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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Saturday: 4+h cycling + easy squash session
Sunday: 5+h cycling + wine
Some trainer time while watching soccer this weekend.
Sunday I’ll be doing a long trainer session (1.5 hours) with a lot of tempo work-then I’m eating pancakes!
Long ride Sunday with Texas Triathlon (my college triathlon team). Hoping for some good weather as it’s been really rainy today.
Living in Montreal, today is -20 degrees Celsius, indoor spinning HIIT session (power low cadence)
Just 3-4 trainer rides
Very cold here this weekend -25 C. Looks like it will be indoor spinervals over the weekend
3am ride bike to work.
6am ride bike home.
7am get the wife out of the house, preferably on a bike ride.
I’m participating in the Dallas Senior Olympics this week.
I did a 2hr ride on the trainer then had a follow up on my bike fitting
No biking yet…
Still icy roads and XC ski season.
Did a 3 hour classic ski today and 3 hour skate tomorrow.
100k mtb race on Sunday :)
Pumped up the tires for a trainer ride today. Waiting for spring!
a recovery ride on the mtb after I do a 35km training run
Grinding it out on the turbo – snow out the window to my left, Breaking Bad on the TV to my right!!
Had to cancel my plans due to a cold!
Finishing up my last recovery ride (Cumberland) of 1/2 Distance Base Program on Trainerroad and getting ready for next 20 min FTP test on Monday. While I would prefer to be riding outside, I do love my Kickr in combo with Trainerroad. We still have a bit of Winter here in Canada.
Mike
P.S. Love your site and is 1st place I go to look for reviews on new gear. :)
A hilly 38km in 38degC temperatures cycle as part of a reverse triathlon. Horrocks Beach, Western Australia. ??????
55 mile sportive riding as fast as possible to avoid the coming rain
Still snowing outside… still on the trainer inside! :(
A pram run and maybe an indoor (Computrainer) ride to make up for missed road time…
Planning a 3 hour ride outside ifølge the weather is good, otherwise the trainer in the workshop will be punished ?
Not going to lie, this weekend I’m away from home doing a first aid course…but in my mind I’m on my TT blasting along the local flat!
Just 65km of pure pleasure today, first ride in shorter bibs. Sun, wind, birds singing… brilliant. Tomorrow some under threshold. Hopefully the weather will be alike :-)
Got two turbo sessions in already….bright and early tomorrow for an 80km MTB.
Planning to ride the Texas70.3 course in Galveston with the TriDot training camp. Hoping the weather cooperates!!!
Last long run today before half marathon next weekend. Recovery ride tomorrow.
For the weekend I dis 90km of Bike with m’y partner from Bionick Triathlon elite. And thème we ran 12km on the mountains. And tomorrow we Will Do à 3km sein. By the way last Tuesday with did pour first Century on the trainer!
Saturday 75 min ride with intervals. Sunday hour on the indoor trainer.
Trying to convince my 4 year old daughter that she would like to ride her new bike. Doubt the chance of winning a power meter would swing it for her! ;-)
After a week off skiing training resumes with 3:20 ride on power 1-2
Building up to the big race in early July.
Last Zwift ride this winter.
Easy hour on Sunday cycling as recovery from 18 mile run on Saturday. Spring is running season for me.
15F with 20mph wind so indoor Smart Trainer with effective workouts designed from PWFit.
Still cold here so spin class.
I’ll be sticking to Zwift this weekend thanks to the weather!
Had a fantastic ride with my teammates, about 75k with three nice climbs ?
Shiv is still on the trainer. 3.5 hours of work in.
I’d like to take a spin class in gym
I’m afraid it is turbo trainer for me this weekend. Sad.
I plan on riding along a river and seeing how my shoulder is recovering!
Group ride on Sunday
As it’s still winter in Wisconsin, just doing some virtual power on TrainerRoad waiting for the nice weather to come. Real power would definitely be nice.
Trainer for 30. And road tomorrow. Haven’t been on the bike in a while and need to work back into it.
