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. dale

    Nice outdoor 5 mile run

  2. Vince

    Zwift cycling premade interval workout in 4 week FTP booster

  3. Oscar

    Doing my trainer road workouts on my kickr snap. At night I’ll go for a run where there’s no one around. Stay safe everyone!

  4. Gouke

    My last workout was an indoor rowing session.
    As the rowing club is likely to remain closed for weeks/months/? Those SUPs would be a very welcome alternative to get on the water by myself.

  5. Marcel

    After 3 weeks on and off with the flu (or you-know-what, who knows), my last ‘workout’ was a 10 km walk in Rotterdam, yesterday. Going to try a very short run today, if I can catch a couple more ZZZZZZs first. Stay Healthy!

  6. Jake Scheckman

    A cruise through Belgium in Fulgaz

  7. Chris G

    A run around the local park with deviations around oher people

  8. Gordon Lau

    Ran Stage 5 of the Tour of Watopia group run.

  9. LRead

    Rode solo by the beach. Disappointed to see some people still riding in groups of 3-4 drafting each other.

  10. Kris

    Trainerroad 3x16mins Sweetspot on a not-so-intelligent trainer.

  11. Ronaldo Covre Bastos

    Trainer road on my wahoo kickr

  12. William

    Rode on the trainer for 1.5 hours ?

  13. Raymond Jasicki

    3.5 mile run outside.

  14. Jayon Kim

    Made it through my first trainer ride in the past few years!

  15. Wee Young

    increasing social distancing. my jogging partner was going at a faster pace. ;p

  16. Bill H

    lifting some weights. Getting swoll.

  17. Peter Speight

    Last workout was a 1.5 hour run last Sunday. Been real tough to find motivation to get out and get going with everything going on right now to be honest.

  18. TJ Knight

    Solo 20 mile lunch ride. Saw a buddy goin the other way and waved, 30 feet apart.

  19. Bob

    Went for a run through the neighborhood, It’s not fun to be able to see the ocean, but have to stay away because of closed beaches and physical distancing responsibilities. Oh well, Maybe Zwifting indoors will be better!

  20. Manny P

    Day 10 of 14 day quarantine home body work out.

  21. Veronica Kim

    Went for a ride around the neighborhood. Just me and my dog.

  22. Teresa L. Eskew

    I went for a great six mile run this morning on my own. Then I took my dog for a 2-mile walk this evening. I live in a neighborhood that is not over populated so I have beautiful trails and pads perfect for social distancing.

  23. KC Jones

    Ran 4 miles from my home.

  24. AlexMorin

    Right now, “working out” consists of walks around the park in Montreal with the newborn – respecting distances obviously!

  25. Bert

    Managed five miles today… Longest of this pandemic and furthest I’ve been from my house

  26. Vince Schaper

    Hike on a minimum maintenance road in Hawi. Very remote.

  27. Michael Muljana

    Last workout while social distancing was past weekend, RGT cycling with my brother -Pienza course.

  28. Tour of Watopia Stage 5. 25 miles total.

  29. Russ

    I’m binge watching Better Call Saul on the trainer

  30. Alan L

    I did my first RGT Cycling ride, Cap Formentor, possibly the last one on my dumb rollers as my reconditioned Kickr arrived today! H/T to DC Rainmaker, that’s where I found out about RGT Cycling’s free premium offering and the reconditioned Kickr sale!

  31. Tom

    Ran three miles through the neighborhood today.

  32. Jacalen Garris

    I rode Zwift in the am and ran for an hour outside.

  33. John

    Today was a 1 hour trainer session in front of my TV. A good 10 minute warm up then 4 – 5 min intervals of ascending and descending cadence work. Finished off with a 20 minute tempo session.. I also threw in 30 minutes of yoga at home for good measure! It was a great Thursday Workout!

    John

  34. Matt Colburn

    A couple of hours on empty roads!

  35. John

    I’m riding solo on barren country roads, because suddenly there are a lot of people on the local MUPs. My Garmin radar is a godsend.

  36. Michael Walsh

    Short loop around town, solo!

  37. Sean

    Went for a 5K around my neighbourhood. Lots of people out for walks and runs, but everyone moving to the side to give each other to pass while maintaining the social distancing.

  38. Chris Benten

    40 minutes in the Watopia Desert.

  39. Aaron G

    Quick 4.5 miles around the neighborhood. Social distanced at 10ft to be safe

  40. William Spaetzel

    Just an easy 5k around the neighborhood, keeping a wide distance from others on the sidewalk.

  41. Xavier Poirier Moisan

    I finished 1st in C category on Tour of Watopia stage 4. This means I’ll need to train more and move to B.

  42. Keith Kenworthy

    I tried to use Zwift for the first time. I installed the Zwift app on my AppleTV but could not connect it to my Kickr Core even with all my other devices turn off. The iPhone Zwift app connected fine but I did not want to use the little screen. So I gave up on Zwift for now and did a hard over under workout on trusty old TrainerRoad. Maybe I’ll try Full Gaz for apppletv and see if it will connect.

  43. LaurenC

    Bike trainer cadence workout followed by a short core strength workout in my basement pain cave!

  44. Charles Joyce

    5 mile run on empty sidewalks around my neighborhood just before dawn yesterday.

  45. Heron Conceicao

    Tacx around Garda lake…

  46. Geoff Smith

    Got a 50 mile solo ride in all while staying within an hour of the hospital (currently on backup call!)

  47. Stuart Schwark

    Zwift Cervelo Gravel Race #1!

  48. bob

    1 hour walk around the lake in 33f weather assuring no one else would want to be around.

  49. francisco moreira

    My last training was a criterium race on Zwift!

