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. Jonathan

    5 mile XC run. I live in the middle of nowhere so didn’t see a soul.

  2. Ana

    A morning yoga session at home.

  3. Tycho

    I cleaned up my attic, it’s really pretty now, but unfortunately I got no indoor training equipment at all! Something like a Wahoo KICKR SNAP would be nice :)

    My last socially distant workout was a 12k run along the Rhine yesterday.

  4. I went on a local bike ride with my three year old son – he managed 5km on his 14” wheel pedal bike!

  5. Elzbieta

    Today My treadmill die and I go to forrest for fun

  6. FRANCESCO BRESCIANINI

    I do a lot of zwifting in this period. From Italy

  7. Nikolas K.

    Running outdoors and trying to avoid bypassers as if they might explode!

  8. John Tomac

    I spent one hour riding on Zwift Innsbruck’s couse. Thanks for the giveaway!

  9. Lucas Kuypers

    An easy bike ride, alone, while it still can ;)

  10. Lars

    Recovering from a stress fracture, my last workout was a mere 1 mile trot around the block – with other folks “socially distancing” from me, probably scared by my huffing and puffing.

  11. Paul Mackenzie

    8K steady from my home with quite a lot in the road to avoid the people on the pavement.

  12. Jason

    I’ve got al pretty little pull-up and fingerboard set-up. being a climber that allows me to at least keep my strength up. So last workout was pull ups. might set up my rollers later on.

  13. Romster

    I have finally set up my Tacx Neo again and done a first Zwift session on it. Wasn‘t expecting to be doing indoor rides for a while, but hey-ho… :-)

  14. KONSTANTINOS DAMALAS

    190k cycle on my TRAX (without Zwift)

  15. DrPeperino

    I’d really love to upgrade to the Tacx Neo 2T, maybe you’ll help me on my effort..?

    hope so.

    Cheers and keep safe.
    Luca

  16. Garry Curley

    I took part in the local park run as part of my way to rehab and get back into training following a heart operation.

  17. Zoltán Kopcsányi

    Tacx virtual ride in Italy for 55 min

  18. Hans

    A zwift team time trial

  19. Jeremy

    Freeletics training in my living room.

  20. Thomas De Jaeger

    The Gravel Grinder training program in Zwift helps me maintain my social distance!

  21. LittleSaul

    Indoor cycling using Kinomaps.

  22. Felix Köster

    A nice trip up Alpe du Zwift

  23. Tomas

    A 4×8 min threshold run with 2 min recoveries between intervals. Ran outside but alone (in Sweden, we have no laws against exercising in groups, yet, but we rely on social responsibility for now).

  24. Neil Moss

    Riding a 240 metre U shaped loop around the edges of my uneven garden on a commuter hybrid bike.

    Laps:29
    Distance:7k
    Time:30 mins
    People encountered:0
    Hands numbed through vibration:2

  25. Ale

    Zwift ride on Tick Tock course all alone, both real and virtual

  26. Arie

    6k Night run through an empty park

  27. Lance Reynolds

    Something to get us through the lockdown.

  28. Tim Connor

    A neat little 5k in the very early morning

  29. Keith Shuker

    After breaking my leg & knee several months ago, I managed the first steps of a run whilst out walking in the fields alone! :-)

  30. Onno

    Quick run in the forest on the empty trails.

  31. Eirik Tørneng

    Another TrainerRoad workout indoor.

  32. Sharon

    Yesterday a circuit workout at the local footy oval. Today , Zwift stage 5 TOW.

  33. Gareth Loggenberg

    Throwing a nerf ball around the garden with child followed by a game of boules.

  34. Janine Pleasant

    I kayaked in a local lake leading a pro triathlete who was swim training. We stayed at least 6 feet apart. Then I biked solo through the countryside for 1 hour.

  35. David Sànchez Gonzàlez

    My last trainer social distancing due to the fact that where I live is forbidden to ride outside and if you don’t observe such rule you will be banned is ZWIFT session (as I’m doing during the last 13 days)…. Thanks for this great “giveway” you and clever training are awesome!

  36. fernando luiña

    my last work out was a tempo ride with sprints, zwift training work out

  37. Pavel

    went for a run earlier than usual (7am) and haven’t met anybody

  38. Douglas hall

    Tour of watopia stage 5

  39. James Spooner

    I’ve just been doing fairly easy rides on Zwift. Hard to get motivated for much more right now!

  40. Arjen

    Just some strength training in the living room while my daughter was sleeping a safe distance away

  41. Ricky

    5k treadmill run….keeping social distance

  42. Tony C

    An abandoned indoor ride – waiting on a support call which may take some time!

  43. Hana

    Not really a workout, we go for a 5k morning walk with my husband every day.

  44. Jeff

    fulgaz col d’iseran in bibs and a sweatband (no jersey), all while having a work video conference with the video on. no one said a word.

  45. Evert

    Did a Zwift session yesterday, combined with Hangouts with some friends for the social part :).

  46. Tim

    Easy 1h run

  47. Dieter

    Had a run in the neighbourhood.
    Keep yourself and everyone around you healthy.

  48. Ian Penrice

    4 socially distanced laps of Richmond park.

  49. Thomas Koetter

    90min run with 6 intervals of 5min@4:00/km

  50. Craig Chambers

    A couple of Hill sprints followed by an out and back round the coast

  51. Chris

    10K indoor row on the erg

  52. Jonathan Winter

    50 minute zwift in the garden.

