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. Bobbi Welch

    I’ve managed many walks with my family on local trails, and had a great 10 mile run on super quiet streets.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  2. John Palmer

    I rode alone, like I always do.

  3. Adam Deunk

    I found the time to clean up my roadbike today and took it for a spin in the park!

  4. Suzanne

    I danced along with youtube in my living room while trying to avoid stepping on cats that wanted to see what I was doing!

  5. Brad C

    Slogged 25 miles with 2500’ climbing in the 10C rain after endless shift in the ED fighting Covid. Weak legs but cleared head by the end. Idk whss as t I’d do without my bike

  6. Brad C

    Slogged 25 miles with 2500’ climbing in the 10C rain after endless shift in the ED fighting Covid. Weak legs but cleared head by the end. Idk whss as t I’d do without my bike

  7. ks

    daily 60min on a creaking trainer.

  8. Randy

    I went on a 3-mile hike through a nearby park.

  9. Ryan S

    Trainer Road workout + solo run brick

  10. Todd M

    Solo ride through the country side.

  11. Spencer

    Ran outside. Alone.

  12. Barry Williams

    I haven’t had a decent work out in about a month with the kids plus my bike needed some work that is now complete. Hoping to get out for a ride this weekend

  13. Elaine F

    Easy 8 mile run on a less popular route.

  14. Myrna Gonzalez Childress

    I did a brick today indoor on my trainer totaling 18 miles followed by a 3-mile solo run in the neighborhood.

  15. Brendan Lewis

    I rode monitor on trainer road.

  16. Andras Beck The Zwift Bull

    Hi Ray, my last workout was with the Aktivitus testclinic and coaching in Zwift in Yorkshire – Aktivitus v2 2 hours long.

    KR,
    Andras

  17. Nayan Mehta

    Tour of Central Park on zwift

  18. Joel White

    Zwift Watopia Stage 5. Got distanced by the leaders.

  19. L Becker

    bike trainer, 8x5min efforts +30second recovery, 10min warm up on rollers and 10min cool down on trainer

  20. Jani T

    Circuit workout at home alone.

  21. Joe LaPenna

    Rode around North of the golden gate bridge, with friends but staying 2 bike lenghts apart.

  22. Bbrown

    Playing “Frogger” and crossing the street to give elderly neighbors on the sidewalk a little extra breathing space.

  23. Jonathan Burchmore

    Ran for an hour outside. Saw a few people, kept my distance.

  24. Josh Krug

    Swamped with work, taking out the garbage is the best I can do

  25. Rusty

    4 mile outdoor run in the woods…all alone except for two squirrels

  26. Ashley Masen

    Indoor 800yd band swim, core strength + run warm-up. 40min z2 run.

  27. Ryan G

    I walked my dog around my yard in rectangle after rectangle…

  28. Chris McElwee

    Quick four miles last week! Bad weather and closed gym is making it hard!

  29. Max Raykevich

    Running 20k on the not so populated hills counts as distancing I suppose.

  30. Alexander Nuija

    Rode on my magical BMC slr01. The things we do to be happy…

  31. Ben

    I’ve always been a night owl, and so now with more flexible hours I’ve been running in the dead of night.

  32. Jet Pacapac

    Did a 1 hour indoor cycling workout last night.

    Last outdoor workout was a quick solo ride up the hometown climb. A lot others were out that day as it was our last chance to ride out before things were locked down.

  33. Brendon Mosher

    A run around the neighborhood.

  34. Paul

    I had a run yesterday, 5 miles, nothing special but still felt awsome because it was outside!

    P.

  35. Tepi

    Cycling with my 4years old boy.

  36. Mike Van Klei

    Took the dog for a walk with my wife.

  37. amico

    Structured workout on RTG Cycling.

  38. David Howe

    I took a 26 mile ride on my new Cannondale Synapse.

  39. Eric B

    Just did a TR workout called Fletcher which was 1 hr ans 30 minutes of time to myself. Love it.

  40. Scott E

    Barcelona city ride via Tacx

  41. Vid Balek

    Tour of watopia Stage 5

  42. Ajay Ayyagari

    Dade +4 on TrainerRoad.

  43. I finished off Tour of Watopia, just tonight.

  44. Matt Watson

    60 minutes on the treadmill

  45. Ricardo Portillo

    Rode my new Mountain Bike on the local trails this afternoon. What a blast!

  46. Martin Westman

    Took a MTB ride in the forrest last weekend. Discovered some new trail got a good sweat and not a human in sight. Was awesome =)

  47. Kevin Collings

    I’m glad I set up my utility room in the basement for strength training over Christmas! That’s where I put in my last work out, about as isolated as it gets.

  48. cycloscott

    Intervals on my trainer in the garage. Watching The Expanse.

  49. Justin van Tulder

    A great morning round the farms and over the hill to the bays. Beautiful, and missing it already!

  50. Fedor

    Ran 16k avoiding all people on the way, giving them at least 1,5m of distance ;)

  51. Justas B.

    Went to a forest for a totally social distancing run

  52. Oscar

    Working my way through the FTP builder on Zwift so something good comes out of this pandemic.

  53. Yanick

    A sufferfest workout with an addition zwift ride.

