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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I ran 5k AS a recovery run.
Discovered a perfect nature loop for running just a block away from my normal running loop (perfect since I’m not too thrilled about my current running loop).
Run
Gooseberry Mesa!
Took it easy and biked my daughter downtown for the French Quarter Festival. Then biked the 5 miles back home.
Running with hayfever
I rode on the HT on saturday then went out for a sunny run on sunday.
I spent the weekend playing hockey…with that Canadian funky money
Upright stationery bike session for 25 mins, first exercise since car crash, will take it up from there.
Getting in my last runs before the Gettysburg North-South marathon next week.
Road the bike to tennis match, and road home in case that wasn’t obvious
Went mountain biking with my son.
Challenge Rome Italy 70.3 ;)
Rode a little of the central California coast with some new friends.
I did active recovery.
Created a new 23 mile loop. It has a really fun hill. And they say Kansas is flat!
Hill repeats on the bike on Saturday (preparing for Wildflower in three weeks!) and a series of short, intense brick workouts on Sunday; first multisport race of the season is next Sunday, and I’m just getting over injury, so it’s a fine line I’m walking between “getting into race shape” and “avoiding a relapse.”
I developed a love for the bike trainer thanks to a back injury that means no road riding for me for a little bit – pretty happy with my silver lining though!
Did 11 slow miles, my last long run before my 2nd half marathon, I’m pretty sure I won’t beat my last time.
Cross-country skiing!
Belgian Wafer Ride
Cyceled with the Kids 30 km.
Finally had my first rides outside on the bike, just over an hour on Saturday and two on Sunday! It’s been 167 + days of daily minimum temperatures below 0C here
700 mile round trip in the car to visit Grandma! WOO!
Due to the heavy rains in the PNW, I had to cut my Sunday morning 5K run short because the lake we do the last mile around was flooded.
Cycled my longest ride ever (238km) from Torino to San Remo.
Did my first long ride of this season
I started my road racing season this last weekend. I’ve been itching to get out there but had to delay the start of the season because of injury. Up and rolling now!
Rode from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM in 30+ mph winds with gusts in the 60 mph. Stopped at the Santa Fe brewery for some of the best IPA beer in the world. Took the Rail Runner back. All in all an awesome riding weekend.
Road cycling adventure with over 3500 feet of climbing (in just 35 miles) in the beautiful Malibu, California mountains. Preparing for a Gran Fondo.
short run, still recovering
Had a great bike fit at Fitmi! In Ann Arbor! Jessica is the best
I drove three hours through an ice storm. Not exactly athletic but it certainly got my heart rate up.
2k swim, 1.5 hrs on trainor, followed by 5k indoor run – spring is taking its time arriving this year.
Open water swimming in Tahiti!
Only a 6km run for me this weekend – still getting back into the swing of things after illness and my own international move derailed regular athletic endeavors!
Walking my 2 month old son to sleep, that counts as exercise now right?
MTB at Fountainhead Park
Gaelic Football training for a tournament coming up this weekend.
I’m supporting my wife have a baby – so not my athletic adventure – but hers… Reckon it will harder than any ironman =)
I took it easy this time. A lot of walking but nothing too sporty except for fixing the bike probably. Will try to compensate during the week.
Did three hours on the trainer before hitting the wall.
//Kristian
Ran the Boston Marathon for the first time!
Two weeks ago I raced a half and had my worst performance ever. So last weekend I did my vengeance run. Even though the effort was only medium hard and the ground was partly slippery, I managed the 21,1km 9 minutes faster than during the race.
I was supposed to have a bike race but it got cancelled because of snow. I ended up doing a race on Zwift instead.
A 90 minute Rogaine. I’d like to say I ran it but that would be stretching the truth – although there was that nice downhill bit towards the end . . .
Went swimming for the first time in months!
Changed and tested 165 mm crank arms on a ride. Ended with saddle sores.
Took the dog for a walk
The usual weekend ride, includes breakfast
Chasing a toddler. That counts, right?