  53. Linda

    30 minutes Zwifting on my Tacx Booster indoor bike trainer.

  54. Neill

    I managed a session on the turbo for an hour yesterday. Mind numbingly difficult and sweating buckets but that or nothing at the moment!

  55. Igor Jan

    A short trainerroad ride, to get the day started.

  56. iker

    13th day of lockdown in Watopia!

  57. Wouter Van Genechten

    An easy gravelride through the forest! Clearing the head.

  58. Lauri

    Treadmill running with Zwift :)

  59. Roger Dooley

    Zwift Slowtwitch group ride

  60. Aitor Altuna

    A solid 6h bike workout on the trainer preparing for an ironman

  61. Timo Lehtinen

    Did some nordic skiing last weekend.

  62. Jorge Carvalho

    Doing a lot of zwift races in this period.

  63. Linda

    I’ve been doing yoga stretches and a lot of planks in my living room at home.

  64. Thierry

    Base fitness on zwift in z2

  65. David E.

    Zwifting while zooming with teammates!

  66. MICHAEL P DUFOUR

    5 miles @ 5 am in 32 deg weather.. Refreshing :)

  67. Alex

    A core strength workout with 30 min indoor cycling afterwards.

  68. Ed B

    I went out this morning as the sun rose before anyone else was out and run 6km, whilst my son cycled behind me.

  69. In the morning hours, I set a new FTP record via the TrainerRoad ramp test, indoors on my Kickr Core. Later the same afternoon, to celebrate the loverly spring weather, i brought out my cross and went for a leisurely solitary 15k bike ride – and froze my feet off!

  70. Gazolyn

    Build a route on my Garmin Fenix to stay at 1km from my home (confinement rule in France) and draw a nice pacman on the map. Efficient and fun…

  71. Adam Yeld

    Did intervals around the garden taking turns carrying my 3-year-old twins

  72. a rather lacklustre set of squats, rows and deadlifts in my garden office (shed)

  73. Richard McDowell

    This morning I wrapped my 10-month girl up snug and took her in the buggy for a nice 12-mile run along a quiet river-path loop, only saw a few folk out as we started at 6am

  74. Kevin D.

    I’m confined to the house but managed a jog around the ( small ) garden

  75. Kris Van Rossem

    Since 2 weeks Solorider has become my middlename

  76. Nick Turner

    Watching Tour de Quarantine from the couch… I need a trainer.

  77. I won one of the fan rides with Lucas Hamilton of Mitchelton Scott on Zwift
    link to strava.com

    I am in Spain and Zwift and dog walks is all I got now.

  78. Ben

    500 Push-ups at home lol

  79. Philippe

    Trainnerroad workout last Tuesday.

  80. Julien

    Well, I did my FIRST ride on Zwift with my NEW trainer. Best example of social-distancing in sport effort, right? That deserve a round of applaus, … or a giveavaw from Ray ;-)

    Thx!

  81. Freegear

    I went MTBing with the boss.

  82. Dario

    I put my rowing machine on the floor, put my Headphones on, started the music and singing louder than ever…

  83. Jakub

    1h cycle on Zwift. That’s the only racing we are going to get this year :/

  84. Steve

    Did trainerroad workout Eclipse. 3×20 sweetspot.
    Annoyingly feeling pretty fit right now (for me!)

    Thanks for this Ray

  85. Jeroen de Korte

    I live on the fourth floor – so I’ve ran the staircases a couple of times and managed to avoid all my neihgbors!

  86. Cen Breathnach

    I did a ramp test on Zwift on Wednesday. Dropped by 20w since my last test ?

  87. In Denmark we don’t have a full lockdown (yet) so Thursday last week I was riding a local MTB trail with the oldest son. They required 2 meter distance to others makes passing or getting parsed requiring “get of the trail and stop” but nice weather and a good ride. (still allowed for up to 10 people in a place but expected to be restricted to 2 before easter)

    Besides that I’ve exclusively been on Zwift – got the tron bike now and badge-hunting the different courses

    If i win the $500 will be used for a direct-drive trainer for the new “cave” that i am building in a corner of an old stable / shed.

  88. koen

    2 hours on the tacx neo yesterday

  89. Justin

    1h15 workout on my Tacx indoor trainer … staring at a wall in my garage

  90. Krystian

    No Zwift, no Rouvy, just Golden Cheetah with music. Three houer easy ride.

  91. Olegs

    Hour long new road bike ride to nearby city

  92. maikkeli

    Yesterday fun was a trail run in nice Finnish forest + Zwift Watopia combo!

  93. Poul Erik Skov

    I was out running and need a trainer I just got an injury in my lower part of the stomach so now it hurts when running :-(
    So please let me have it

  94. Ramunas

    Indoor trainer ride on Zwift. Can’t get sick, if I don’t go outside :D

  95. Thad M.

    A beautiful Zwift ride on the terrace

  96. Ken Gidley

    I got outside and did a solo bike ride, keeping as far away from people on the trail as possible. ?

  97. Philip

    Thankfully we have an ellliptical in the basement, so I’ve been using that a lot.

  98. John McManamon

    5km run in the country side yesterday.

  99. Giorgio Saracco

    Either a smart trainer or a treadmill.

  100. Justin Gingell

    I had a dance party with my son in the living room earlier this evening. Lots of star jumps, hip thrusts, and I even did the worm for some lower back strength work.