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. PRO

    Longer test run, to see if the rest and exercises I have done last several weeks have cured my acing Achilles

  2. Carl T

    Checking out the local mountian bike trails in Kent, UK

  3. Jesper Schwartz

    2 hours on bike followed by 15k easy run :-)

  4. Constantin Budai

    This weekend, did my second MTB XC race, placed 20th overall and 10th at 35+ age cat.
    Had a great time.

  5. Todor

    Cross training on Saturday followed by a long run on Sunday.

  6. Michiel

    Hi!
    Been reading your reviews a lot lately and really appreciate them! Thanks!
    Cycling, running and some brick worh this weekend :)

    Cheerio,
    M

  7. Dom

    Run the Monaco GP track!

  8. Just still Saturday and cycled across city up to 30km in Sunday.

  9. vincent

    picking controls at orienteering event

  10. Johank

    Bike ride 150km on Saturday and 80km on Sunday

  11. Pie

    Enjoying the sunshine on the bike

  12. Hannes

    Thank you for organising the giveaway.

  13. JR

    Had a football game on Sunday.

  14. maxfrance

    Had to fit my bike workout in between play-off volleyball matches of my son, home duties and cooking. Almost a (metric) century split in two, against headwind most of the time. Rewarding; kid won too.

  15. David Sànchez Gonzàlez

    Ride the Polar Medio Fondo La Mussara, after having twins and without 1 year without taking the bike (except making trainer sessions) I will try myself in this bike course of 90 km and 1800m :-)

  16. Lucik

    Nothing, BBQ time ?

  17. Xavi

    I am taking my Stryd for a couple of hours, together with my two we pairs of shoes, which I plan to alternate this season for training…

  18. Andrew

    Cycling along the river Danube and some rowing, that is the plan..

  19. Two epic bike rides of 170 km and 200 km in distance.

  20. Job

    I had a sweet run in the sun! :)

  21. mcmatt

    Did a nice MTB trail ride.

  22. Neal Leddy

    Zwift for me!

  23. Neil

    taking it easy this weekend – complete rest.

  24. Antonis Spanakis

    Just did a relax couch session this weekend. Good recovery.

  25. John Bussert

    Teaching high schoolers to play ultimate. Much more demanding than I was expecting

  26. Philipp

    I am going to Race in an Mountainbike Marathon Event.

  27. Rink Pijpker

    Grand fondo with some friends in the nice weather that’s coming!

  28. Nicole

    I went to a canoeing tournament in South Africa.

  29. David Richmond

    Long ride Saturday ahead of 21Km race along Manila Bay Philippines

  30. Rob

    Aerobic cycling, vineyard work and strength training.

  31. Alex

    A few easy runs and rides to enjoy the sun !

  32. Inma

    IM 70.3 Barcelona

  33. Cezary

    Endurance ride on Saturday, first open water swim + tempo run Sunday

  34. Julien

    Haaa!! May I expect to win? ;-)

    This week-end I did a long tempo run to prepare for the 20km of Brussels next sunday!

    Thx Ray!

  35. Edward Davies

    Went for a 14 mile trail run in the local woods

  36. Dan

    Did a roadbike tour on saturday and a nice and easy recovery run on saturday.

  37. Jacob Vendelbo

    24 km trail run with 750 height meters – preparing Zugspitz Ultratrail June 17

  38. Pedro

    Went for a swim on Saturday and on the next day, some 20k trail running…!

  39. Michal

    Running long and groceries biking

  40. Nicholas Forsyth

    100+km cycle and 2.5km sea swim saturday, sunday was mile sea swim race, 5km recovery run and SUPing for days :)

  41. Skammenv

    Attending my second sprint triathlon this season, 7 minutes faster than last year. Finish time 1:01:46.

  42. Cameron

    Hopefully get out for a bike ride on Saturday and easy run on Sunday!

  43. Andrew Edwards

    Mountain biking, eating and drinking in the Cotswolds.

  44. Marcin

    I did a short run and a longer road ride last weekend

  45. Erik

    Ran the worlds biggest Half-Marathon in Gothenburg

  46. Flo

    tested myself on a semi-marathon

  47. Ian McHardy

    Fitting in my pedalling in between the kids going to birthday parties!

  48. Rastislav Novak

    My weekend started with a hangover, but I spent the rest of Saturday with my family, recovering :-)
    But on Sunday I had a nice 10 miles run and I managed to make a new PR on my regular course – I think that hangover situation restarted some of my mechanisms :-D

  49. Swimming pool with my little dougther.

  50. Emilie

    Preparing my self to giving birth? an very soon I am on the road again running, which I LOVE..

  51. Claus Bæk Andrés

    First open water swim

  52. Vincent

    Some awesome mountain biking near the Mont Ventoux.
    Some fine VinSobre wine, sun, and a great pool to chill out !

