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. Mark

    I went out for a run in the sunshine

  2. Maarten De Prycker

    Interval in the Flemish “polders”

  3. Jeff Roberts

    Sat on the trainer upstairs using TrainerRoad. Watched some YouTube and got in a nice hour

  4. Johan

    I’m riding my spin bike at home instead of going to classes. Would be nice to upgrade it to an actual smart trainer.

  5. As we’re still free to go outside: did a run around the meadows behind my house. Great weather for it too.

  6. Craig

    In my room yesterday, while undergoing mandatory 14 day isolation.

  7. Johannes

    5km trail run with the wife in the woods behind the house. Sun was out and spring in the air

  8. Pete W

    Walk with wife by the shores of Derwentwater lake, run tomorrow.

  9. Mirosław Nieścioruk

    6 km easy run

  10. Grant Bateman

    4 hour ride sticking to very rural roads while having enough snacks & tools to get home no matter what

  11. Hannah

    I’ve been on my turbo recently but with a non zwift compatible version it’s pretty tough!

  12. Seamus B.

    Last workout was a solo set of 400m repeats. Thanks Ray

  13. Pomodoro Rosso

    It was my 1st group ride on Zwift! Writing on mobile while trying to maintain load is not that easy.

  14. Magnus Ziegler

    Pulling my friend up Alpe du Zwift with rubber-banding on. Desperately need the exercise. Working at home, continuing on my normal cardiovascular MRI research so we can get back to treating and diagnosing those problems after coronavirus.

    Cheers all’

  15. Ryan Panganiban

    5k run on an empty 1k street

  16. Quietschi

    On Zwift now

  17. Andrew

    Turbo turbo turbo – I now live in Watopia leaving primarily to eat, sleep and do my job!

  18. cinzia

    Zwift and yoga.. everyday.. home alone.. :(

  19. Zlatan

    Weight training
    Starting Traineroad tomorrow.

  20. Manuel

    Goodard on Trainerroad

  21. Paul S

    Thankfully running is still possible while socially distancing.

  22. Alan Irving

    30 laps of the garden with the family –> 2k run

  23. Lukas

    Rope skipping is the new running at the moment. Aka hoping on my neighbors head ?

  24. Tiago Cardoso

    Road to Sky on Zwift! Can’t remember how it is to pedal outside anymore, keep safe!

  25. Alfredo rondon

    I’m tired of yoga and pilates youtube workouts because I didn’t buy a smart trainer before covid-19 madness and now they are sold out!

  26. Chris

    I did a midnight run last night, I spotted a fox in the fields but managed to keep enough social distance.

  27. Gabi

    Doing the TrainerRoad workouts while simultaneously Zwift to grind those levels!

  28. Tom Moffat

    Can’t do my main love of swimming, so went back on TrainerRoad and forgot how grim it gets

  29. David

    Zwifting as much as I can.

  30. Pierre

    I’ve been zwifting for a week now.
    Thanks!

  31. Matthias Müllner

    Mountainbike tour on the countryside today at 5 am. Only deer and rabbits ;)

  32. Ron

    a nearly one hour Xert Smart session on the ole Computrainer…

  33. Kristy Yeld

    I went for a run in a remote part of the forest (aka the steepest trail).

  34. Joris van der Vorst

    Early morning run before everyone is awake.

  35. Martino

    Some planks at home… yeah I know, definitely sad!

  36. Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 5 – enjoying social riding indoors!

  37. Tanel

    Was orienteering alone. Almost in forest.

  38. Martin

    A Zone 0.05 ride with my 2 little girls… Basically pootling along a flat track at 6mph! But at least it was an hour outside in the sunshine :-)

  39. George

    Very lucky in the UK to still be allowed outside for exercise once a day, so yesterday’s workout was a very careful road ride, making sure to keep over 2m from anyone else.

  40. Dave Messina

    Wife and I got a short run in last night, crazy to me the difference in pace pushing a baby stroller and not pushing a baby stroller.

  41. Stefan

    I did a Trainerroad workout. Just like the day before that… and the day before that…

  42. Wim Schelfaut

    Went for 5k run with two of my sons (they were riding their bikes)

  43. Aaron

    I did a run round olympic park in London – did my part to keep an appropriate distance from people!

  44. Axel

    Riding solo and pushups at home

  45. Kevin

    First indoor ride sinds long time done yesterday, lack of vans unfortunately.. Thanks Ray!

  46. Guy Ward

    Got a decent run around the fields by the house in last night. Muddy though!

  47. Dembo

    A run through the local forest. At night. With stupid little LED lights attached to my shoes.

  48. Roland

    Did a Follow-the-cadence workout with my KICKR Core on BKool. It was fun!

  49. Mark

    Treadmill intervals in the basement.

  50. Daniel

    I managed a little strength workout, but reaaaaally could use a trainer.

  51. Quicu

    Run, 240 times my 21m garage. Around 5K.
    Got bored after that.

  52. Invenis

    A MTB ride that took me almost half the time it normally does because I was so eager for it :D

  53. Bernhard

    A nice run over lunch!

