I’m excited to announce a new partnership for US readers, with Backcountry.com & CompetitiveCyclist.com! This new partnership helps support the site here, while also getting you a discount on applicable items as well using the DCR Coupon Code. And, atop that, they’re sponsoring giveaways like this very one right here. Win-win!
Both Backcountry.com & CompetitiveCyclist.com are owned by the same entity, and thus you’ll largely see most of the sports tech items I tend to review on both platforms. Eagle-eyed readers have noticed a slow transition of links over to Backcountry.com & CompetitiveCyclist.com over the last few weeks – and I’ve already seen a number of you taking advantage of that. Using the links here on the site (always on the sidebar), or in the review posts directly, helps support what I do here. It’s much appreciated!
Atop that, I’ve been working with the folks at both companies to increase inventory and stocking in the sports tech product areas you care about most, something you’ll probably start to see the benefits of over the next little while (and in some cases, already).
For those readers that have been around the site a long time, you’ll know previously my main partner in the US was Clever Training, for some 8 years in fact! And they’ve been a great partner over that timeframe not just for the site, but for thousands of you as well. Links to Clever Training will continue to support the site through the end of October, but not beyond that. Your existing Clever Training VIP memberships will remain valid beyond that, as do any points you’ve accrued.
Now to get this party kicked off, I’m doing a $500 gadget giveaway. It’s been a while! The winner gets a $500 gift certificate to Backcountry or Competitive Cyclist for the gear of their choice. It could be a watch, a bike computer, or heck, even just a whole lot of gels. Or a hoodie. Whatever floats your boat. Now, while the Backcountry/Competitive Cyclist site is mostly blocked in Europe and some other places, fear not – you’re still good! You can continue using Wiggle or Amazon to support this site (they are always on the sidebar). And, if you are a non-American winner, you’ll still get up to a $500 gadget of your choice that’s from their inventory. See, I have you covered!
Use Backcountry.com or Competitive Cyclist with either the coupon code DCRAINMAKER for first-time users saving 15% on applicable products. And both Backcountry & Competitive Cyclist offer free 2-day shipping!
How to enter the giveaway:
Simply leave a short description below in the comments with what your weekend workout plans are. Even if that ‘workout’ includes spending time with Netflix. Recovery is important!
Note that simply putting the word ‘Run’ in the box is likely to get caught up in my SPAM filters. And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM. So, adding a few extra explanatory words helps! Got all that?
Good luck!
The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, October 19th, 2020 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time. Winner will be selected randomly. One entry per person. The selected product will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming it’s in stock. If the winner is outside the US, I’ll work with you directly to get you all sorted out. Note that your information above stays entirely within the dcrainmaker.com site and is not given to any entities, except the winner of course, as to be able to place their order.
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I will expend the weekend running after my kid, he has too much energy lol
I plan an open water swim on Saturday at the Tomine dam, 5k, for Sunday cycle ride to the sisga and return 102k
Watching the kiddos while the wife is away.
Solvang Autumn Double Century
Getting back to the MTB after my Everesting on the road bike a week or so ago! Time for the fun!
Just hit Day 300 on a run streak – so more running on tap
this will be a test the varia radar weekend to see if I drink the koolaid of it and maybe some gravel on sunday. Oh and constant bitching about my element….ha!
Zwift for 2 hours x 2
I’ll be out hitting the trails and grinding some gravel!
Long run !
Weekends are time with the kids, so workout will be a “family bike ride”, with a 2yo on her balance bike racing her big brother on the bike paths and parks near home
Taking my kids hiking in sunny AZ and then helping my daughter prep for delayed cross country season.
Rowing and indoor cycling
13 mile run with a couple of bike rides for fun. Oh and going by mom’s to install a new light in the laundry room.
F45 to regain fitness so I’m back on my bike soon.
I am mountain biking in Saturday and road biking on Sunday. I had to rehab a back injury most of the summer so Sunday will be my first limg ride up a mountain. I can’t wait!!!
