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. Lukas

    socially distant 10k run in woods

  2. Cameron Seamons

    Did a yoga session for the first time in a long whole and realized how stiff I ama fter all the running and biking… Might need to do it more often.

  3. Clint

    Completed introductory to intervals Zwift workout while touring Watopia

  4. mmark

    It was a nice ride with friends on Margareth Island in Budapest. One week later… all cheap trainers are out of stock. :(

  5. Maciej

    Just started week 1 of General Build High-Volume on TrainerRoad so.. Brasstown.

  6. Stuart Buchan

    After our gym in the UK shut last week, I purchased a set of resistance bands and turned my living room in to a home gym.

  7. Minh Tri Nguyen

    10 minutes cyclying then 20 minutes HIIT

  8. James Malone

    Tour of Watopia, getting a lot of Zwift time in lately. :)

  9. Jens Holmstrup

    Nice run in our local park/forrest.

  10. tim bulger

    Xert workout while watching contagion :-|

  11. David James

    Snuck out for a few miles on the bike after a day at the desk

  12. Linda Thoma

    I did a bootcamp on my deck today.

  13. Inyaki

    Two hours of bike trainer

  14. Frank Cundiff

    VO2 efforts and a zwift race while holed up in a 450sqft apartment going on 2 weeks.

  15. Paul De Graff

    45 minute zone 2 bike on trainer followed by 10 min on treadmill

  16. Robert B Lamott

    Rode among Mayan ruins with 900+ other people. Virtually, of course.

  17. Ben Bossuge

    Played catch-up with my kids in the garden today

  18. Mike Prytherch

    It was sunny, I’m allowed to ride alone in the UK so I took a couple of hours out of working at home and went for a lovely bike ride in the sun, got a puncture, first one in about 3 years so I was due one ?

  19. Paul Soldo

    Completed stage 5 on Tour de Zwift.

  20. Kyle D

    Great idea, Ray!
    Last workout was Zwift, just like the past two weeks unfortunately.
    Best to all

  21. Kelly I Murlick

    Last workout was on the bike (kickr core/rouvy) for a ride. So glad I bought this setup!

  22. Cameron

    Riding to work in the rain. Torture chamber doesn’t seem so bad now reflecting back on the good old days

  23. Lucas K

    Snuck down to the basement for a nice run on the hamster wheel.

  24. Gary Nolan

    Zwift is my playground!!!

  25. Luke Yoder

    Did a strength training workout on my improvised home gym! Thanks!

  26. Klaus Dewolf

    A small Zwift ride in between work and dinner.

  27. Chelsea

    I did a solo run and some strength work at home…not as fun as it can be with friends for sure!

  28. Susan Woods

    I rode my bike indoors on my old school trainer while watching tv.

  29. Fabio Pires

    Did a 3×15 SST today on the trainer. I can get an upgrade on my trainer!

  30. Anthony W

    I really need to get on my bike

  31. Doc Savage

    Avalanche Spire +1 on TraineRoad.

  32. Rene Pedersen

    A nice bike ride

  33. Miha

    Running alone in the forrest

  34. Patrick G

    Pretty much only train inside and by myself anyways so BAU here. Only difference is adjusting schedule and kids & wife being home.

  35. Ryan B

    Walking my daughter around the block

  36. Patrick Hurley

    Took a nice sunny 70km cycle down to the sea on every quiet backroad I could find

  37. Chris Wright

    Went for an 80km group ride where we kept significant gaps between us.

  38. Sherie M

    Trainerroad workout and walk around neighborhood today.

  39. Donna

    Handling emergency calls for the State. Was able to get in a rather slow 5K run last week. I’d love a device with the Pulse OX monitoring.

  40. Andrzej

    week ago, 19 km bike ride

  41. Jorge E Rodriguez G

    Some yoga. Still needing a trainer

  42. Richard Whiteman

    11.0 miles running outside today. I tried to get in a half marathon between meetings while working from home. I guess I need to get faster.

  43. NG shi wei

    Back to the army

  44. Out on the road bike, but a short solo ride and following local requirements for distancing.

  45. James Haycraft

    Solo ride on the Canal paths

  46. Boyd Park

    10K run in the countryside yesterday for my single venture outdoors. Never mind everything else that is going on in the world, Spring has sprung in Scotland. How do I know? The beasties are out and I have bites all over my legs.

  47. Maurice

    A new trainer is welcome

  48. Joseph O'Bruba

    Cycling on my trainer via Zwift this morning! Love me some London hills!

  49. Scott Drummond

    100km out on the back quiet roads of Ireland was training for possible selection for the Irish Para Cycling squad for Tokyo but have now been postponed but gotta keep up the training.

  50. Enrique Gamboa

    None. No smart trainer

  51. StephenB

    4km walk via the pub that is now shut for the duration. Ah well, can dream of summer and a cool beer. I can understand Ice Cold in Alex now.

