It’s March already. Which means that for many in the Northern Hemisphere you’re likely starting to increase the mileage and times of your workouts in preparation for the spring and summer ahead. As such, there’s likely no better time to up your training game with some new gadgets. Thus, I’m here to give you the power. Or rather, my partner in giveaway crime Clever Training is. I’m just like the guy calling you to tell you that you won the sweepstakes.
In any case….
As of a few weeks ago, Clever Training now stocks Stages power meters. So they’ll be giving the winner a free Stages power meter of their choice. As for the crank flavor: Carbon, aluminum, cookie-dough..whatever floats your boat…it’s yours. Hell – I’ll even say that you can pick up the entire crankset if you want. Hopefully, the CT folks won’t mind, because I’m writing this late and had a few too many glasses of wine to bother calling them. You can thank me later…or now.
How to enter:
Simply leave a short description of your cycling plans for the weekend (or, if you enter in on Monday, what you cycled over the weekend).
Note that if you partied in a hot-tub at a ski resort instead of cycling this weekend, that’s fully acceptable. I’m 100% on your side. Obviously though, simply detail that activity instead as your response.
Good luck!
The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, March 6th, 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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Run round driving kids to Cricket and field hockey trials for forthcoming season. Trainer road 2 hour sessions and Sunday summer mountain bike in Port Hills with friends.
Nothing, zero, absolutely zilch …. its been off to the mountains for me to get in as much skiing as possible.
Brick – 2.5 hour trainer session Sunday using TrainerRoad followed by 30 minute easy jog
storm warning this weekend. Short spin before the storm hit today.
Just completed 1 hr on the turbo and then tomorrow 3.5 he group ride with the local bike club in Dublin Ireland.
3hrs on the indoor trainer because I can’t wake up early to beat Mumbai traffic, again.
Me and some friends went for a 100km ride on slushy roads outside of Stockholm. Snow, burning legs and bonking wasn’t really part of the weekend plan, but man was it great!
Saturday checking if I recovered from the cold, if so, race the The Hague Championship on sunday and try to prolongate my last years title.
Long ride on Sunday!
Bike Until my wheels falls off
Staying indoors!
Rode Zwift mountain route Friday night. Probably do a nice easy 1 hr aerobic ride around Pittsburghs river trails on Sunday!!
40 planned tomorrow, probably in the rain knowing what the weather is like on Wales, before being dragged to, and around, a wedding fair and therefore having no more money for gear.
Trainer time
Zwift!
42 miles this morning in group ride. C’mon power meter!!!
3×20 SST on the rollers. Then maybe a long slow ride outside on Sunday if it’s not too cold and windy.
Easy recovery ride saturday after rowing training.
I’ll be hitting my first ride in 2017. I plan an easy 30k.
Nordic Skiing with baby in tow today. Tomorrow FTP test using Tacx trainer/Zwift and a borrowed Power Tap wheel. Need that power meter when its time to get out on the roads.
Winter was not really studious for me, and I’m starting to ride back very lately this year… So this weekend, I’ll just ride for pleasure around home to discover some new roads on Saturday.
And I’ll have fun on Zwift on Sunday (that’s why I need a power meter, so as to have more fun on Zwift!!! ;-) )
Half TrainerRoad, half outside trying to simulate a TrainerRoad workout.
Want to beat my pr on Strava! I have got a new bike and have just destroy my pr! Fuck yeah ??
Today Saturday 3 h MTB with studs in icy conditions. Watts don’t count with studs, hours do.
Tomorrow more of the same ;)
Swimming pool on Saturday and basketball on Sunday!
Will go on 23.5 kilometer on airport blue lane here in bkk international airport
Putting in some road bike miles today. I’m pretty sure there’s a 20mph wind blowing.
I had to leave the bike at work on Friday, so went to the gym for a double spin class – they have new stages fixed bikes – really nice. Sunday – pick up the bike from work and out to the Surrey Hills :-)
Ftp test today. Easy spin tomorrow on zwift. Still lots of snow up here.
Long Z2 Zwift session today due to rain and cold outside. Rest day tomorrow. Ride on!
Two Zwift sessions. :)
I ran 22 miles this morning and will bike 2 hours tomorrow for recovery. Awesome!
Weekend off visiting my ageing parents
Team training sessions on Monday and Wednesday, MTB’ing with friends in Friday and a looooong ride on Saturday:)
2hr trainer road ride after 2.5 miles in the pool
Immna ride the Zwift for a few miles. Last year I did 195 “miles” this week so I am gonna try to best that despite how boring it’ll be. Gotta pedal about 125 between today and tomorrow. Bleh. I’ll put my odds at 30% and I think that’s being pretty generous.
No cycling…. moving parts over to a new road frame this weekend.
late night Sunday Zwift mountain session.
Moved to Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago and want to explore the surroundings over the weekend.
Competed in my 1st Tri yesterday! Placed 16/130. Thank God for my cycle leg as my run was woeful!
Teach my daughter how to ride this weekend.
No cycling this weekend. 20F with 15MPH winds.
Racing on Sunday the gf di andora, italy
Rollers today…. cx ride tomorrow!