I plan to ride gravel up to Skyline drive in Virginia to check out the leaves.
Peloton 60 min ride with Matt Wilpers and possibly a pool swim!
Trainerroad, zwift and a Devils Hole hike in western NY
It’ll be a short run on Saturday and a long run on Sunday.
Ironman Florida training
Running a 4k cross country race on Sunday afternoon!
Going to do an indoor triathlon of rowing, riding, and running!
Ride 100 kms with my MTB !
Orienteering with some friends and the local club. Love to see Backcountry.com support – they’re based in my small town.
Running with my XC getting ready for championships.
I plan on doing some sort trail runs this weekend. Thanks!
Starting to taper towards 50 miles of pacing at the Mohican 100 at the end of the month
Running half road, half trail around Muscat with a group of friends
I’m gonna be Zwifting all weekend. Couple of long rides scheduled as well as an hour in the local pool.
going on a trail adventure!
Watching hubie Halloween… Recovering
My weekend workout involves assembling my new treadmill. I’m sure that would count as strength and endurance. If it is easy, might even try it out for a run.
Run a few miles
Since October this year seems to be my lazy month my workouts will likely involve leaf cleanup and chasinig children. I really need a lawn mower activity profile on my Fenix 6.
Track workout with my dog as a running partner!
Couple of kids sports to meet my Dad’s taxi obligations the hopefully a ride on Sunday morning.
Getting my 6’2” frame crammed into a Delta Airlines seat and hoping the person sitting in front doesn’t recline.
Tempt my willpower by riding up the Capital Crescent Trail and smelling the Bethesda Bagels.
Dryland XC ski training with some rambunctious 12 year olds!
I’m going to a luxury hotel to celebrate my anniversary with my wife. Walking around the lakes will be the only exercise this weekend.
Easy run after busy morning at children’s athletics this morning. Long road ride tomorrow.
Recovery run and some mountain biking before the cold arrives.
I’m gonna ride my bike to have some delicious crepes with some of my pals.
A one hour run on the Peloton Tread is my weekend jam
Triathlon of sleep, walk dogs, and recover from cold/allergies.
Zwifting the night away…and some hiking!
Saw the first snowflakes fly today, so weekend workout has been changed from riding to raking.
5,000 meters on row machine and TRX workout. Thanks!
As we start to see again restrictions due to C19 imposed in Poland, among them closure of gyms starting from Oct 17, I will do outside run in my favorite park where you don’t need to wear a face mask.
This very short race season is pretty much over with my last 10k the previous Sunday so mostly recovery focused.
~9 hours in the saddle
Go for a walk!
TrainerRoad rides and long runs.
Sadly my workout this weekend has to be fixing my furnace. It’s getting cold in Northern Ontario.
Plans for the weekend are really simple-
pass the damn kidney stone that’s refused to move for the last week. That’s pretty much it… I may to knock it loose via the mountain bike, always a fun time on the hardtail slamming the local trail.
A lot of not much happening this weekend.
5 hrs of foliage riding.
Zwifting, running, and dad-stuff
A hilly ride around my neighbourhood. Everything else is just a bonus.
Run, ride, walk and pandemic pizza Saturday!
Bring on the swag!
Recovery weekend run before the final push in the garmin faster 10k program.
Bike ride on Saturday and a 10k on Sunday
All these comments are an inspiration! As for me, woke up at 6 to head out before the sun comes up and it gets hot. Enjoyed racing up and down a few nearby hills on my road bike. Saw more runners and cyclists than usual, probably due to new limitations in travel distance. Met my wife along the way, who was out for a run. Tomorrow we will be riding together at an only slightly more leisurely pace.
Saturday – Ironman VR28 Run-Bike-Run
Sunday – Half Marathon Distance Run
Lots of recovery walking assuming the rain doesn’t get me. And if time allows – aerobic fall garden cleanup duties.