  53. Martin Smejkal

    Working on my threshold power. So hills and hills only – cycling of course :)

  54. Kevin doyle

    White Peak Marathon, not a good idea two days after getting back from a two and a half week honeymoon!

  55. Sarah Buerger

    I’m pregnant with twins, so I have had to sadly cut back on running, which makes me very sad.
    I went for a lovely run/walk in Fishhoek, Cape Town, on Saturday. It was a parkrun, so just a 5km circuit, but it was just what I needed on Saturday morning.

  56. Tanya

    Really great device, i love it! ))

  57. Andrew

    Running up Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa :-)

  58. Matthias

    Fantastic weather forecast, sunny and dry, so I’ll go for my favorite 16km 500m elevation gain trail run…

  59. Andriy

    Road сycling with my wife

  60. George Stan

    I did a 65k cycling ride along water canals in Holland.

  61. Ugo

    For me it was a run on saturday and a ride and a swim session on sunday.

  62. Thija_59

    planning my last 2 big training before the major goal of the year in july (Trail in the alpes)

  63. Bjarki Freyr Rúnarsson

    Sprint distance triathlon in Iceland. First triathlon since I broke my collarbone in December.

  64. Tatsuji

    Hopefully some 10k runs (if the baby will nap longer).

  65. heado

    Beer (and a small 30km ride)

  66. Erik Bedo

    Run half-marathon in Gothenburg on Saturday.

  67. Andy CS

    Working on weekend so my athletics are comprised of commuting to work on a single speed, which in a hilly city isn’t exactly a walk in the park :D

  68. Koray ERDOĞAN

    I’m gonna run and swim

  69. Harriet

    A cracking sprint tri in crystal clear and tropical (15.7 C) water.

  70. Xavier

    A quick run at the park, that’s all :)

  71. James

    I was given a free entry L’Octogonale Aveyron sportive a week ago so yesterday I cycled 95km climbing 1550m with no real preparation. Very sore legs today but I’m also very happy to have completed a beautiful and challenging sportive.

  72. Mark Metzler

    Did some relaxed training this weekend after spending one week on Lanzarote.

  73. Steph

    Just try to fit a short run after travelling

  74. Stephen Smith

    Kayaking, Trail Running and dog walking!

  75. danny

    road bike ride in Canmore and Banff and swim at repsol sports centre

  76. Reetta

    I’m going to take part to our summer’s first rugby union league game on Saturday! Super excited!
    Hopefully capable also to do a nice recovery run on Sunday.

  77. Laurent

    Next weekend is a HM race in Luxembourg – and they are announcing a little heat wave :-(

  78. Bob Gosemeijer

    My athletic adventure for this weekend….run 7K @ the Eiberrun (The netherlands) with a pace of 03:25…..the weather forecast….28 degrees celsius :-#

  79. Michael F

    i did a nice 2h bikeride with a family BBQ recovery Program. :-)

  80. Simone Pillon

    Just a little MTB adventure, 14 km and 500 m D+ to test the new crankset. :)

  81. Kevin

    There’s a short recreational ride in my old home town and the weather seems to be great this weekend. So I’ll be cycling this weekend!

  82. kc

    Did an easy 1/4 IM to test how my training is progressing… it is progressing :)

  83. David von Plenker-Tind

    Would be nice to win, could be a powermeter or some other fitness equipment…

  84. Szilárd

    From Saturday to Sunday Ultrabalaton 2017 Run and Roll festival, 220 km around lake Balaton in relay. My part was: 33.8 km running and 45.6 km cycling.

  85. Lukas

    Just cycling, preparing for 200km event in July

  86. Patrick

    Going for a 10k run

  87. Meredith Lewis

    Just a 47 mile bike ride for me.

  88. Nick M

    Was supposed to be doing swim and run on Saturday, and then a 180km bike on Sunday, but ended up doing nothing other than coughing my lungs up instead…

  89. Alan

    3:30 bike with 15min run and a 1:30 run

  90. Jonathan

    40 mile bike ride and mowing the lawn!

  91. Sumrit

    Try to run 1 hour for this weekend, Thanks.

  92. Bogdan

    Biking around the city

  93. Kirsten De Weerd

    Cycling a hilly 185km, preparing for the Trois Ballons en Marmotte cyclos

  94. Julian Middlewick

    A bit late to the party but there was a run on Saturday and a bike and brick run on Sunday

  95. Ingo

    Some running and biking with my wife

  96. matthijs de groot

    Weekend just ended, did a 100+km bike ride on Saturday

  97. Michael

    Had no adventures, though almost broke my left foot(

  98. Anders Majland

    SUP on lake Garda (first time in 5 years) and a few pool swims

  99. Nicolas

    50 km cycle on saturday then a 10k running on sunday to prepare for a full first M triathlon (test a half iron last year in Aix but swimming part was canceled due to weather condition :-(

  100. Dennis

    As of saturday I find myself in Embrun for a week long triathlon training camp. A lot of swim, bike and run goodness to come!