

    Went to first over Sacramento Open Street event. Included a free fun run put on by a local running club and brewery. Fun day!

  47. Morgan ryan

    Plan to ride my bike to the trail, run 10 miles then bike to the pool and back home

  48. Derick Anhalt

    Long run out to Creve Coeur lake through the St Louis triathlon.

  49. Yuriy

    15k Run-to-Beer Toronto!

  50. Sean

    Tapering this week because of a half marathon next weekend. Nice easy 10K today!

  51. Arapito

    Squeezed a short run into a small gap in an otherwise very busy weekend.

  52. Benoit Faivre

    My athletic adventures for the weekend have been very easy: a few rides with my son on his tag along bike, and my daughter on her MounTain Bike

  53. Kevin

    Stair workouts. Training for World Trade Center stair climb!

  54. Mark Cvetkovich

    A couple quick runs and a whole lot of yard work this weekend!

  55. Mike R.

    I’m going to enjoy my new Fluid Rower from First Degree!

  56. Jose

    Went hiking with our kids to the mountain. Only issue was some dirt bikes and atvs forced us to go out of the trail!

  57. Alwin

    just had my first virtual run for 5km last sunday.

  58. Assaf porat

    Cycling, mountains, and a lot of it….

  59. Greg Dufour

    50 mile bike ride with a 5k uphill time trial thrown in, followed by a 25 min run off. Sunday will include an 80 min run with 2x 3 miles @ 6:40 min/mile pace, just to keep it interesting!

  60. L

    “Long” run…coming back from injury. Again.

  61. Vincent Needham

    Blowing a brand new bike tire on a fast descent! Sad panda :-(

  62. Graeme Lue Qui

    Spent the weekend catching up on training missed from being sick
    Fri – Zwift mountain
    Sat – Group Hammer
    Sun – Zwift mountain
    Mon – Solo 50 + 50K training a friend for Cancer Ride
    All followed by 30 min run OTB

  63. Dean Goodwin

    local Parkrun, at least one game of 20/20 cricket, mowing the lawns and probably chasing our loan dog around.

  64. Khoo Teng Hin

    Feed, burp and diaper change repeat.. Pretty much grounded..

  65. Justin Hahn

    Just a training run on the trails!

  66. Eric Boltz

    My athletic adventure of the weekend was recovering (still) from a Wednesday, intense handcycle effort. (I’m a cyclist turned paraplegic 19 months back thanks to a distracted driver).

  67. Daniel

    Probably just some city riding. Would like to go mountain biking but it is raining all weekend.

  68. Steve

    I was able to get some good training in this weekend. A couple of runs, a good bike trainer session today, and some solid weight training to go with it.

  69. Tim L

    Road ride that unexpectedly was part groad ride.

  70. Raur Meilleur Harvey

    I was up in a hilly race… and didnt got dropped like 2 years ago! :D

  71. Peter

    An FTP test on Saturday (they always hurt) followed by a longish ride on Sunday with some tempo hill climbing intervals.

  72. Michelle Novotni

    Ran 10 miles
    Ice skated
    Walked the dog several times

  73. Mike Gathy

    Pull carpet and padding out for four hours

  74. Rajendra Abella

    In preparation for my wife and myself’s second overseas marathon race, our weekend itinerary consists of the usual Sunday LSD run just around the vilage…but having the Saturday as a rest day schedule leaves me no choice but to grab the opportunity for a cross training ride to the mountains! :)

  75. Sreeguru

    Picking up my specialised and taking her for a spin. Have been waiting around a month now to purchase it.
    Finally!

  76. Josh Cohen

    Just a couple of runs through central park!

  77. Graham

    On Friday I did a brick in 90 degree weather – it was hard! Saturday I did a swim workout and today I did a 63 mile bike ride through the hills of Marin. I am getting ready for my upcoming triathlon, the HIM at Kona on June 3rd.

  78. Mike Mason

    I got to stand on the sideline for a change and support my son on Saturday morning and my wife on Sunday morning… I did squeeze in 2 rides and a gym session though..

  79. Brett Goodrich

    The local trail has been closed due wet conditions but opened this weekend so I did lots of single track trail exploration.

  80. Brian

    Soccer with my 3 boys. Early morning bike rides and runs training for my first 70.3.

  81. Rod Gibson

    long ride & long run

  82. Philip

    Dreadmilling it due to bad weather all week.

  83. Chris K

    Finishing my second ever Triathlon a sprint Saturday morning

  84. Russell Dockery

    Oak Mountain Xterra Regional Championships Olympic distance off-road triathlon in Pelham, Alabama. It was my first Olympic distance Triathlon. We traveled from Indiana for the weekend. It was an Amazing adventure, so many great people. 21st of 35 AG 40-44. My 4th tri ever.

  85. Brad L

    Mountain biking on the local trails… before the rains come.

  86. Anton

    For me its a 15k trail run and a 2k swim on Sunday night.

  87. Nina

    Kayaking Deep Cove

  88. Chris Bates

    Long bike ride! Whew!

  89. Ty P

    Marathon training begins!!! Sunday 10 miler planned

  90. K Ferguson

    Running a LSD run with friends, bike riding to get groceries and then a hike with my fiancé on the nearby mountains!

  91. Rob

    Recovery weekend / easy run

  92. Denis McCarthy

    Trail run early morning Friday or Saturday, still trying to beat plantar fasciitis so taking it easy.

  93. Alex

    Long TrainerRoad workout indoors!

  94. Marcia Skinner

    Long hilly bike ride for training. Riding the RAIL next month. East to west across Illinois using the Trans Am bike race route. My Garmin died on me last week from heat exhaustion! Had to use a phone app argh!! Need a replacement :)

  95. DBNY

    Getting back into riding this season after a winter/spring off the bike due to injuries. Upcoming long weekend should be a nice jumpstart.

  96. Kenny Pfeiffer

    Long run Saturday and sleeping in on a rainy Sunday morning.

  97. Steve Lindauer

    42 mile ride with an 8 mile run afterward

  98. Patrick Young

    After a long wedding weekend getting back out to a couple of group rides and maybe a CRIT race

  99. Glen Smetherham

    Just completed the Wild Goose Chase running festival Ducks Nuts event in the Avon Valley of Western Australia. 3 days, 19km, 106km, 53km with approx 6500m of elevation on some technical terrain (add in some heavy rain for fun)
    Had an awesome time.

  100. Eric G

    Hiking in Yosemite!