I hope to enjoy one of the last days of relatively normal temperature for a long ride.
Well, I had to leave Amsterdam for Canada to take care of a family issue, so I’m currently in quarantine (Saturday is day 13 of 14, so I’m nearly done!), which means no cycling.
While there’s no indoor bike trainer here, the place I’ve rented has a pretty good home gym, so besides my usual 25 min shoulder rehab and 45 min core work, I’ll do some tabata intervals on the elliptical trainer for 30 mins, some plyometrics for 25 mins, a session of 25 min lunge and squats, and wrap things up with some hill sprints on the little hill on the property to work the glutes and stabilizers. That’s pretty well been the routine for the last 10 days or so, with a little bit of variation here and there.
While these sessions certainly help pass the time in quarantine, they’re nothing like getting in some proper riding!
The good news: next week I’m back on my road bike which I brought with me (as well as hopefully taking care of the issues that brought me here in the first place, of course…) so we can start periodization and build-up for the 2021 MTB season in ??!
How’s that for a weekend workout plan? ?
yum, SPAM! To eat of course, not get sandwiched by. Will bike on the trainer likely Saturday and Sunday, undecided on length.
Easy shakeout run Sat morning then Sunday running with a friend to try and pace her to a half marathon PB!
Saturday a whole 200k on the bike plus a 20k sunday run!
1000 pushups……..I mean pushpops.
Planning on doing a 80 miles ride along the Hudson River on Saturday and Sunday to forget about pandemic times :-)
Tear my handlebars off in a fit of extreme wattage!!!
A nice walk with my wife and kid.
I’m planning on indoor cycling, and getting at least one run in.
Coffee and a run!
Light running while on vacation with the family
I had a tempo TrainerRoad ride today and a beautiful 10k run in snowy Alberta Canada tomorrow planned.
Peloton Friday, then a hike at a state park with the kiddos on Saturday.
Plan to do some hiking with my wife this weekend plus some time on the indoor trainer.
Peloton Hamilton ride
This weekend, I’ll do some long running intervals (Saturday) before I run with my high school run clubSunday will be a solo long slow run. Big weekend of training!
Watch my son’s last XC race of the season and take our new puppy swimming for the first time (before it gets too cold!).
More treadmill
Lots of laundry, yardwork, … but I’ll be running trails late tomorrow (Saturday) morning and Sunday
I’m running my Oklahoma City virtual half marathon tomorrow morning.
Zwift race beat down.
Time on the trainer, because winter is here.
Picking up a heavy duffel bag and putting it down again, many times.
Today, raced on Zwift with a couple of mates. About to go for an easy walk with the wife. Tomorrow; Body Pump virtual class followed by a good walk – then hopefully a government announcement opening up Melbourne a bit more.
a 35-40 mile road ride saturday with about 2000′ of vertical. A 15 mile mountain bike ride Sunday with about 1500′ of vertical
Intervals on Saturday, easy run on Sunday
Full on recovery weekend
Day hike with my family. Going preschooler place, it’ll likely be a recovery event.
My weekend workout will include a 10km run and my Saturday trainerroad low volume sweet spot base 2 session. I’ll also likely have many walking my 5 month old o sleep either by pushing a buggy or with her strapped to me in a sling.
Mountains! Road bike on Sat, hike on Sun
Gonna try to go for a zone 2 run and maybe ride bikes with my dad!
First run with my new Brooks Hyperion Elite 2
Gravel ride
Mountain bike attempt number 2! And then a short 5k run
I have Zone 2 training on Zwift for an hour and half …. I need to move to some place outside of Canada that has good road riding weather all year. ?
My good friend and riding buddy was hit by a car on 10/9 — coded twice and almost died — and I’ve lost my mojo for riding, so this weekend I’m going to ride and get it back – I don’t care how bad the weather is. This one is for you buddy, and no matter how long it takes, I’ll be ready to ride with you again when you are.