It’s – 10c here so did a 10k treadmill RUN and 1.5 h on Zwift
3hour ride Sunday morning followed by a five mile run. Getting tuned up for Ironman Texas 70.3. :-)
3.5 hours on the trainer
Heading over Dree Hill with the lads in the rain tomorrow, sure what else would you be at.
1hr 45min (3×15 minute sweet spots) on the KICKR watching Strade Bianche on Saturday
2hr easy endurance on the KICKR on Sunday watching stage 1 of Paris-Nice
Trainer rides, waiting for the weather to get better!
if it ain’t snowing too much, I am planning a 20 km ride!
Indoor trainer waiting for broken thumb to get better!
Cycling vicariously on the internet and you-tube while I recover from a severe head-cold.
Given the rain forecast tomorrow is going to be Zwift day :-)
I just completed a 22 mi bike ride, and Sunday is a swim day!
Leading out 5k/10k for runners today. Who knows where for tomorrow.
I am training indoor on rollers. The streets are still covered with ice.
100km around Canberra & then partied on after an amazing French feed at Realm!
I will take advantage of the extra free hours to put some km on the bike to gain endurance.
Commuting, yay!
10 mile triathlon!!!
get up at 5am, ride as fast as possible for two and a half hours, get home to make breakfast in bed for everyone.
I get to see the sun come up over the ocean through the tears and dribble.
hour ride on trainer today…2 hours on my mid fat tomorrow outside
Invited 5 friends to ride with me on Saturday. They’ve completed 30 miles, not bad for their 1st time ride. I just added 5 new members to the brotherhood of roadies.
Beginning the taper before my race.
Riding with the kids to the beach. ;-))
This weekend is a just a 50km local loop incorporating some short hill repeats.
Spin class and weight lifting for me this weekend. Too blasted windy to ride outdoors!
Staying out of the rain with a bit of luck!
Down with the flu so no plans this weekend but I’ll be back…
I shall be riding indoors on Zwift tomorrow for about 90 minutes – still cold, salty and gravelly on our Pennsylvania roads!
Trying to teach my granddaughter how to ride a bike. I should be starting with a TT balance bike, right?
65 mile zone 2 ride in the cold
Recovery weekend!
Riding back and forth a few miles to have the brakes done on my truck.
Still inside on rollers
First ride after our newborn has come home from intensive care. Maybe 90min.
Fri:10 mi of Hill work @ LT
Sat or Sun (WX?): Leisure recovery ride, easy
SteveT
Cycling inside while waiting for the snow to melt :(
20 mile across the W&OD trail in Northern Virginia. It was Sunny but 25 degree fahrenheit. Trail was empty so I had it all to myself. Duathlon race tomorrow and party afterwards..
At a location where I couldn’t take my bike. So…weight training instead to prepare for the bike rides when I get home.
Trainerroad sweetspot workout. It’s grim outside!
First TT race of the season
Planning on about 65 miles of riding with about 12 miles of brick runs.
On the trainer. Too cold.
Hour and a half on the trainer in our basement.
My riding plans over the weekend are unfortunately INDOORS :-(
Being from New England means dealing with the weather. So while last weekend I did a beautiful 45 mile ride through Historic Concord and Lexington MA in nice 70+ degree, this weekend I am delegated to my trainer with temps not going higher that 20 ad windchill below 0!
Nice thing is 1000 calorie burn this morning on the trainer. A power meter would sure help with training stats!
No cycling for me this weekend, is been spent with the family celebrating my mum’s birthday
50 miles with a series of over/unders outside.
Bike is currently acting as a laundry rack for sweaty running gear
2hr easy ride in spectacular early autumn weather.
Step back week so hour on the trainer this morning.
10mile indoor triathlon tomorrow!
I haven’t biked in a while but this would get me going!
Turbo in my garage Saturday and a 60 mile Reliability ride around the Campsie Fells on Sunday.
No riding this weekend; adopted a dog and went to look at bikes for the wife…this would be mine though if I win!
Little 2.5 on the old trainerroad Saturday (spruce knob) then a short 1 hour on the trainer sunday!!
2 1/2 of suffering in my new pain cave with TrainerRoad, while I try to dial in my new saddle.
Zwifting
Laying in bed recovering from my 2nd cold in 3 weeks. Netrlix and ill