  54. GK

    BigRingVR free ride to Norway!

  55. Kirian A

    TrainerRoad Ericsson Workout! Yeah!

  56. Liam Salmon

    I managed to get out on the bike for a whopping 2km to do a post box drop. WFH, telecons, juggling a wife and kids (9 yrs and 6 months) and planting veg for the apocalypse doesn’t leave a lot of time for getting some saddle time in…

  57. Dean Grove

    I actually did my first ride on my Elite Suito. After having a crash a few months ago, with all the social distancing, having a smart trainer actually is very beneficial.

  58. Ross

    It’d have to be a smart trainer for me

  59. Emlyn

    Dancing to Gerry Cinnamon in my front room

  60. Naty

    I did a full body workout from Patri Jordan on YouTube!

  61. Jim Sigafoos

    I did a 1 hour erg mode spin on Zwift (21,200+ concurrent users) as I continue to recover from various injuries.

  62. Claus

    Did a ‘virtual’ running session with my running club sunday. Everyone ran the same course. Started at the same time, but at different locations on the course. When ever we meet someone we passed with atleast two meters in between. Did 15km in full sun, and with a huge smile on my face.

  63. Eyal

    Went for a 20km run in the mountains. Social distancing in its pure form

  64. Paulo

    Running on a small garden, chased by a puppy, followed by some squats and pushups.

  65. Don van D

    No matter what, stay safe and stay healthy!

  66. Alex

    Running round the block

  67. Fiachra O Murchu

    Set of 7 1 min Vo2 Max Intervals… by 2

  68. Jesper Kamstrup Linnet

    Just a short rowing session on the good old Concept2.

  69. Marcus

    15km running in lovely spring weather.

  70. Mark

    Ftp workout on zwift!

  71. carme

    Jump rope on my deck and solo jazz dancing

  72. Folkert

    Actually outside (Netherlands wohoo) but on roads that are empty without Corona, with Corona I met one person that was walking her dog and made sure to pass her well over the 1.5 meters while holding my breath ;-) Nice 36~ km ride in wonderful spring weather.

  73. Liz

    Some core stability exercise – at least social distancing let’s me catch up with all I didn’t do during winter ;)

  74. Robert B

    5am 5k outdoor run. UK still not on full lockdown yet. Although skipping ropes and various painful
    contraptions are around my house

  75. Rudy

    Tacx in perfect isolation :)

  76. Chris Clancy

    I ran the last 13 miles of a friends 50k (from 6’ away) while he did his virtual race for pistol.

  77. Dick Sol

    Just did my spindown on my new Kickr. Just in case there will be a total lockdown over here in NL.

  78. Wax

    Walking

  79. GabrielM

    A bit of yoga, a bit of bike on rollers, a bit of freeletics :). preparing for a world Guiness records. staying indoors give plenty of ideas. Not to go mad a schedule is needed and this helps put in place time to prepare.
    cheers!

  80. Stepan

    Short run with face mask

  81. Ganabu

    My girlfriend and I got some 1km repeats in this morning in the dark… Didn’t see another human…
    “All we are is dust in the wind,” dude.

  82. Neve

    I need a bike trainer for my husband! :-)

  83. Kyle Shaw

    My last workout was an easy 1 hour run on the mostly quiet streets of Tallahassee, Florida.

  84. Steven W

    Kickr workout, but now is ever the time to expand the indoor training room

  85. Dean

    This will be a purchase of the Fenix 9 just in time for my next long run outdoors.

  86. Henrik Naess

    Tacx in basement

  87. roundrobin

    I’ve done a run in my area this morning, meeting nobody, while connected via phone to my run buddy who was running at the same time in her area…

  88. gingerneil

    I ran 4 miles on the trails last night with my daughter – awesome to be out, but my hip is still niggling despite not running for 2 weeks! #lockdown2020

  89. Stefan

    Core stability

  90. Guido Goeting

    WU, 15*1min@110ftp-1min easy, CD
    All in the tacx :-) alone in the shed.

  91. Matti

    SST on Zwift

  92. David Tunney

    Run – at night and on a boring route no one else would want to do

  93. Joshua

    In the basement following a virtual class from an instructor I usually get to see live!

  94. Cristi

    21-15-9 jumprope (x100) + airsquats :)

  95. Greg M

    Rode the NYC loop in the comfort of my garage thanks to Zwift and Wahoo!

  96. Marc steingrand

    Did an 5 h long bike 130 km on Zwift and actually do all my training indoor. Stay inside keep safe

  97. Wagon

    A humanitarian cycle trip to my folks to drop off a new tablet.

  98. Marc

    Treadmill run at home

  99. Noel

    I got a 2/3rds of the “Fletcher” workout on done on TrainerRoad after work yesterday. The only person around was my dog. I guess that counts as Social Distancing? I hope so, because he doesn’t normally allow me to farther away than about 10 feet…

  100. Richard Bacon

    Cervelo Jungle Rush event on Zwift… hard work!