Socially Distant Sports Tech $500 Gadget Giveaway!

If there’s ever a time for a giveaway, this is definitely it. With a boatload of folks stuck inside, any bit of gadgetry cheer I can help usher in your general direction is a good. Plus, this post helps buy me a few more hours time to finish adding a couple of words to my nearly 11,000+ word long 2020 Indoor Trainer App Guide (you can see a sneak peek of it on my Instagram Stories). So whatever the reason – it’s time for a giveaway.

The winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway effort.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell (or get points instead that are kinda like cash).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from a new trainer to a new watch. Or perhaps a new GoPro to properly document your backyard adventures, or simply new shoes to keep pacing around your living room.

In fact, with the current 20% off sale on smart trainers and related accessories, it’ll also cover a number of trainers that are now down to even $399 – sweet! Whatever floats your boat and keeps you happy (Note: While they don’t technically sell boats, they do sell stand-up paddleboards…which, are kinda like boats. And that also helps with social distancing. Just sail/paddle away!).

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of the last workout you’ve managed while properly social distancing. It’s as simple as that!

The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a simple one-word answer (i.e. ‘Walk’), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM, especially if you’re pulling that can out of your hoarded stash.  Got all that? Good.

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Sunday, March 29th, 2020 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. Anyone in the world may enter, there’s no limitations there. However, some products can’t be shipped internationally – though most can.

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4,083 Comments

  1. Mike W

    I rode a metric century ride this past Sunday. It was my first of the year. I had been training for an upcoming Gran Fondo event but the event got postponed. In the spirit of “just ride” I saddled up and headed out to do it on my own!

  2. Patrick

    Evening run, where the walkers on the street outnumbered the cars 5x. Everyone stayed 2m away from each other….
    Thank you your posts!

  3. EeMeng Quek

    Early morning run while nobody is around and did workout at my home gym.

  4. James Dick

    Just did a quick ride in the sun

  5. Michael Franklin Driscoll

    Ran laps through a local cemetery for 3.5 miles. Nobody around but the already dead.

  6. Ross

    Oh my, daddy needs a new turbo, can’t get in a proper 40km tt around these prts

  7. Benoit

    A short Zwift ride with friends.

  8. Paul

    5 mile run outdoors. Fresh air!

  9. Whitney M

    Run in the neighborhood

  10. Byron

    I walked around the block with my kids.

  11. Ron M

    Some body weight exercises and indoor rowing.

  12. Tami Ritchie

    Late evening easy 4 miles outside alone. Was a beautiful sunset.

  13. Just did a 40 mile gravel/asphalt ride before the state shits us in. I need a new indoor trainer!

  14. Kimberly Smith

    Strength training in my personal garage gym followed by a walk in the empty early morning streets

  15. Gilles Levesque

    I did a 45 minute trainer ride between teleconferences.

  16. Sylvain Gravel

    M4 – Mountain bike starts from Workouts in a Binder

  17. Navin

    5 mile run in the sun through the streets of my neighbourhood

  18. AMessy

    Trainer Road workout in my basement

  19. Jeremy

    Did a pretty sweet 15 mile ride through the hills alone. Very socially distant

  20. Jerry

    I’m doing my usual morning indoor bike ride on my Kickr.

  21. Doug Dinero

    I ran hill repeats this afternoon.

  22. Pablo

    6 mile run

  23. Matthew Hertz

    I was able to do a nice (solo) 10K run today, followed by a nicer 5K jog with my daughter. The roads are empty, so no chance to get within 6ft of anyone.

  24. Brian Brophy

    Stage 5 tour of Watopia. Would love to ride with a friend of mine who I know won’t buy a trainer. This would be great!

  25. Theo G

    Running 5 miles for Thai food last night and it was also a Covid19 self-test… no shortness of breath + no loss of appetite = no Coronavirus.

  26. Mark Maatman

    Run down my country road

  27. Todd Thorsgaard

    A hip replacement PT, then strength maintenance, then dryland swim band, then fractured ankle PT all in my basement! All by myself!

  28. Steve

    5km walk before we go into total lock-down.

  29. Mark

    I did a nice 4 mile run at lunchtime today. All alone from working at home :D

  30. Trey G

    The first ride of the Cervelo Gravel Rush series in Zwift.

  31. sae a

    42km solo ride

  32. Nicholas Mathers

    I ventured out with the “Hugs and Kisses” for a casual ride.

  33. Dennis T

    Joined a Zwift group ride today that was organized by my local bike shop. It was a great workout!

  34. Justin K

    Went riding in the neighborhood

  35. Here in Northern Ontario, it’s still snowy and cold so I spent this afternoon doing vo2max repeats on my indoor trainer.

  36. Jason Whelan

    I just a 14k run at marathon pace. It’s nice to get some fresh air after working from home for the last 2weeks.

  37. Michael J. Sylver

    I did a 30 mile ride around my area. I had to social distance quite a few people that I passed who were al enjoying our abundant south Florida sunshine.

  38. Robert S. Warden

    1 Mile run down the road to keep my active run streak alive! 3738 days.

  39. Scott

    I just did a 27 km easy ride on Zwift! Loving Zwift.

  40. Henry Wakeling

    Bike From Bellevue to I90 and back over the 520 – 6 feet apart!

  41. Evan Songer

    Virtual half marathon 13.1 miles outside solo

  42. Jeff Koncius

    Rode my Kurt Kinetic road machine in the garage.

  43. Gabriel A Mejias Arismendi

    running alone!

