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. Arnold de Bruijn

    My last social distance run was with a friend running with me, but with 2m distance between us, which was rather difficult to maintain because sometimes the roads where not that wide. We solved that by running after each other, instead of next to each other. This added a new dimension to our training, while we could still see each other and have a chat along the way.

  2. Florian

    Riding alone

  3. David Askenteg

    Alice tempo run in the evening sun. The spring is here!

  4. Tim Davies

    Cross country run through the open fields near where I live.

  5. Philipp

    Indoor ride on the Tacx neo

  6. Chris Misker

    Woohoo, a new Kickr will be mine!!!

  7. Ruud Verschaeren

    Riding trough the forest on cx bike

  8. Pierre

    My last workout was doing a gazillion up in the air lifts with my 6 month old daughter, just pausing for her to stamp her feet now and then.

  9. A solo run up the mountain. Luckily we’re still allowed out!

  10. Bruno

    Alone on a 10k run is still possible in Belgium.
    So running is my main focus now.

  11. Piotr

    It was Tour of Watopia course with climb to the volcano on Zwift.

  12. Bob

    Thankfully I’m still able to ride outside for now.

  13. Pavel

    Indoor riding with the feeling that my legs were weighting more than 200kgs each.

  14. Rikus Botha

    Pretended that I was commuting to work. Rode to work and back home again, lol.

  15. Tue Johannsen

    I did a 70 km bike ride on my own the other day. Great weather but when you’re on your own even the best of weather can be tiring without company. I have been looking at trainers for the past couple weeks in order to join zwift to get the social aspect back in these times ?

  16. Moritz

    I’ve chosen to go for the classic jogging run the other day, met absolutely no one!

  17. Stanko Skrtic

    Yesterday evening I took a run alone in the forrest around the ice hockey arena while my sons had their regular hockey practice. We live in Sweden…

  18. John Macdonald

    An indoor trainer ride!

  19. Tobi K

    I think gardening is my new type of workout these days. Needed to dig out some roots.

  20. Kimberly Dea

    An easy 22 miles yesterday and enjoyed the bluebonnets in bloom (Texas state flower), the warm temperatures, and smiling and waving to others while maintaining a recommended 6 feet away!

  21. I am doing strength training in my living room with the help of now free premium workouts from Nike, I hope this is not considered marketing?

  22. Antonio Bošković

    managed 2h low intensity trainer ride

  23. Hans van Dongen

    My last workout was a “quarantaine-run”, a short run which I’ve done alone. Running together is nice for socializing, but running alone is better for my pace and workout. (and health!)
    Great give-away, Ray and CleverTraining!

  24. Damien

    Just a small jog soon in the morning.

  25. Dirk

    Managed to fit in a 30 minute HIIT indoor killer workout.

  26. Last workout was a late-season Nordic ski with my college-senior daughter whose college shut down and sent her home indefinitely.

  27. Kennet

    Indoor 1h trainer ride!

  28. Wim Boonstra

    Last workout was a run with my son outside. Of course my distance to him was short as allowed, but we took the wide route with everyone outside.
    Love to get a powermeter for the bike, and the 500$ would put me close to the required budget :-D

  29. Mathew Day

    A 12 mile mtb spin with the boy on the back, shouting at the birds and giving the few walkers we saw a very wide birth. With him bouncing off the walls at home it’s nice to get out in such lovely weather.

  30. Thomas Bogaard

    Backyard bootcamp! In my own backyard, at least it’s outside… I want to ride my bike again :(

  31. Erik

    Zwift group rides do the trick

  32. Lisa Appelson

    Running up and down my block for 10 minutes, and then a 30 minute workout with my trainer, via phone!

  33. Neil Donovan

    Took up running after an 18 month injury layoff. Did 5km whilst diving into the bike lanes to avoid the odd rate pedestrian.

  34. Peter

    Does screaming at the children count as a workout? It certainly raises my pulse….

  35. David Murphy

    Went anti-technology and bike and went for a walk around the neighborhood. A lovely one mile or so loop that was done just because.

  36. Alberto Garrido

    I did a HiiT and TRX workout yesterday.

  37. Eusebio Tebar

    I did an indoor zwift workout-duatlon 57 min bike plus 45 min runing

  38. Geert Smet

    I did a 30 min recovery run, trying to see if my foot injury is getting better. Perhaps it’s time to get that GoPro.

  39. Coach Dion

    Ran up the mountain, but today, I am stuck at home, so maybe I will just do some skipping or push-ups…

  40. Louise Kennedy

    I’m following a Sufferfest coach plan – weights, yoga and a SUFFERFEST session called GOAT.

  41. Dan

    WTRL team time trial on Zwift. Fast and furious!

  42. Javel Silveira

    Kettlebell workout at home

  43. Ross

    A solo run – on the evening before lock down on 100% empty roads.

  44. Cristian Gal

    TrainerRoad Ramp Test …

  45. Franz

    I’ve done a run with a few kilometers at different speeds. It was to test my new shoes, to see how they feel at different speeds. I’m at the outer edge of a very small city, so I can run into the countryside and meet hardly anyone out there…

  46. Alexander Björk

    I did a short run. Easy enough to keep a good distance to others in Sweden!

  47. Tromse

    I did a ride with my race bike through the cold valley’s in Bavaria.