  54. Brian Lamar

    Stage 5 of Tour of Watopia. Only person around was my son who enjoys giving “Thumbs Up” and hitting the boosts for me. He also likes to nag me to “bridge the gap, dad!”

  55. Christer

    I went for a swim this morning

  56. Zach E

    Tour of Watopia stage 4 & 5

  57. Florian Letzerich

    Tour of Watopia Stage 5 (Ride and Run)

  58. Ben

    Took the advantages of Homeoffice yesterday: Did a fast 3×1.000/500-session in the 45 minutes between two meetings.

  59. Diane

    I bought a smart trainer from CleverTraining at CyberMonday, and it’s my primary exercise now. Today I did a 50 minute ride on Zwift.

  60. 60 minute FTP test to gear up for weeks in quarantine.

  61. Andrew

    8 miles with 4 @ MP. Using the time to get extra ready for a belated marathon season.

  62. Stage 4 race in watopia. Best to ride with others virtually when you can’t be together.

  63. Melanie Arakaky

    I had a baby 2 weeks ago, just before my city started shutting things down because of covid-19. Last weekend I met a friend in the early Sunday morning and we went on a run through the city while the roads and sidewalks were extra empty. It felt really good to get out, see a familiar face in the flesh, and get my heart rate up a little. Even with a rough night of newborn sleep, it was well worth it.

  64. Dustin

    I ran my usual 4 mile loop solo, not many people out before dawn.

  65. jer

    Three mile run in completely empty shopping district

  66. Santosh

    Been doing Yoga sessions with instructions sent on WhatsApp

  67. Devin Smith

    TrainerRoad Pettit

  68. William Tirrell

    Martial arts. Local dojo has been live streaming workouts (via ZOOM) daily. Not the same as in-person, but ZOOM allows one to see all participants so there’s still a social connection made with the instructor and classmates.

  69. enrico b.

    distancing there or not – continue doing workouts – enjoying it even more with the emptiness on the roads

  70. Arturas

    Short run in a midnnight(allmost). Work in health service leaves no time in these days ??

  71. Simon

    Riding to work, hoping the cars can keep that 1.5 mts away. Car drives need to learn properly social distancing!

  72. Jake

    Bluebell on TrainerRoad, because the good trails are still wet.

  73. Philip

    There’s not too many people outside these days, making it possible to still do decent solo outside rides. And it’s cold enough to wear a buff as a face mask.

  74. Deniel Kostelac

    London Long Loop in Zwift last evening was a perfect end to a long day working from home in constant video meetings.

  75. Zoltan Szabo

    60 minutes indoor bike.

  76. Matthew Dial

    Impressed with my local Bike Studio: Rented out their smart trainers, setup Zwift so the class could stay together, and Zoom to keep the coaching real!

    Now I’m going to need my own smart trainer! Thanks

  77. steeve

    I did a hill repeat trail run

  78. Andrey Nakov

    A run very early in the morning.

  79. JP

    I finished an over-under trainerroad workout in my basement after the family fell asleep. I didn’t think I’d have the energy. Note if I win, I’m giving a Garmin watch to my neighbor who is a firefighter. He’s wanted something like my Fenix 6, but never got himself one due to the cost. He’s one of the many first responder risking their health for us.

  80. Nicolas

    Socially distant bike ride in San Francisco (it is till allowed here States side, fortunately)

  81. ICL

    I did a trail run and then I found a rattlesnake and a family of wild boars as a bonus in the same day…the boars made me run faster than my usual in the opposite way….I was thinking if this wasn’t a sign to just buy a treadmill…

  82. Markus Schiegl

    The little (Pettit) Trainerroad Workout.

  83. Mixuli

    I took my son and two dogs for an hour long run in the woods. All by ourselves.

  84. Stuart Strang

    The Cape town cycle tour! Been lazy since. But now it’s zwift time.

  85. I’ve run 7miles in thwoods after sunset to be sure to not meet anyone so I could remove the face cover for most of the run – which is mandatory while moving outside due to current policy.

  86. Paul

    Today I did an indoor ride on Trainer Road

  87. Henrique Fugita

    Push-ups with my daughter over my back…

  88. Josh R.

    Back roads gravel ride on the fat bike.

  89. Florian

    1hr Easy on my kickr

  90. Henrique Shoiti

    Jump rope with my daughters!

  91. Stanislav Radkov

    I did a solo early morning run around the block. It was snowing so there was basically nobody in like half a kilometre :D

  92. I just ride to local pumptrack. Also best ever app for motivation is PokemonGo just ride for collecting pokemon station…

  93. Kunal Patel

    5 mile run on treadmill

  94. Johan Törnhult

    Social distancing at an OCR course. Didn’t the obstacles over and over to keeping the distance to other people. I might have looked a little crazy goings-on round and round ?

  95. Kunal Patel

    Ran 6 miles outside

  96. kunal Patel

    Ran 3 miles outside

  97. A rowing session on my WaterRower, while watching a PoV video from somebody kayaking on Norwegian fjords.

  98. alan

    free weights at home this week

  99. Kunal Patel

    Biked 15 miles on trainer

  100. asaph

    2-hour Zwift session