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. Kris

    Always nice give aways!

  2. Sergey

    That is very simple. While I have to stay at home 2 weeks after returning back from the travel, the only option for me is to make workouts at home. This is 100% social distance guarantee. So it is a simple push-ups, squads and some stretching, etc. But i miss my morning running in the park.

  3. Henk

    A Zwift meetup with a few other South African riders from a local forum. Riding easy together seems more difficult than simply going hard :)

  4. Victor A.

    I’m burning my tires on the home trainer …

  5. Henk-Jan Kloosterman

    Did an easy ride on my cyclo today, was a bit cold, but nice to get out.

  6. Alistair Flack

    I did a double on the Zwift tour of watopia B ride – half an hour of the first one, then cut short to join (and finish) the next one…so the workout was mainly getting the timings right to maximise those lovely double XPs!

    Approached them as loose intervals – each of the kickers got me standing and spinning a bit harder, and the rest in Z2-3…but hey, it’s Zwift, so I got suckered into bridging the next group and then pushing for that finish line :)

  7. Maxime

    1 hour Sufferfest ride on my Kickr

  8. Rob

    Have to keep in shape, a trainer at home would be great!

  9. STa

    Just finished the first self created meetup in Zwift with a friend who just bought a new trainer 500km from here.

  10. James

    A brisk walk round the fields near me, jumping in and out of hedges to maintain social distancing

  11. Uros Pavse

    Tried phased training session for the first time.

  12. Mike Courtney

    I became a victim of covid19 on Monday and lost my job. Yesterday I had to return my company laptop, mobile and credit card so I decided to cycle to the office. I haven’t cycled for months as I was marathon training but the 20 miles each way went pretty well although I’d count it as exercise and not training.

  13. Tofel

    Relaxing 90 minutes of Endurance on the trainer. Recovery weeks rock!

  14. Max

    10k Solo run outside

  15. Bronwyn

    Walking my dogs before work

  16. Andrew leith

    A nice ride passing 3 pyrenees climns that you can still do when its snowing!

  17. Arno Baan

    I rode the Ventoux and even managed to keep enough distance in the virtual world of RGT.

  18. Jason

    We are on day 10 of our lockdown here in Malaysia. The lockdown includes not going outside for any reason. So no outdoor running or riding. The first floor of our apartment is sort of an open mezzanine like area. So I’ve literally been running in circles for the past few days. Don’t know how far bc the GPS on my phone can’t really track.
    If I win I’ll buy and a trainer. Been wanting one for a while but money is tight.
    Good luck to everyone and please stay safe and healthy!

  19. Stefan Hardt

    Last night I made stage 5 of the Tour of Watopia on Zwift a hard on for me and achived a new allt time high FTP value. Hurray :-)

  20. Roy De Wild

    Dropped my Garmin FR935, now having a comma between the last two digits ? this giveaway will help me getting a replacement watch. Stay safe!

  21. Tim

    Stage 5 Tour of Watopia. I planned to go easy on the flat and then push hard on the climb. Didn’t want to be dropped from any group so raced flat out from start to finish.

  22. Alex Wilson

    A short 5k run around the block

  23. Peter Sandberg

    Went mountainbiking with a friend and couldn’t keep his pace, so we got a good social distance between us :)

  24. RemcoD

    A nice run around Maastricht of 13k on my new shoes

  25. Paolino

    Gym session 1hr 45min, like the last 3 weeks. Here in Italy this is the mandatory trend…

  26. Stu

    Garden circuits and TRX with the kids!

  27. Dan Gray

    Easy 40km recovery spin making use of my 1 exercise a day!

  28. Kurt

    An easy ride on the trainer post pneumonia and corona virus testing… (negative thank goodness)

  29. Rhys S

    3x4min vo2 intervals on the tacx neo 2

  30. Tomasz

    Running around in the bushes, as a preparation for completing a half-marathon training plan for the upcoming World Championships (which are not gonna happen).

  31. Max

    I’m currently in a recovery week.
    And I did plenty of really tough Couchlandrian workouts!
    But two days ago it was a 45 min recovery ride on Zwift.

  32. glaucos

    I’m quarantined in my home in Italy, I need a bike trainer!

  33. Ruben van Dijk

    Did some recovery on Zwift in London!

  34. Crispin E.

    5000 metres, with stroke rate changes every 1000 metres, on my Concept 2 Rower :)

  35. Richard Bringas

    trainerroad 1hr 15min dade +1

  36. Drucik

    Easy trainer workout.

  37. Richard Bringas

    trainerroad 1hr 15min dade +1

  38. john kim

    I last rode on a faux zwift ride on my Schwinn exercise bicycle.

  39. Maarten

    easy peasy – sticking to my TrainerRoad indoor training plan

  40. Lee Bell

    A successful attempt at doing microburst intervals outside – the quiet roads are one positive in this coronavirus nightmare!

  41. Richard Bringas

    trainerroad 1hr 15min dade +1

  42. Friar

    indoor rowing at home on the balcony

  43. Thank you ray!

    I did multiple tour of Watopia stages. Hope you and you’re family are safe

    Have a nice day

  44. Tyson

    I rode that Spark RC MTB for two hours this morning and missed the challenge by 67 feet.

  45. Peter Dieser

    Just like everyday another session on my zwift trainingplan – 30k intervals

  46. Kanut Wuensch

    I did a short 5k run close to my home. At the moment there are other things more important to me as to make sure that my training is efficient. Maybe I can manage a little ride today.

  47. Phil Wilson

    A jog around my village with occasional sprints to avoid other runners, walkers and cyclists. I call it a social distancing Fartlek session.