5k run and 15k bike ride, all on paved trails
Long weekend run; hopefully a bike ride; check out a new pool option
Planning a family bike ride with the kiddo on a Strider to build the love of the sport as early as possible.
I plan to get in a few long rides around Lake Tahoe this weekend!
Long run on Saturday and some Zwifting on Sunday for a bit. Lots of recovery around a fire pit.
I am going to ride at least 4 hours on Sunday, and probably do some strength and yoga tomorrow,
Gonna paint my kitchen ceiling and ride the Alps in Zwift.
Long run on Saturday, yoga on Sunday.
I’ve got a long run planned for Saturday and then a big trip to the dog park to wear out the Beast and the kids.
Planning on riding my bike if it is not too smoky.
Been sick the last week or so, so I’m going to take it easy and get back into it on Monday!
Thanks, Ray!
Probably a 2 hour trainer road workout
I will be doing a long run on Saturday then either a hike or bike ride on Sunday.
Ride Old Tunnel!
Long run on Saturday, short run and long walk on Sunday. I’ll do some pushups, too.
Going mountain biking in the fresh snow. Going to be below freezing but no Buttercups here
I’ll be “lifting”.. lumber as I build a deck, probably “running” to the hardware store multiple times as well!
Inside ride. The snow is here already.
Mountain biking with my son. Hope the rain doesn’t get too heavy, cos we’ll get wet.
As always thanks Ray.
Hike with the dog unless the smoke it too thick.
Hot springs and intervals… and avoiding smoke plumes from wildfires
I plan to ride my salsa cutthroat before the break of dawn tomorrow (Sunday) while Singapore is still sleeping in order to explore some new roads and trails.
Adding some KM to the virtual Gong Ride
Long ride on Saturday and shorter ride on Sunday.
This weekend plan to run a 30k long run through the Tokyo rain, and to enjoy every wet minute of it.
8 mile run to prep for Haunted Half Marathon in Provo, Utah on Halloween. Thanks DCRainmaker!!!
Running, maybe some swimming and definitely some BritBox.
Trail work from the recent hurricane and then the next day I’ll be enjoying the fruits of the labor!!!
Grandkids on Saturday. Then rest and recovery on Sunday including maybe long walk or Mountain Bike lap of local Preserve
This weekend I’ll be riding in support for breast cancer awareness
Gravel!
12 hour days at work this weekend but will still get a couple short runs in on the treadmill.
Hello, My weekend training plan will focus on indoor work on my Kinetic Road Machine and the FIT series of training sessions. As the outdoor temps are cooling down I continue indoor workouts.
Planning a long ride on Saturday, followed by weights and football o Sunday.
First Snow of the year…time to get out on the fat bike!
Incorporating my training ride to/from spectating at a exotic car gathering!
Attempting to squeeze in a long run around house showings and an open house.
Back at home from university to avoid the second wave and am looking forward to some bread and butter hard 2 hour efforts (30 miles a piece with some decent climbing).
I’ve been meaning to do a full effort half marathon for a few weeks, so if I’m lucky with the weather, willpower, and getting up in time to kmock it out before the kid’s soccer, that’s happening either Sat or Sun.
One or two trainer road sessions, then it’s all kindle and Netflix from there on out :)
Saturday is going to be a 40-45 km smooth bike ride in the morning and some foam rolling by the end of the day. Sunday will be another bike ride, probably around 60km. In Montreal, the weather is getting worse and worse at this time of the year so I’ll enjoy some nice weather this week-end to use my bike. I don’t mind bad weather for running. Of course, sunday afternoon and night is for NFL!! :)))
Zwift bike, run outside (or Zwift run on the treadmill)
Running with my son while keeping an eye on next weeks 5k with my pup…
Backcountry.com is a litigious company who is trying to claim the word ‘Backcountry’ as a trademark.
Hiking, perhaps a quick ride.Congrats on the new sponsors.
