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I’d love to get a new Fenix 5!
Awesome giveaway
Ooooh! What a nice watch to start with!
Yay!
Holy cow this is awesome
A great promotion, wishing you all the best.
Best start of the day with the best giveaway ever!!!!!!
Sweet watch :o
be my baby :)
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Oh mighty dcrainmaker gods, I am up, awake, and hoping for manna from heaven. And yes, I do mean that Fenix 5.. amazing opening of this joyous day!
Great prize!
Yes please!
Thanks in advance for picking me Ray.
I would love to receive the Garmin Fenix 5 to complement my training for all my charity rides.
Yes please :)
I would love it. Thnanks Ray
Great giveaway
thanks
Thanks alot for the give aways. Great watch
Let’s do this.
Very nice watch!
Yes please!
awesome! Ray for President
Training for my first marathon.
A very Nice first prize
Nice watch, thanks !
I love to get this nice new watch!
For my running obsessed husband!
Best sportwatch!
I think my M400’s battery is dying. This one would help before the trail 50K I have coming up.
Thank you!
Me please!
I never win anything.
It would be a nice replacement for my Fenix 3. I hope I win :)
Wow can’t believe I was awake for this
Well, I’d say this is a great way to start the giveaway!
Good luck everyone!
This is my year. I need this one specifically though…
I need this!
Thanks for the reviews, Ray!
Great stuff ray
Great job Ray
Wow
It would be great to win! This would help so much!
Nice one!
A good switch for my very good Forerunner 635 made out of plastic.
Sweet
Perfect replacement for my broken 310xt
This is awesome watch!
I would love this
Hope I win
Please be me :-)
And so it begins!
Omg would love one!
Is it time yet?
This would be great!!
That is a really nice start
Oh yes please
My whole family is taking part – if one of us wins, I can’t guarantee what will happen!
This would be a nice upgrade to my obsolete pebble time!
Too cool!
Nice!!!
Keeping my fingers and toes crossed!!
Thanks for doing this!
Omg omg omg omg ?
I need a new watch bad!
Holy cow, that’s a lot of entries! Would love to get a Fenix 5.
Any would be awesome but the 5X is my fav
I think I’m too lat e but will try anyway :)
Swag on em
Thanks for offering one, I hope I get picked :) Really enjoy reading your blog!
Love the site and would love a Garmin Fenix – have spent a while day dreaming about buying a gps watch!
I would like this Fenix5
What a fantastic start! Thanks Ray
Maybe I’ll get lucky?
Nice
I like the fenix 5 very much.
One time….
My Fenix 3 is a bit past it now :-)
What a nice watch. I’d wear it !
Not lazy just efficient
Get your hopes high!
DCR – you’re the best!
I would love one of these ?
Go Keios!
Yes would love it
it’s Xmas time from Santa Ray!
Can only hobe
This would be a nice replacement for my battered F3!
Aggressively crossing fingers
Nice
This would be lovely.
Sure, why not? Would be a step up from my FR305
This time it’s me!
Feeling lucky!
That is a start. Would love it.
Great piece of electronic
Give me some good luck tonight!
Nice start of the day. I’d like it :)
I’d love one please
Looks good
Me me me!
Me me me me