This could alternatively be titled – ‘Pre-Sea Otter Cycling Event $500 Gadget Giveaway!’ Or, it could be titled ‘Crap, I meant to post this on Friday and therefore this is your consolation prize for it being a Monday…nobody likes Mondays.
Except, the second one is too long for the title. And the first one is confusing for those that don’t know what Sea Otter is. Thankfully, everyone knows what April is, so we’ll just go with it.
So here’s the deal – this giveaway gets you $500 worth of gadget goodness from Clever Training, my always excellent partner in this giveaway crime. And they’ll even let you wait till the end of the month to take advantage of any upcoming new devices in the next week or so (such as those announced this week at Sea Otter). It’s like having stock market options, without any real downside.
How to enter:
Simply leave a short description of an athletic adventure from this weekend. If you did a ‘recovery’ weekend…then…well…think of something vaguely athleticish.
The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a single word (e.g. run), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters. And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of stale SPAM. Got all that?
By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on almost anything they sell (or get points instead). If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero6 Black, to a Suunto Spartan Ultra, to a random pair of socks, to the Garmin Vector 3 power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer. Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell kayaks). Also note, your credit is in US dollars, not some other funky Canadian currency or something – otherwise you’d get less. Nobody wants less.
Good luck!
The giveaway entry period will run through Thursday, April 19th, 2018 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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Recovery run on Saturday. Missed running on a stormy Sunday. Fwiw, an hour and a half of shoveling is still a workout.
Rode my longest ride of 38 miles this weekend
distance swim followed by a 5k
half marathon run and a 4K swim
Did a century ride in windy conditions averaging 20mph winds and gusting to 30mph.
Long run in warm weather
volunteered at a local trail race on Saturday and skiing at whistler on sunday!
I was the nail on my weekly Saturday hammerfest, followed by some fun swim time with my girls. Solid 90 minute trainer session on Sunday morning. “Recovery” naps both days!
7 Mile Bridge Run race with good friends in the Florida Keys for me.
I ended up doing a 20hr Ragnar Atlanta race.
Changed out all the light point switches from mechanical switches to electronic ones. That worked up a sweat.
Tried out my new aero bars for the first time this weekend in anticipation of my upcoming tri.
Rode 66 miles in the beautiful countryside of South Georgia as part of a fundraiser to fight Alzheimer’s . . w/6 great training buddies. Miles and miles of laughs, hard pulls and a tough workout! #readyforchattanoogaHIM!
my best training buddy, Chris Letsinger
I attempted the Zwift Alps, and my legs gave out after 11 turns. The next day, I ran 6 miles with my son and his cousin in a double running stroller over 2 bridges.
Ran my longest run since 2012 _without_ getting injured, and rode 30 miles on Zwift (also without getting injured)!
Long run on Saturday and recovery run on Sunday!
Did a 21km long run this Saturday and went on a short 60km bike ride on Sunday (Find a lot of cherry blossom along the way too). Half marathon race is coming in 4 weeks.
I went on a 4hr run in the mountains with my girlfriend!
A very wonderful weekend
calf tear recovery. will need a new gadget to build endurance fitness again.
Biking and crossfit, what a nice weekend!
Ran 12 miles in cold rain and wind in Michigan. It was probably one of the worst conditions I have even ran in.
Went for a mountain bike ride on an old pony express route, and found some epic climbs to boot!
I have mainly been trying to get back into shape after taking several months off the bike with a bum knee. While off the bike, I did start rowing on a regular basis and have come to really enjoy the workout.
I am sure this give-away doesnt apply to New Zealand, but for my weekend I concerted one of the female staff members at my local beer brewery/bar into a obsessed mountain biker. She is now hanging out for next weekends adventures.
3 mile run and a cub scout hike with the 9 year old! Thanks Ray again!
I’m so keen to get me some new gadgets! I’m in a recovery phase after an ultra marathon, but running a 2hr half marathon with a friend is still pretty good!
I avoided the Delerium 24Hr Road Race. Easy weekend instead.
Froze my balls off on my first ride of the year !!
Earned a half marathon PR (1:34)
Did a road race at the US air force academy in CO spring (1986 world championship course)
Tough local group ride on Saturday, followed by a Zwift race on Sunday
3 mile run and bike ride with my youngest and 90 mins in a top division soccer match. Whew
Went for a 5 mile tempo run!
Vacation beaching running with my kids!
Indoor training with cycling trainer
Lots and lots of beer to carb load for the week ahead!
Riding my first century!
17 km for a half marathon training: minus 15 with the wind in Canada: not that nice :(
Went for a ride on what i though was the dry day this weekend. I was incorrect:(
First outdoor ride of the season in nice weather.
Still recovering from the flu, so the freezing rain and snow kept me inside all weekend. Hopefully have better luck next weekend.
Went for a run with our 6 months old girl in the new stroller. Running feels like another kind of freedom with the child sleeping peacefully.