  52. Pete Welsh

    35 minute spin on my non smart trainer in the garage. A big difference to my last ride which was at Challenge Wanaka.

  53. Karl Billeter

    Just a short local climb with a couple of 18% pinches. Social distancing made a touch harder with road work crews.

  54. Kasey Skala

    I went for a 20 mile bike workout followed by a 3-mile cool down run.

  55. Seet

    Running an hour on a 100 yard patch of grass…

  56. Mark Wells

    45 minutes on my dumb turbo trainer, I need a smart one.

  57. Ken Jude

    I managed a five mile steady run on Tuesday. Sadly had to abort today after less than a mile, ankle not feeling great.

  58. Walter S

    I managed a 5km time trial, setting a 30s PB for the distance (slightly helped by dropping 160m)

  59. Stewart Dinsdale

    Man-cave…no women or offspring allowed

  60. Luke Meleney

    6 am over unders so that my wife can get her ironman training ride in at 7!

  61. Shaun Moran

    A long walk with the dogs :-)

  62. Frank

    I think i’d go for a tacx neo.

  63. Michael Boardman

    A lovely lonesome run around Old Sarum

  64. Ricky

    2 riders ride with a couple of meters between us

  65. Patrick Manley

    Well my last activity was going for a hike this afternoon after a webinar where I learned that the WHO and CDC do not like the term “social distancing.” The correct terminology is “physical distancing.” No need to be unsocial as long as you are physically distant.

  66. Jaime Rodríguez

    Cadence build on Sufferfest

  67. Fabian

    Run in the woods during a nice day here in Asheville.

  68. Matthew

    My workout consist of going to the hospital, and hopefully surviving my shift.

  69. Jeremy Nolle

    Running in the neighborhood, but not the park- too many people there!

  70. Andy J

    Running when its still dark out in the morning works just fine for me to practice social distancing.

  71. Teresa Coplen

    Mowing the lawn! Headed out for a walk/run now & then crawfish & carona’s since it’s my birthday!

  72. Nick

    A walk. Because my partner has taken ownership of the Kickr and unless I want WW3 kicked off I know better than to take her bike off it and accidentally leave mine on!

  73. Ian

    30 minute ride on the turbo in my garage.

  74. Guillaume Beland

    Treadmill run while the little ones are napping!

  75. Alfredo

    Easy run on treadmill, waiting for better times here in Italy…

  76. Scott E

    PPF Circuit 2: Full Body + Run Drills :-)

  77. Chris

    5k run home last week.

  78. Timbo B

    I had to settle for HIIT body weight workout with the wife as I don’t have a trainer. I’m sore and sorry as a cyclist we don’t have other muscles. Please help me

  79. Mike

    A short run!

  80. Barbara Maxfield

    We managed four miles on the treadmill. No chance of running into anybody else on that thing.

  81. Piet Barendse

    Just this evening I did a body pump class in my home office. Weights and a step are some of the advantages of having an aerobics instructor as a wife!

  82. Mike behr

    Brick after 2 flat tires

  83. Andy J

    Running before the sun comes up helps with social distancing.

  84. angel b.

    biked 47 miles through a nice, flat, shady, FL trail

  85. James Boardman

    Some strength and conditioning in the garden

  86. Martin

    10.5k trail run this morning. I did not see people for 99% of time ☺️

  87. Rob

    Walk on my treadmill.

  88. Con Giacca

    I dusted off the trainer after it sat unused for a few months and used my free 25Kms on Zwift. Looks like I’ll be resubscribing :)

  89. 23k run. Solo of course ?

  90. Desperate for cycling, live in confinement in Nice, normally one of the best cycling areas in the world so never invested in a hometrainer: did my improvised homemade cyclingtraining in my apartment incl a training ball and an elastic: link to instagram.com
    ? a real hometrainer would help me much!

  91. Mike G

    Zwifting in the basement!

  92. Paul

    Excellent time to get a trainer

  93. David

    On Tuesday, a simple low intensity 60min ride

  94. Michael F

    Digital coach TrainerRoad tells me when to ride, how long to ride, how hard to ride. TV screen keeps my brain disengaged enough. Digital trainer handles the resistance. If you could take me out of the loop, there would be nary a human involved!

  95. Alexandre

    My last ride was a 1h engine builder workout at Watopia.

  96. Josh Hanley

    10k solo trail run!

  97. Marcy Fleming

    Braved the puffs and took our Mountain bikes up the old Pali road.

  98. Mike Kohnle

    Indoor Cycling on the rollers while watching Band of Brothers. I do a tempo effort during battle scenes, moderate pace the rest of the time.

  99. John Dugan

    Trying out Zwift on my homemade rollers with a Bluetooth speed and cadence sensor.

  100. Paul Halterman

    A Zwift recovery ride trying to put down a cold.