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. CARSTEN TJELDER

    Was a simple weekend, morning run then sightseeing in Stockholm + good food, and then hiking on Sunday

  2. Torgeir

    A trip to Sweden to attend a wedding, maybe even squeeze in a run if im lucky.

  3. Lars

    I’m up to the hardest athletic advanture of ’em all: revover by basically doing nothing.

  4. Gouke

    Long rowing training of 36 kilometers in beautiful sunny weather on Sunday.

  5. Jay C

    I’ll be in California, so I’m looking forward to a nice beach and trail run around the lagoons north of San Diego.

  6. Antoral

    Orienteering in La Arboleda, Vizcaya, Spain! Then, with Quickroute & my Fenix 2 I will know where I went wrong… :-)

  7. Eelco Wiersma

    Recreational cycling with the family… Not much of a workout… but mostly fun.

  8. Rafa

    I’m starting running every morning at least 5k. (Is not that much, but is a beginning)

  9. Mario

    Spent the weekend hiking and I tried zipline (not really a sport but fun nevertheless).

  10. Sergei

    mix of cycling and swimming

  11. Lauri

    Continue the openwater season 2017 of course! The local water temps just passed 12C :-D

  12. Boyd Park

    I ran the first Stirling Scottish Marathon through beautiful scenery, with fantastic crowds and finishing below a castle. Fabulous stuff!

  13. Simon Carter

    I will be making the most of the UK bank holiday this weekend by cycling in the countryside

  14. Vika

    Just the first MTB race of the season.

  15. Oskar L

    Recovery weekend so I was carrying building material instead of running.

  16. Nicolas

    Running near Bordeaux training for the “10 km l’Equipe” race.

  17. Lionel Gimelfarb

    Fitness (spinning, Bodypump and workout), maybe some biking (time…) and a 3 day father-son camp with many sports activities !

  18. Peter Van Quaethem

    I will be running the 20km race in Brussels

  19. Sander Kommeren

    I’m doing my first ride after knee surgery a couple of weeks ago! :D

  20. Wayne Usher

    Last long run before Comrades

  21. Richard

    Went for a run through the local woods and canals near Leeds, England. Got the Triathlon ‘bug’ and striving for improvements after my first race.

  22. Armin Hadziosmanovic

    I had my first triathlon race!

  23. Isabelle

    This week-end is time to relax and recover from the long nights with my sick son.

  24. vincent

    3 day bank holiday tour with friends. Sunny miles!

  25. Matteo Cavicchi

    Granfondo WHY SPORT in Valdagno, Italy!

  26. Christoph

    a bit of running and cycling

  27. Judit

    Running Ultrabalaton with my team.

  28. FJ

    As I’ve been away from my bike on vacation, mostly swimming and some running (and lots of beer based recovery drinks)

  29. Tunde Cz.

    Would be great for my gym classes and running on Margaret island! :)

  30. My atlhetic adventure were a typical training run and a Small 5K running race.
    Just easy!! ;)

  31. Markus

    Bike Tour in the Alps

  32. Adam

    Just the next training sessions preping for the marathon in Valencia later this year

  33. Ari

    Next weekend, orienteering for me!

  34. Gary

    Bunch ride with some friends.

  35. Jernej

    I was on a bike trip with my wife. We went to a village near our beautiful town Velenje.

  36. Adam Godwin

    I had a weekend in Wales, first kite surfing and still trying to nail my first back loop, then on sunday taking to the waves on a paddleboard with my 10 year old Border Terrier on board. He loves it more than me!! Good times :)

  37. Alex Palatnik

    15 mile run at easy pace

  38. Matthias

    I won a private beer mile race. I’m pretty happy with my 8:19, almost a minute faster than last years time.

  39. Rokas

    I’d go hiking to the woods

  40. Andrey Barabonkov

    This weekend I’ll rest, as the last one on Prima Evadare race due to crash I damaged my bike… Now it needs repairs…

  41. Andy Collins

    Cycling to a campsite about 30m away to introduce my toddler to camping!

  42. Joe Cooper

    Continuing my training for the Maratona dles Dolomites!

  43. Hans Zwickler

    30k run during our weekend breakaway

  44. piotr

    Relay race – bike part on 1/4 triathlon – average speed 34,5 km/h on road race.

  45. Florian

    I went on a 25 km hike around some local lakes. The weather was gorgeous and not too hot.

  46. Dan wilson

    Doing a 70.3 race rehearsal ahead of the Grand Rapids Michigan Tri 70.3 in a few weeks…

  47. Peter

    Nice and easy run after yesterday last long run before Stockholm Marathon.

  48. Andrew

    I’ll be just getting out for a few training rides this weekend. AF Cycling Classic comes to DC in a few weeks and I’m going for Gold!!

  49. Pieter

    A nice long run trough the hills in Portugal

  50. Baksteen

    I played the last football tournament for this this season. Coming weeks I have got crossfit and MTB planned!

  51. Weekend: Long rides in preparation for Raid Pyrenean.
    My lovely LBS upgraded my riding position and everything component-wise (bar the seatpost) on my 2008 vintage Cervelo RS. Awesome difference!

  52. Oran

    Nice and easy 10k run :)

  53. Richard

    laps of richmond park

  54. Aidan Campbell

    Continue my plan of running every day this year for at least 30 mins! Adventuring through bush trails both days.

