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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This weekend is all about running as I am training for a Marathon taking place two weeks from tomorrow.
Just went for a short ride, raining all weekend…
Temps in Boston were in the 50s and dropped into the teens this weekend. So 90 minutes of TrainerRoad on Saturday and 2 hours of Zwifting on Sunday.
An hour on the trainer to recover from 20 miles running on the trail.
Saturday:
90min easy ride 42km followed by a Run straight off the bike. Using parkrun for that.
Sunday 1500m swim TT at race pace in race kit.
Then web over the local triathlon course with the junior group.
Kia ora from New Zealand. This weekend me and my buddies knocked out the 101km Forest Graperide. We even managed a PB. I would love to win a Stages Power Meter!!
Typical Chicago windy weather. Trainer Road, time for FTP again followed by cursing for not having improved
55 miles on the tri bike this morning. Practiced nutrition for Oceanside 70.3 next month. Race pace brick run off the bike. Tomorrow- sleep in and have breakfast with my kiddos.
Short climb focusing on heart rate
Group ride Saturday morning but the group cut the route short, so rode a few miles to rendezvous with another group as they came by. Hung on for a while but got dropped on a hill and rode home solo. 65 miles.
a 26km ride followed by a short 10km run.
Plan on riding the Centennial Trail tomorrow starting from Snohomish, WA. Should be a nice ride with beer and steak salad at the Trails End Taphouse after. Thank you for the excellent product reviews and giveaways!!
Pick up bread this morning!
Stuck on the trainer this weekend : (
I’m doing a couple races on Zwift this weekend!
Strava Fondo challenge. It’s only 100km.
My 40k of hill trading turned into a trip to my LBS for 2 new wheels which had both been cut!
Ice cold wet mountain biking in Wicklow, Ireland, warming up with cross country loop, then getting stuck into Enduro until my pedal bearing broke and my pedal fell off.
Recon ride of my next race, which is a week from tomorrow
On the Trainer tomorrow !
I think I’ll be resting! Attempted a huge HC category climb today without a compact chainring— was probably too much for me haha.
2 hour indoor ride… too cold at this moment
I’ll just dream about Cycling
Lots of Midwestern gravel.
Ride off vacation weight
Today was a 40 miles outdoors. Tomorrow will be an hour of intervals on the trainer.
Race season starts Saturday! Time trialing in the Pacific Northwest!
TrainerRoad session on the Kickr
82 KM Tour de Bintan, Indonesia, UCI
I coached inside for 2hr working my Ironman type watts
Plan to do an hour and half on the trainer Sunday.
I did a 50 mile gravel ride on Saturday morning from Smithville, Texas, with a group of 200 others.
Smashed out a 120k Akas loop with
the Rivet Racing boys.
I’ve got another long session on the rollers tomorrow. Not the most fun thing, but I get to watch some Star Trek!
Outdoor ride evaporated as the weekend temp fell from 65 -> 29 … 2 hours 45 minutes worth of spin class instead. :-(
The usual road biking, which in California is mountain biking!
A short ride prepping for our vacation to Tuscany.
I planed on doing a long ride. My 2 year old had other plans!
Saturday short brick and Sunday finally out in the nice weather for about 35.
Getting out tomorrow for 50 I hope. First decent ride in awhile. I don’t do longer rides than commutes when it is under 50F.
Weather has turned cold again so I’ll probably log a couple miles on the elliptical and possibly slog through some time on Zwift if the home projects get done quickly enough
Ergvideos! 50 miles on the “out of business” computrainer
Since it’s 3 degrees here in Massachusetts, my plans are to hit the trainer for a long workout this weekend.
Still cold here, so did a spinning class Friday and a jog Saturday.
I would love to start training with a free power meter!
I rode to the gym this morning and, weather permitting, will be doing fixed-gear crit training in the Port of Oakland tomorrow morning!
This weekend will be pretty low-key…only about 1.5 hrs on the trainer.
zwift!