  48. Olli

    Luckily we are still allowed to go outdoors freely in Finland, I went for a quick run last evening to get some fresh air

  49. Stu.

    One hour night time run round a near deserted industrial estate. Only a few bewildered truckers looking on from their cabs.

  50. Guido

    Rural area, running outside is still fine.

  51. James K

    Did some weights whilst dreaming of a turbo trainer set up

  52. Ramon Rodriguez Diez

    yo me quedo en casa

  53. Alexandros Konstantopoulos

    Did a short 50 km hilly route near Athens, Greece with my Canyon …

  54. MrV

    Tour of Watopia stage 5… Recorded a new FTP too!

  55. Iain

    Walking on side streets just for variety and a change of pace

  56. Bart

    Prepare and stay inshape for mine next sct (allogene). Riding outside is a to big risk.

  57. Scott gray

    “Another” hour on the treadmill, which of course feels like five hours.

  58. Keith Chant

    58 miles of solo (outside, govt allowed) cycling in the sunshine. It was lovely!

  59. Ronald s

    A 10k run in the dark

  60. Einar Carlson Berg

    Would really love a pair of Garmin vector pedals for the (hopefully) outdoor season here in Norway. Using Trainerroad inside so would be good to continue using power to train.
    Einar

  61. Matthieu

    A nice easy run on roads people don’t come, the ideal Social Distancing Route!

  62. Jeremy Gutsell

    Just finished a “sprint” race around the block with my 10 year old daughter! Hardly any traffic on the roads due to the current lockdown so quite safe for teaching her road rules! Stay safe everyone!

  63. shh

    Kettlebell workout after warm up walk.

  64. Martijn

    Bought a Tacx trainer and completed an Innsbruck KOM after party race on Zwift. It was great!

  65. Phillip Mefford

    Did 50 minutes on my spinner bike yesterday.

  66. Ken

    I did a 9 km solo run avoiding the few humans meandering about…

  67. Ashwin

    I went for a run in my East London neighbourhood, offering socially distanced smiles to fellow strollers, runners, and cyclists en route. On the bright side, it’s sunny, and most of them smiled back!

  68. Mattia

    Hello from Italy training only indoor on old non smart trainer with The Family Guy seasons ?

  69. Mark

    A 45 minute ride around the empty local backroads. Followed by a short core workout in the kitchen.

  70. Mikkel Hansen

    Did a 45 min Zwift meet-up ride, while on Google Hangout, with my friend who has been put in 100% COVID19 lockdown, as he has come back from a ‘red zone’ country. This is planned for everyday for the 14 days he is by law not allowed to leave his home.

  71. GooBo

    Bike ride in the forest with my son

  72. Adam

    8 k run

  73. Logan Webster

    30 minute recovery run yesterday—I was even daring enough to venture outside for the workout.

  74. Peter Schmidt

    Did a zwift race.
    It hurt.

  75. Thomas Vangshardt

    Did 5x8min of over/Under intervals last night. It had me by the third interval, but managed to push through although it was not pretty. ??

  76. Thomas Roaf

    I went for 5km walk with my 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter. My daughter walked the whole way and now has a 5k PB of just under 2 hours.

  77. Jörgen Rönning

    Early 10K run, to slow to catch up with anyone.

  78. Javier Colomer

    Greater London Flat! Recovering day… I think I am Training more than ever :)

  79. Flo

    I went on a 2h ride in the nearby hills keeping proper distance to the few other riders i came across.

  80. Daan

    Tour of Watopia stage 5 in Zwift

  81. Maarten

    Not sure what my last workout was. It’s that bad! Maybe some $500 will make my ass move again ;-)

  82. Mats Jogbäck

    8m run in the nearby woods without a single soul around – just me and some birds.

  83. Yuriy

    Ready to ride!

  84. Stefan

    Doing long run in the loneliness of the moorlands, to train for a virtual half marathon next week against my friends .

  85. Johan

    Workout on zwift in ny paincave/garage. Good old rockmusic on the stereo as a mental push

  86. JR

    Run 8.7km in the forest.

  87. Markus S.

    Rode the Tour of Watopia Stage 5 Race and finished with the Group Ride.

  88. Martijn

    50 minute run with 8x 2min intervals..

  89. Paul

    Thumb scrolling

  90. KarlheinzK

    I did an outdoor bike tour

  91. Martin K

    A simple 30 minutes of stretching, foam rolling and SuperJoints routine :)

  92. Giuseppe Milanesi

    Smart trainer 1 hour ride with Bkool

  93. Harriet King

    Lucky enough to be in short distance of Richmond Park for my government mandated outdoor exercise (once per day!). Using it for mental health and respecting the huge number of families on their bikes (a JOY to see) as much as anything so a 40k pootle as a workout

  94. Andrew

    Custom Zwift FTP workout

  95. Lambo

    Did an hours indoor rowing. Hate indoor rowing

  96. 30km ride around London and Surrey thanks to the power of Zwift….. though I think I need a new Turbo as apparently I was knocking out 260 watts on average the whole way

  97. Stefan Polak

    Hi! I did a 2 hour ‘ride’ on my rollers. Was quit nice in the garden, 11C and sunshine. No ventilators needed :)

  98. neil

    please give me free stuff

  99. Daniel

    It was a 7k easy run on a field a couple of days ago :)

  100. Gadi

    One hour and something on my old neo trainer