A very nice controlled easy long run with a few added hills to spice things up
Did a sightseeing trip by running around the city from one end to another.
Did my first run after nearly one month with the flu. #backonfeet
Easy 5 mile run after a tough Zwift ride! Training for Arizona 70.3!
I had a test halfmarathon in preparation to my next marathon. I did not have the time to participate in an official event but never the less was motivated enough to set a new personal best :-).
Ran 18k through the Theodosian walls of Constantinople, around the blue mosque, and to our favorite breakfast spot by the spice bazaar in Istanbul.
2 days of mountainbiking and then a stomach infection after drinking water from an infested spring on the trail….
I raced my first TT in Allamuchy, NJ.
Running in the rain again. Because no space for a treadmill.
Stage 5 on Zwift, followed by a two hour run on Sunday. Both days I had a concert to play in! Needless to say, but yesterday was rather a lazy day
6hrs of base miles
Two hours of squash on Saturday followed by a very stiff run on Sunday.
I won he squash though
Easy 3 hour bike ride.
Ran a little over 10km, getting ready for Sunday’s marathon (in Namur, not London or Antwerp).
Getting ready for half marathon in 2 months and trying to also go to the gym 3 times a week… “brick” workouts with squats and then running 10k are HARD!
We got snowed on… Hopped on the erg for a 3x2000m session.
I went downhill skiing in the still cold and snowy Canadian Rockies.
Had a wonderful race this weekend, 5k, came in third and managed to set the personal best which was standing for a year!
Linz Marathon but unfortunately did not finish
Recovering from nasty sinus infection so my dog took me on a few brisk speed walks
Saturday: 76 km bike event with my wife.
Sunday: 25 km run
Je refait du fractionné court (6×400) : ça décrasse !!
Soccer!
This past weekend I rode the Tierra Bell 100 km route in preparation for the Primavera Century on 4/22. Here’s the Strava link link to strava.com
It was the perfect day for a ride. The morning started cool and the afternoon warmed up. The last leg of the route was at a slight incline, it was the hardest climb of the day!
Chased and wrestled the kids. Walked a lot and also used bike share.
20 km run with good friend
I did a very early 2hour run in prep for Comrades Marathon
First ride outside after a long winter of Zwift and Tacx. It feels weird…
Lots of xc skiing and downhill skiing in Finnish Lappland!
Friends from Baltimore were in The Netherlands and went to a football/soccer match. The next morning I had to run off some of the junkfood so I did a 9k run. Oh… and ofcourse some Netflix
Weekend as business as usual, gardening, some short distance biking and running of course. It was sunny, but windy…
Burning the calories of my father’s birthday party
Raced in the Front Range Cycling Classic Road race @ the Air Force Academy in Men’s CAT3-4 this weekend.
Just a 4hr mtb ride. But a great one!
Assembled our Peanuts Thule jogger and dodged rain storms on walks. It was too wet and windy to tempt me onto the bike. I did rebuild my gravel bike as a 1x too… Maybe that counts.
We love to go to Runner club to participate with group of friends
Taking it easy to let me ankle recover for a bit longer.
I had a nice ride through the Dutch and Belgian countryside. For the first time this year in summer kit.
Wandered around Paris eating, telling myself I was still recovering from the marathon the weekend before.
Hi there,
The weather wasn’t very nice this weekend in Chicagoland so I just racked up some miles and vertical feet virtually on Zwift.
Thanks a bunch for what you do,
Jimbo
Did a 40k time trial on Sunday
I rode in my first century in over three decades
Tested my new trail running shoes in the Buda Hills with a 20k run.
First run outdoors after winter!
Exceptionally great morning ride on SUP with friends !
Swapped to 165 mm crank arms and tested them out on a ride. Ended with saddle sores.
Does it count that I had a weekend of running… errands? Oh and gardening can be pretty intense… I am planning to go for a nice run next weekend to kick off marathon training!
Had a two day core workout due to moving and changing summer tires to multiple cars.
A group ride on Saturday, followed by a solo ride on Sunday.