A windy, snowy, cold 10k run in our wintery spring season here in Quebec. Waiting for warm and sunny conditions…
Had Strep throat, so went for a walk instead of riding.
Drank beer and ate nachos to get the carbs back up.
Ran a 10.5 mile race in Twin Falls Idaho. It was a beautiful day!
link to relive.cc
Long run – sorta!
I did Breca SwimRun Bay of Islands, and broke my ankle (avulsion fracture of the lateral malleolus) halfway through the race – and still finished inside the cutoff! Do I win $500? Loving your work. Best to you and yours for your new life in Hamsterjam.
New to road biking. Did 31.1 miles on MCT trails. Loved it. Going for 50 this week.
Mountain biking on a local ridge in dense fog.
Long run on Saturday and an elliptical session on Sunday for some active recovery!
I did a 2 hour brick workout in Eagle Creek Park with my fiancé on Saturday, and then a 3 hour recovery ride on the trainer on Sunday.
Shoveled 18″ of snow when I should have been spring bikinb
Ran errands all weekend, unfortunately.
30k of mountain biking.
This was the last big weekend before tapering for the Busso half. Saturday was a 1h30 run and a 45 minute swim and Sunday was a 3 hour base ride. Pretty knackered now and looking forward to the taper!
I used up the last few days of my zwift trial, and then cleaned and prepped my road bike for the spring commute season!
Tapering for the Parkway Classic 10 Miler (yeah, that little race along the GW Parkway).
Planned a 80 mile ride for Saturday, accomplished 71 miles then had to call the wife for a emergency pickup. Massive leg cramping like I’ve never had before.
Explored the great windy outdoors with my wife while doing some hiking!
signed up for the Madrid Marathon… It’s gonna be my first one. Already sweating with onloy thinking about it.
Went for a long run with my dog
Strrength training this weekend – kind of. Pulling down a shed and building a fence in its place. New, different shed goes up next weekend.
Because the weather in New England decided to revert back to February… Posted up on rollers for a fair while and finished writing my own blog posts about races from last weekend!
I did a big group ride at the bike store near where I live for the first time since moving up here. Didn’t really have what it took to hang with the A group after getting out of the habit for a bit, but I hung on for half of the ride before switching over to the recreational group after one of our guys got a flat.
I ran 15 miles while fixing my house for sale. I needed to run more, but bathroom paint forced me to stay home more.
intensive indoor cycling session … good to be back on the saddle !
Went on a trail run, but turned into a very hilly trail walk.
took a long walk in the humid weather with a cranky 1 year old
Did 2.5 hour ride on the trainer!
Fighting a cold so just a 34k forest road ride.
bedded in new disk brake pads with a long slow descent
Fought my way through a 90 minutr trainerroad workout with erg mode playing up every 5 minutes and a 15 minute easy run around the block.
heart bursting cardio workout !
Went for a run. Also helped my wife clean our kitchen which is took all weekend (it had been a while).
I put a great deal of athletic effort in over the weekend, working hard to….type all the weekend, because I was stuck away from riding. There was some Zwifting though, so better than nothing.
Enjoyed the huge April storm that hit Snowbird over the weekend.
I used the first nice weekend of the year in NYC to kick off the rust on my bike and put in 20 miles to and from our favorite brewery. Also, I did a long run!
I shoveled ice rain that accumulated like super heavy snow.
Weight lifting, bike trainer and wrestling with kids in between. Love the website Ray, keep up the great work.
Explored my new neighborhood, spotted dear otters and gators
Had a brick workout on Satuday and somehow injured my knee, which forced me to cut Sunday’s run short. Can I buy a new knee on the Clever Training site?
Stuck inside on trainer because of freezing rain and ice.
End of season snowboarding sesh.
Indoor bike trainer due to sleet and snow. Really tired of winter!
Squats and deadlifts at the gym.
Went for 40km of road bike at -2oC in order to be ready for the Rasputitsa event in Vermont next week. It did confirm that the form is not there yet… I will suffer…
First outdoor ride of 2018!!
Ran a bit, biked a bit. Shoulda swam.
No formal athletics this weekend except for 3 hours of karate practice and heaps of farm chores!
Quick run, minor upper body work and totally exhausting trail building….
tough tri training weekend of snowblowing
Travel weekend for me after two weeks of great biking with Naples Velo in Florida. Fantastic weather.
12 mile ride because that’s all that the weather would allow.
It was first hot day this year in NY area this last Saturday and I’ve done my AT run. 8k @ AT pace, 12 in total. Not very long but barely made because of the heat :)
Good luck everyone!
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This weekend involved a rare foray to my Local gym. I am usually an outside person no matter the weather but it was just too depressingly wet so inside I stayed. Dreadmill for the win.
Looked at my bike in the garage as the snow and ice fell in western NY.
15k at race effort. Had to run indoors due to blizzard conditions outside!
Hot Yoga and cleared the mind.
I took advantage of the nice weather and got out and put some miles on my shoes, before the nasty winter? weather returned today. (not as bad as Boston)