Its still cold outside so two hours indoor with short easy brick run following ?
Trainer Road Phoenix Workout 1h30 at 80-85% FTP
With 20 cm of snow falling today I will be riding on my trainer for 3 hours :)
too cold, indoor training
Spring season …..getting slowly ready for a sprint triathlon…..weekend with one hour power cycling and enjoying the strong sun….vitamin D production!
Short session on Tacx genius smart.+ Zwift – as I finally managed to sync them!
I will be running the Chepe Corre half marathon this Sunday in CR. Hoping for a sunny morning
Rainy and stormy today, so I stayed home with my beautiful 6 months old daughter! I hope that I’ll have a chance to go for a nice gravel ride tomorrow.
Long session on the trainer while binge watching some Netflix
Original plan was 3+ hours on the road. Due to rain, it is now 3+ hours on the trainer.
Too damn cold again to bike outside so on the trainer again. Will try out Zwift and make a comparison with Trainer Roads
Kinetic trainer while watching Seinfeld reruns. Exviting, I know.
A 115km magical mystery tour of the local (ish) area, exploring new roads and climbs.
Hard and long :)
90 min on the trainer on Saturday in prep for long run Sunday
CRIT outdoor training on saturday and 40km Natuonal ITT race on Sunday here in New Zealand
Wife and I played hookie and went to Bartlett Lake (near Phoenix. 26 miles 3100′ incline) on Thursday. So that was our “Saturday”. Tomorrow we are going to ride some hills over in Usery and Fountain Hills (again near Phoenix, AZ) with a group. I don’t know why my wife thinks I’m a mountain goat. I’ve still got about 100 lbs to lose :p I wish she’d find a nice flat ride for us!
Long MTB ride along the river
Too cold here in Canada to ride outside, so easy 2 hour spinning in front of Netflix!
Looking forward to add power reading on my Garmin :) Cheers!
Beautiful trek along the beach in perfect weather
It’s half marathon weekend so no cycling for me. However, I’m using the training from this half to help me complete my first Olympic tri this summer.
I am training to do a 8 day benefit ride from italy to Rotterdam for canser reasurch . This weekend i am doing a 125km in wind and rain ( Holland ) and a recovvery indore !! A powermeter would make my bike complete and my training much more afisiant !!! Good luck to All in contest and have fun if you win !! :)
Indoor sweet spot workouts to be efficient whilst time is limited and the weather is questionable.
My cycling plan for the weekend: Clean the bike :)
Got sinusitis ☹️ So put a massive stop on all plans. Had a 115km ride in the pi$$ing rain in Aberdeenshire planned as well, gutted
Went for a 100km ride to visit Cafe Ventoux for the first time, well worth a visit.
4hrs continous ride @zone 2
3 hours just enjoying outdoors
At least 1 hour on Zwift tonight.
With this kind of rainy weather, running and swimming are my best option. Because I hate cleaning my bike for the umpteenth consecutive time.
Sadly no cycling due to work! but I will squeeze a run in! Hopefully..
Tiburon loop ride!
It’s -13 outside as I type this, so I’ll be on Zwift climbing the volcano.
I biked around following friends running a marathon today.
Still on the turbo trainer doing TrainerRoad, as I have vertigo so can’t be trusted on a group spin!
link to strava.com
Catching some sun rays
Staying in bed, in my mind following friends on the double-century I had planned to participate in. Overdid some core exercise, developed a sore knee, and on top of that caught a flu … that AFTER cycling heavily through the winter months. Could need a little support for a more balanced and “round” pedal stroke.
Ride down to the City of Refuge
Just finished a half marathon this morning, so a recovery ride tomorrow is on the calendar!
I have a 2 hour and 10 minute endurance ride on my wahoo kickr snap.
I’ll be riding around a 45 miler endurance ride with a short brick run after
No riding, driving freight trains.
Wanted to go for a ~40 miler up by mt. tam, but the rain foiled the plans. Going on the trainer instead.
Just got back from a 120km ride with my new fiance and friends, and now we’re all going out to celebrate our engagement
I remembered earlier today that I actually do own a normal bike and that life isn’t just riding a Wattbike in the gym through the winter; so I’ve just been outside for a spin in the fresh air!
Taking out my mtb again for a 2 hour ride
Was going to check out my hybrid in preparation for a short tour, but got sidetracked by the town’s civic ball!
Crushing group ride today – now hypoglycaemic. Intervals tomorrow.
Xert workout mode.
No cycling this weekend – beginning my marathon taper…
30 miles around Zwift island with a cheeky effort up the new volcano climb! Now for my bodyweight in beer.
My plans are a short ride on saturday after watching on TV the first round of World Triathlon Series (Abu Dhabi) and for tomorrow I will do a longer ride, around 3h30m depending on my feeling…
Training for a marathon, so since today a long run is on tap, tomorrow shall be an easy recovery ride on the trainer (it’s gonna be cold in the NE tomorrow).
This weekend – just cleaning and tweaking ?
Zwift
Stayed out too late after a strength training day to do much today but there’s always tomorrow! If I can reset the sleep clock tomorrow is set to be a 50+ mile day.