Did a fun mixed terrain ride today that included dirt roads, 4WD tracks, a stream crossing, some pavement and hike-a-bike up and over a steep day. Best way to use a cyclocross bike this time of the year :)
Some last minute fine tuning on the velodrome before Masters Track Nationals this week
Light ride Saturday- Bribie Tri Sunday (sprint distance)
I’m getting on the trainer for the first time in 6 months. Had a procedure on my leg. Gained some unwanted pounds that NEED to come off. Just 45 minutes each day. Won’t be long I’ll be out in the roads.
A 3hs/100km ride with club mates.
Ride around town if it’s not raining; otherwise, Zwift for a few hours.
Some trainerroad crit workouts each day, bout an hour each, since temps have dipped into the teens (F)
It’s time to get back on the bike and do a few 30 km laps around the Swan River in Perth.
On bike: 1hr light effort spin.
Off bike: Develop a bike geometry comparison spreadsheet with scatter graph pictorial.
Rode 60 miles today, followed by a short run…then hot tubbing with the wife tonight ;) (if He kids don’t wreck it, which the probably will…but I am really hoping the won’t).
Riding into a fresh mountain headwind for a few hours.
I was on a work training course all week, away from my bike, so my weekend plans were simply to get out on the bike and enjoy myself!
No cycling this weekend; the weather’s too cold and the main focus is tuning up for a half-marathon. After that, cycling will begin in earnest.
I’m going to start my return to cycling this weekend with my first real ride in a few months. Can’t wait.
After attending funerals on Friday and Saturday, looking forward to getting on the bike on Sunda and just riding, enjoying the outdoors, and processing the last two days.
Saturday Trail Run and Sunday bike ride when it’s a little warmer
Too much snow for cycling outside, but instead two group cycling sessions indoors.
Indoor cycling on my traîner
1 hour outside today in 10 degrees and an hour run tommoro!!
Taking the Yeti over to the Coler Trails Preserve in Bentonville, which is one of my favorite Oz Trails of NW Arkansas.
90 minute fatbike snow ride. And maybe little kickr on Sunday.
Morning ride to Boulder, home from Boulder and as many dirt roads and trails as I can find between those two.
I will ride to Sunday market on Sunday, about 40 km.
Two rides with my fiancé counting down the days to our wedding next weekend
Could Group ride
I took my TT out for 55km, getting it ready for a race next weekend. Wet and gritty, but she’s all cleaned up now.
My cycling plans included going to the Toronto International Bicycle Show.
Take my bike for a test ride after installing new tires.
Nice 40km ride, testing out a rode bike
Spin from the trainer and if the weather holds an outdoor long ride.
A trainer ride on Friday due to the weather and a 50 mile outdoor ride with friends on Saturday. Back to work Sunday
Weekend plan is to ride with my 4 yo daughter in tow, in her weehoo. Training to pull her for two weeks in July in Idaho.
Short 10k ride with my daughter.
Quite a bit of running over the weekend and a trainer cycling sesh.
20 min Threshold Test. Ouch!
Swim/Run on Friday, 1hr30min Kickr ride/1hr Treadmill run Saturday, Swim/Run on Sunday
Did 83 on the bike today and long run tomorrow.
Zwift on Sunday for 3 hours… Come on spring!!!
2 days of fat biking!
4hr training on the mountains!
Just got back from 7 month deployment. Looking forward to getting some outdoor riding in! Looking to do a 10 mile run on Sat and a 2 hour hill ride OUTSIDE on Sun!
Did a shop ride yesterday and plan to do an indoor trainer session tonight.
35km mountain bike ride through the You Yangs (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) on Saturday. 45km road bike ride Sunday.
Just 1 hour TrainerRoad on saturday and relax on sunday. On monday will begin a hard training week.
Road riding 40 or so miles with a good friend.
Just got the bike back from the shop. Only got a ride in their parking lot. May jump on Zwift Sunday.
Trainerroad- over unders, sweet spot , runs and swims.
I’m stuck working this weekend but walking the dogs is akin to fartleks when they chase squirrels.
Travelling to no cycling this weekend. Running on the beach instead. Lots of cycling next week to make-up!
Tomorrow’s the last long training run for a half in 3 weeks. Today was a stay inside and avoid the coldest day in NY all year!
90 minute ride at the park in Saddle Brook, NJ on a very cold, windy Saturday.
Zero. Zilch. None. Too much hockey to get a ride in.