  55. Alan

    Sad to say, I’ll be icing the bursitis in my heel in hopes of getting back out soon.

  56. Steve

    Going to try and get back out for a run after far too long – probably nothing fancy, just a gentle 5k.

  57. Alain

    On the 20th I participated on the first edition of the Schleck Gran Fondo.

  58. Marci L

    Plan is to swim OWS 1 mile practice swim Saturday, then local sprint tri on Sunday. But a lot of this is contingent on what the vet says about my dog (she had an ultrasound) and what the my dermatologist finds in his exam of me. Fingers crossed for both my dog and me

  59. Bartek Sadaj

    A long group ride on the riverbanks near Hamburg and the 20 km run Strava achievement. A lot of Giro watching! Forza!

  60. Anders Naucler

    Watching my 10 year old daughter participate in a 2 days triathlon camp followed by a race on Sunday!

  61. Luka

    I hit the trails in London with my running buddy for the first time in 4 years. Good times!

  62. Júlia

    Not much of a sports person myself but my husband is and I know he would love to get this watch.

  63. Sandeep Krishna

    Hope to get in a long run. Thanks DCR!

  64. Eric Boyd

    Will be heading out to a hike in the Georgia mtns.

  65. ruva

    Going from marathon to 5k: gotta do gym+intervals

  66. Sara

    I’ll run on saturday to celebrate my 23rd birthday :)

  67. Amedeo

    New PB in 10k running race.
    A right reason for winning this giveaway :-P

  68. Lars R.

    I’ll run the Feldberg uphill this weekend.

  69. Dr. Fine Peter L

    I’m stuck working the entire weekend

  70. Marco

    Short recovering run and lots of rest!

  71. Scott Munn

    Most of our tri club participated in the Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 this weekend. Was a beautiful course!

  72. ToniM

    12 km trail run on Saturday

  73. Ioannis Panaritis

    10k run with my wife in Zurich because we want to take part in the Authentic Marathon!

  74. Michael Fiola

    hiking and trail running awaits.

  75. Alex

    I ran 71 km this weekend. My legs are still a bit sore!

  76. nicolas veuriot

    athletic adventure : discover new island ( sardaigne ) by run (when my family will just discover the pool and sea i think :) )

  77. Fred Shilmover

    56 mile bike + 7mi run Sunday. 2mi pool swim Monday.

  78. Paul

    Horsey Hundered – Lexington Kentucky

  79. Rob

    On Saturday I intend to do a nice cycling training as I’ve missed too many already and the race is coming pretty soon in 3 weeks. On Sunday unfortunately I’ll be participating in a non-cycling event. I’ll be kayaking down Krka river during its annual “Let’s go down on Krka river” where there are about 450 participants each year all starting at the same time. It’s more of a fun event without a competition, but gives you enough training for upper body, some blisters on your hands and a lot of water all over your body especially when tumbling over on some waterfalls. All in all it’s going to be an adventurous weekend. Oh no… That’s going to be my next weekend which meas that this coming weekend will just be boring. Some cycling with hopefully more climbing than usual, lawn mowing, listening to my wife’s nagging, playing with kids, maybe some running and hopefully enjoying some nice weather.

  80. Patrick

    Nada – still nursing an injured hip

  81. Simon Anthes

    MTB ride with a work colleague
    Local (Aalborg, Denmark) 1/2 marathon with the wife

  82. Rémi Ricard

    This week I did some cycling at the Bromont velodrome.

    A fun experience!

  83. Sean gardner

    I will be competing at moogerah dam in a waterski race event, will be wearing my suunto ambit 3 to track my – heart rate, speed and overall distance. Also with my 2xu compression pants to keep my legs from getting to pumped. Thank you for letting me share ??

  84. Mark

    Off for some mountainbiking in Morzine…

  85. “This” weekend being last weekend, I stayed in the hospital. No training, unfortunately. But now recovering and looking forward to going back to cycling and running in this awesome weather!

  86. Christian

    Just bought my daughter a new MTB yesterday so we will go hit the trails for her first off road ride!

  87. Barbara

    Long recovery weekend

  88. Pete

    I went for a roll around the surf coast trails in Victoria Australia on my mountain bike!

  89. dave cunningham

    Will be pace making for my sister in the Edinburgh half marathon Sunday, kindof regretting agreeing to it as it’s a pretty flat course and I reckon I’m in good enough shape for a PB if I was running it for real…

  90. Ionut

    This weekend I’ll be doing rafting around Cesky Krumlov, a beautiful historic town in Czech Republic.

  91. James

    Strong man yard competition…. digging holes, moving a ton of dirt, laying paver bricks, and hefting mulch bags. if I got anything left after that, I may go on a short tempo run.

  92. Get out on some of the trails in Philly and soak in the good weather.

  93. This past weekend, I enjoyed a nice recovery run while catching up with an old friend!

  94. Laramie

    7 mile run including 4 miles tempo.

  95. EZ Rider

    Killed my legs with a long trail run in the mountains on Sunday!

  96. Ivica Sakota

    Long run while pushing my baby in the stroller

  97. Janice Small

    I’ll be doing a marathon training long run!

  98. Jesper

    Mountainbiking with the kids

  99. David Foss

    Ramping up my cycling miles

  100. Russell

    Heading back home for a run with my dad who was also my high school coach. Trying to teach him about technology in training and your blog of course.