  50. Travis Kirk

    Went for a ride with my 2 sons around our local lake. No drafting allowed, social distancing of two bike lengths adhered to.

  51. Lee

    Social distant workouts are difficult. With children and remote working my time is eaten up. I used to go to the gym but now that is closed. Would love a Garmin 945 or fenix 6 to track outdoor exercise. I still need to get outside at least one time a day.

  52. Lee

    Need to get outside at least one time a day even though the corona got us in lockdown. Some new tech to exercise with would be nice

  53. Shai Simchi

    53km gravel ride in beautiful Colorado!

  54. Ross K.

    I have been harvesting 2x XP on Zwift riding Tour of Waptopia events. I could use a decent direct drive trainer !!

  55. Michael P

    Did a treadmill run on Zwift

  56. Lars Viborg

    Cycling around on the empty roads. It’s quite nice when there’s not so much traffic these days, but miss training with others.

  57. Jeremy

    Got in a couple runs and a bike ride. Training for the Memphis 70.3 my first!!! What a fun time to train!

  58. Marc Fernandez

    Some indoor crossfit exercises with jugs of water, chairs, etc etc ?

  59. Kelvin Ng

    Thankfully for zwif, I was able to do a 2×15 ftp workout just tonight.

  60. somecows

    Took a short run around the exterior of my apartment building. After eating some donuts. Oof.

  61. Pierre-Luc Denommé

    Ronestad workout on my old tacx vortex by myself in the garage

  62. xlm

    Well, nothing unusual here in Bavaria since we are allowed to do our outdoor workouts as usual as long as we are not in groups. So I just grabbed my shoes and did a short run as every other day.

  63. Chris

    2 mile run as I rehab a hamstring injury.

  64. Kenneth Xiao

    Just did a trainerroad ride in the pain cave. Would love to have a smart trainer. But I know I won’t be the lucky one. Thanks anyways.

  65. Michael E Thayer

    Solo 26 mile roadie ride.

  66. Amithanand Dsilva

    Did a 30-minute workout with my bike using the Tacx NEO & Trainer Road.

  67. The Eric

    Short run in the neighborhood with both kids in the double wide stroller.

  68. sabeard

    Indoor ride on my CT while I wait for the Tacx Flux S to arrive. When it does, the wife and I can ride together.

  69. Toby McGuire

    My first outdoor ride of the year only came then I was told to socially distance! Strange incentive…..

  70. Mike P

    a run outside while avoiding people

  71. Brendan

    Managed an urban forest trail run/walk with my son in his stroller in still-snowy Canada. Saw only two other runners who stayed an appropriate number of meters from us.

  72. David Weiner

    went to a short mtb ride, at the very early morning.
    started at around sunrise.

    ps. 27th of March, is my birthday, so I’d like to get some birthday gift :)

  73. Jorge

    30 mile outside ride

  74. Roy Mathew

    Did Alpe D’Huez on FulGaz 2 days ago to try out the new app. Great new app!

  75. Justin B.

    My first 10km row on my new Concept2 rower!

  76. Austin Schauer

    Last work out was a run back through the neighbor hood here in Turkey where I live. Periodically there are a few folks walking around my same loop, but thankfully the road allows for “socially acceptable distancing” on the fly by!

  77. Greg Stewart

    Ran a 10km route along the river, not a human obstacle in sight!

  78. Kenton H

    Tried RGT instead of Zwift because…these are weird times.

  79. Jason msnt

    Last workout on zwift threshold efforts ?

  80. Dennis Ternet

    I’ve been walking around the neighborhood several times each day.

  81. Scott L.

    Rode 50 miles solo, climbing ~3500′. I wish I could have had company!

  82. Brian

    Tour of Watopia Stage 4

  83. Richard Hamel

    ride the peloton as much as possible

  84. Kayla Kjellman

    Used a toolbox as a weight for strength training after a cruise on the Zwift. Trying to stay strong as I work as a Registered Nurse!

  85. JasonG

    I have the pain cave all setup for running, biking and cross training. All that’s missing is a swimming pool!

  86. Fabricio D'Amico

    Did my latest trainerroad workout!

  87. Joshua Carter

    The last workout I did while social distancing was Stage 5 – Tour of Watopia Long Route with an out of state veteran friend from Team RWB.

  88. Mark

    A socially distant 2hr bike ride down to the riverfront and back.

  89. Vuppu Satya Praneeth

    I would just like to have a trainer at home so that I can continue cycling at home too !!

  90. Scott H.

    Just finished 2 hours on the trainer while watching a Leadville 100 documentary.

  91. Jeff McKenzie

    Pushup crunches squats and bentover rows!
    Thanks

  92. Abigail Gordon

    Did a booty building workout in my living room, a combination of squats, lunges, bridges and then topped off with a planks and bicep dips.

  93. Anne Grofvert

    Trail run after doing a few hours of “cross fit” work prepping the local mountain bike trail to open for the season.

  94. Alex

    I came off my bike first weekend of March and fractured my hip so have been social distancing like a pro… or recovering. The closest thing I’ve done to a workout is physio at home – but $500 credit to put towards a trainer would set me up for rehab and to come back stronger

  95. Chris S

    Indoor trainer road action. Sweet sweet spot!

  96. David

    warm up / 6x (Fartlecks/3min Z1) / cool down

  97. Eric

    Road tempo run. Training for some unknown race in the distant future.

  98. Karsten K.

    Rode 4,5 hours on Watopia.

  99. Heather

    Night run with the dog on an empty Mall and Peloton core challenge.

  100. Jeff

    Running in the morning before anyone else is awake, basically normal training.