  48. Viesturs

    Yoga session with some YouTube yoga trainer.

  49. Keith Nieves

    Climbed a mountain round the corner from me.

  50. Jen Vandenberghe

    Long run following the canal in Ghent

  51. Toni

    In Spain outdoor sports are now banned so my last activity was some kind of bodyweight trying to copy the movements of a fitness app. :(

  52. Joris

    Solo bike trip through almost deserted streets and fields.

  53. Chome

    A solid stairs workout with my best pal before a short core session.
    Great time !

  54. Stefan Lenhard

    TrainerRoad: Matthes +1 (3 Mins at 115% x9 with 4 mins rest in between) while constantly cursing the guy who designed the workout…

  55. Hugo McHugh

    Got a small dip station and did 4 sets on that as well as some weights in my conservatory.

  56. David Arbuthnott

    A slow spin in the sunshine. First ride of the year with bare knees!

  57. Gary Brittain

    My last workout was a 4.5 mile run. I’m trying to run or cycle every other day to make sure I get out!

  58. Florian

    1h30 indoor trainer ride on an old Tacx Satori with 3×15′ tempo.

  59. Rian Dreyer

    Ironically an hour Wattbike session at the gym 2 days ago before the South African lock-down due to Covid 19.

  60. SeeEl

    Baxter on TrainerRoad and Zwift last night. Have the feeling I’m going to get to know Baxter very well.

  61. Jason

    A cruise around London hills on Zwift. No goals or targets…just stretching out the legs for the weekend’s Zwift races.

  62. Jurek

    Just the normal morning Run

  63. Alexander

    An early morning bike ride along the Ronde Hoep.

  64. Mathieu Cousinié

    I spent 45 minutes doing the 5th session of exercices propose by Bob Tahri on l’équipe Web site.
    Thanks Ray !

  65. Martin D

    Went for a 30 min ride on my TACX trainer. Couldn’t do more. Too boring. Will try Zwift next time… Also my TACX Flow wheel on trainer isn’t the best, so I know pretty clear on what to spent that clevertraining bonus.
    Thanks Ray, stay healthy

  66. Florin

    Watopia 30k

  67. Charles

    A 15k run to train for my cancelled race

  68. Wolf

    I just did a 1h Zwift ride, doing the Greatest London Loop

  69. screwdriver

    Run in the forest with my dog. No people around ;)

  70. Nick Allen

    Joe Wicks – YouTube workout with the kids – a million streamers cant be wrong! ;-)

  71. Liana Dreyer

    Wattbike session with my husband.

  72. Kristen

    Today I finally learned how to properly stretch before working out because I have all this free time and space… For the actual workout I did arms and chest. I still only got to 2 pushups but I feel like any day now the could be a third! It might seem funny, but I’m super excited about it!

  73. Benjamin Brodesser

    Just commuting

  74. cj

    Outside run, away from people…

  75. 128km solo ride between two European partner cities (Borne-NL – Rheine-D) and back.

  76. Remco Verdoold

    I have a good tacx only need a edge 830 to control it (as i really dislike the expensive subscriptions on apps). So Now i try a daily 45min cycling exercise and a 5 to 10k run in the forest next door.

  77. Martin

    Interval session 4 x 5 mins + 2 mins rec. No-one else about!

    Stay safe.

  78. kalvis

    99,9% of my rides are solo rides, so social distancing is not a problem for me

  79. Arbra

    A solo 12k easy run.

  80. Doru Eftimie

    7km running in the forest near my place.

  81. Peter cox

    Three hours chopping and sawing wood for the stove, for that upper body workout. Never sweated so much in my life

    It may be spring, but the weather in the UK has taken a turn for the colder.

    Shame, as the weather is ideal for a long cycle; superb sunny days, no wind, no cloud. Just can’t use it

  82. Ola

    Easy, it was the 5K run that I did day before yesterday (Wednesday). It was late, and I ran alone (as usual) so apart from the odd car I did basically not see anyone. So physically distancing for sure!!

  83. Justin

    I took my son on his 14K bike ride route. First day he managed all the hills so social isolation is definitely helping his fitness

  84. Gareth T

    Bit of mashed together BRIC workout on my old £50 turbo trainer and the cross trainer in the garage!

  85. Seth

    Indoor workout, better than nothing

  86. Felix Wilson

    5 x 1mile on some hilly roads! So quiet!

  87. Henk

    No total lockdown yet, so I did a solo ride outside

  88. Martin

    I Zwifted away for an hour :)

  89. Tommy

    A solo bike ride in the glorious sunshine. Empty roads! Just 26 miles after work.

    Every lockdown had a car free silver lining.

  90. Carlos

    Short 8km run at sunset, while trying to avoid other runners and cyclists.

  91. Matt Carey

    My last workout was a gentle walk along the beach in Qatar.

  92. Ales Kramarsek

    A solo 7.2k easy run.

  93. Luiz Dias

    Living in Spain so not allowed to leave the house.
    Managed to buy an used trainer one day before lockdown was enforced…
    Been racking the kms in there.

  94. Meint

    a 11 km ride, to get a ❄️??, with my daughter to explore never ridden roads in my home town. Doing some earth wandring.

  95. Nathan B

    30 minutes of hill repeats on the hill my house is on.

  96. Willem Muhren

    Indoor 60 min bike ride mostly sweet spot on TrainerRoad

  97. Sefi G

    I’ve done a Zwift TT workout which is part of my training plan

  98. Jason

    Chasing kids around the house is the best I’ve been able to manage so far!!

  99. Maksim

    Commuting to work @ 4 A.M.

  100. Dave

    My compliance to my trainer road plan has never been better. Carson +1 was most recent.