  44. Raph

    25 mile solo tode

  45. Brad Carroll

    Short run in the neighborhood.

  46. Jill Coh

    10 mile run

  47. Casey A

    Solo 7.8 mile run spelling tri team name to show some spirit.

  48. And A.

    I did a 4 mile run to the grocery store this morning while on week 2 of working from home.

  49. Henry

    2 mile run

  50. Aaron

    Tried Zwift for the first time. Can’t say it was particularly life-changing.

  51. Brett

    Got in a ride while we’re still allowed out!

  52. Gordon Kendall

    While participating in a corporate huddle and zwifting!

  53. Jerry

    social Distancing trail running, of course :) thanks in advance

  54. Jayson

    First Swift ride (30km) using a dumb trainer, Wahoo speed / cadence sensor, spare TV, new Apple TV and aluminium road bike. Now set up in my pain cave (garage)! Best fun I’ve had indoors with my clothes on!

  55. Sean

    I ran 5 miles at conversational pace… obviously I only talked to myself.

  56. John D

    Tacx training app – ride around Amsterdam

  57. Jerome

    Sweet Spot Zwift meetup yesterday

  58. Brady

    Solo bike ride is a win win. Out of the house and distancing.

  59. Oriol

    Long walks with my dogs, some with light running.

  60. Jason Spaceman

    Some over/under intervals on Zwift last night. I bit more than what I could chew.

  61. Pete Lambertz

    Lots of Zwift training

  62. Kevin

    24km classic ski saw only 8 people in total and never was close enough to say hi

  63. Scott Kerry

    Riding the rollers inside… Trying to stay sane!

  64. Douglass Johnson

    6 mile regular road route — not a soul was out.

  65. Caleb Renner

    Mountain biking and trail running. Get outdoors and able to take a breather from everything

  66. Kenni Lind

    Running in The forrest :)

  67. Thounee

    Lifted weights and did push-/sit-ups during a call…

  68. Just walking the dogs around the neighborhood

  69. Michael K

    Biked from San Jose/Cupertino south to Calero Reservoir (which, by the way, looks almost full), and back. Gorgeous Spring day with lots of puffy cumulus clouds.

  70. Ken Froese

    An hour of interval training while running along my city’s lovely river valley! Went about 10am (on a weekday) with the temperature hovering around freezing so almost no one else out. And we all gave each other plenty of room on the trail.

  71. Will

    I’m lucky; where I live is sparse enough that I can still run outside and not get even remotely close to anyone else. So, tonight I went for a run. Saw 5 people the entire time and stayed well more than 6 feet away from all of them.

  72. John

    Nice run around the neighborhood

  73. Richard Albertson

    Lucky enough to be able to run outside and still socially distance myself. My area is not that active.

  74. Marci Larson

    Zwift, Zwift and more Zwift. With a few dry land exercises thrown in too

  75. Jeff Wolfe

    Just finished back to back races on zwift.

  76. Darren Gillman

    Out the door and up onto the moors within a hundred yards. Easy to avoid the other runner and 2 walkers I saw!

  77. Chris Collins

    Hit the sidewalk out front. Ran a bit.

  78. Daniel Malloy

    I’m on my CycleOps Magnus (purchased from you!) 4-5 days a week.

  79. Chris Graham

    VO2 max intervals on the rollers. What could go wrong?

  80. Ammon

    Kettlebell swings and steel mace flow in my garage today

  81. Steven

    5k run with the wife. Could use a new watch

  82. Gary C

    Solo 43km bike ride on my old blue Trek 1500

  83. Steve S.

    TrainerRoad workout and brick run

  84. Matthew

    A simple Zwift ride….

  85. Rory Finneren

    Jumping rope and running outside here in Arlington, VA!

  86. Eric

    I have managed to get a few runs in in the local park.

  87. Justin Jones

    Run around the neighborhood crossing the street whenever I see someone coming my way

  88. Kirk R

    I did an hour today with 4×6:00 @ at the high end of Z3.

  89. Renato

    Finished the 5th and last stage of @Zwift Tour of Watopia. I thought it was the group ride but I had actually registered for the race, duh

  90. Jacob Ms

    6 miles of hiking for work, miles from the nearest person

  91. Sebastian Birch

    Did a TR workout while also connected to Zwift using the dual Ant USB. Worked great!

  92. 6 k running on my treadmill, with 7% incline, such a joy! :)

  93. J.marshall

    Oh yea, think I might need a new garmin to help track the dreadmill runs.

  94. Nana Thompson

    I did a T25 workout at home. It was pretty manageable!

  95. James Morgan

    I jogged with a garden rake and a flat head shovel. Weirdo know but I got new Clifton’s the same day I promised my wife I would clear out the center island in the yard. My buddy had my rake and shovel hence the jog with garden tools.

  96. Jim C

    Solo 40 mile ride for me

  97. Mike LaFore

    Doing two mile walks on the treadmill for now. Waiting to get back outside.

  98. Luis

    I’m doing a lot of strength training as I have a pull-up bar, a kB and a slam ball… but what I lack is some cardio! Love to have a Trainer to train for the summer rides ;)

  99. Kyle

    Managed to shake the dust off my shoes for a quick run around my neighborhood last Friday before starting work at home, but the last workout of any kind was jumping rope in the driveway with my daughter for her “lunch recess” during our social distancing work from home/home school day.

  100. John Gavin

    Rode the River Mountains Trail in Boulder City NV ?