Laps of Stanley park
A short run on Saturday, and a medium Zwift session Sunday.
My workout plan for the weekend is my first ride on the trainer since dislocating my elbow a few weeks ago.
Probably a bike ride or two this weekend.
My long training run for my half marathon (11.5mi)
Long run. Lots of rest/recovery.
I participated in the local parkrun, which has just started back up after a COVID pause.
Trainer road workout Saturday morning. Long outdoor run Sunday morning. Enjoying fall weather in Iowa!
Other than walking the dog I’ll watch baseball
Pacing a friend for their (virtual) Marine Corps 10k enroute to completing my (virtual) Army 10 Miler.
Waiting for our new peloton
Saturday night is 800m road intervals, followed by a 10-12 Mile trail run through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Going to enjoy the cooler temperatures and fall colors.
My weekend workout involves wearing full PPE in a COVID unit for 12-hour shifts.
8 miles with my son in the stroller tomorrow to enjoy the first great weekend of fall weather in Florida!
First big snow of the year tonight so I’m be dashing though the snow on the weekend
Going to Storm King on Saturday and riding around the berkshires on Sunday.
Lap swimming at the YMCA on Saturday and Sunday
Running with my son on Saturday morning, followed by my long 30K run on Sunday.
Do core exercices at home and a 2 hours ride Saturday. Sunday I will bike for 115 km
I’ve got a few trainerRoad workouts planned, along with a bike-fit and maybe I’ll do some outdoor rides too if the weather allows.
Trainer ride with Netflix. Too windy out!
Rehab the water on my knee from getting rear ended.
I plan to watch football and run some miles.
Looks like I’ve got a chilly metric century ride tomorrow then a run of undetermined length on Sunday.
Doing an easy 5k run after a heat-wave induced pause. Forecast looks good.
Hopefully a long run! Kind of overdid it this week so we’ll see how I feel.
I have to work this week end, so I will jut do a 2 hours ride with my wife. Have a nice week end
Two easy 30 minute runs and a 2-3 hour gravel ride.
Saturday a 3k jog….just returning from the pandemic lockdown rest ??♂️
Sunday 1-2 hrs football session on speed and shot accuracy ?
I’m getting married so hopefully I can sneak a run in before the ceremony, otherwise, it’s a rest week.
800 m sprints on Saturday and 21 miles on sunday
Long ride on new road bike before the weather gets too cold!
Easy run, pumpkin patch and Netflix
MTB ride with the family.
Rollers tomorrow, 30 mile kayak Sunday.
A short recovery ride
rehabbing my busted calf
Getting up to coach some socially distanced high schoolers at the mountain bike trails on a chilly morning.
Will try a trail run for the 1st time… Lets see how it goes.
With the fires in Colorado, indoor bike and run
2.5bike tomorrow followed by 30 min run…….1h the next day
I will rest after the Ironman VR27 weekend, and also have a safe distance lunch with my IronMan training team in house
A lot of indoor/outdoor fall cleanup and possibly a Sunday bike ride.
Hopefully a double ride weekend: one avg ride (~20 miles) and maybe one a bit longer. But who knows. The weather looks to be turning a bit cold in my area. Could be inside on the trainer instead.
Hitting Zwift for some base miles
Starting up Sufferfest training season. Nails hammers chamois…
Hoping to bike on Ashtabula County Ohio Greenway.
Road and dirt!
This weekend I eill do workout 1 of the Zwift Academy Run and on Sunday a 3.5 hour indoor Zwift ride. Hope I get lucky this year!
Running in the he morning then chasing a toddler around.
My bro will be in town, so we found him a loaner bike, and we’re going to hammer out a couple of rides. I haven’t ridden with him in years so it will be fun! Also going to try out my new Garmin 935 that I bought earlier this week after you sale heads up!
Zwift Academy Road workout while watching Man Utd struggle against the next team on the schedule