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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Non-drafting cycling training for triathlon of course!
My last workout was 3/15/2020 before we went on lockdown and things became crazy at the hospital where I work. Hoping to return to my workouts for some semblance of normalcy and to not lose my fitness.
Giving RGT a try with a few virtual kilometers – nice graphics but very lonely at the course
Walking the dog
My last workout was riding our local mountainbike route! Can’t go too far away..
A solo ride, on quiet roads where possible.
The last workout was a 35k ride all alone and in beautiful weather.
1h 65% FTP session on my shitty home trainer while watching uncut gems!
Gyms and pools are closed here in Amsterdam, so only biking on the turbo and running outside for the moment!
My last workout, was on my very old Biketrainer while watching Startrack Picard. So I stayed at home also because we only had 2 degrees Celsius outside.
1h Pilates, and a good 2h bikeride in the sun.
Zwift Meetup with friends this morning. With Zoom video meetup on the side
Hi Ray,
my last activity was 30 minutes of swim cord training while my video feed was off during a teleconference. The only upside to pools being closed.
Nate
Yesterday, outside (thank God) in the sunshine with shorts! Unfortunately no café stop though ;)
113km solo Ride in the Netherlands.
10 miles running outside on a quiet road in early morning.
Training on TrainerRoad in the morning and short walks in the agternoon.
My last training was an easy 40 minutes on the homtrainer.
Gendarme -2 on TrainerRoad!
2 sets of 15 minutes 30×30’s at 125% FTP.
I really need a direct drive trainer instead of my wheel-on for these types of workouts!
last workout was a solo run around the local reservoir. never got within 3 metres of anyone :-)
So glad I got that turbo trainer 6 weeks ago! Over and understand today!
Went for an early morning run around the parks of London – making sure to jump into the emptyish roads whenever my path crossed with someone else…
I ve done a p90x3 workout
That’s the thing about trail running: most of the time it is just you and the animals around you. If there happens to be too many people on the trails… then it is time to go off-trail and into the woods. Normally, I run early in the morning, so that is seldom the case ?
Swimming
Swimming
My gym limits to 10 users at a time for 1h max
Cool story bro
Jogging at Kent Ridge hill park
Only some strength exercises in my living room.
Fat bears
Got smoked by my 10 year old daughter mountain biking on Grosser Feldberg. She definitely socially distanced me the while ride.
Hell Hath No Fury is a favourite go to session.
a bunch of riders from my cycling club and I went on rouvy (each at separate places) for a group ride. we also downloaded a push&talk app for comm. It was really fun and we promised to repeat it asap.
Zwift ride around greater London with buddies. No better way to social distance.
I did a 12k morning run on the lake – at that time there was nobody else running.
A two hour walk with my kids in the forest enjoying the sun.
As we are allowed to go out and do sports but alone. I did a 5K run and mostly enjoyed fresh air.
Gravel grinding
5k run and then a bike ride to the shop for essentials(beer)
A 10k in the forest that felt awful after a poor night’s sleep
I took a 7k jog along the river. Didn’t see another soul
A cruisy hour on the trainer followed by a half an hour jog along the coast to get my dose of fresh air for the day
Trainerroad Baxter for me
Trying out online cycling this Rouvy thing aint bad.
I need something to motivate my single daily exercise session, that’s all we’re allowed.
4 hour trainer ride. Still training for summer races. Fingers crossed.
Stage 5 Tour of Watopia on Zwift
I’ve started racing on Zwift – did the British Cycling Cat C Time Trial on Thusday evening
Yes please!
A short session on the fingerboard. With all the climbing walls and crags closed, I’ve got to keep my finger strength up.
I’ve done a 11k Run along the River, Outsider the city
Swimming at my home, in an above ground pool!
I was trying to do a body weight session on the tiny balcony of my apartment block – motivation was at a low. A guy from the apartment block opposite me started doing a workout on his balcony. We now workout at the same time from each of our balconies and take turns to lead sessions!
I managed to get an 8k run. Since we are still allowed to run while respecting social distancing.
I also had to accompany my daughter on the bike to identify the early spring blossoming flowers, which was part of her homework, but that I don’t count as workout (yet).
A sunny loop up Cheddar gorge and round. Saw a few other cyclists but everyone was very respectful of social distancing – no drafting, wide passes etc. Feel lucky to live somewhere quite quiet with good roads.
I did a couple of bodyweight workout and conditioning. Some free weight here and there. Still not running tho
Cycling this morning on eerily quiet roads
Back on sufferfest after a couple of years away. Felt good
walking 6 km
FTP builder training on Zwift … some 4 days ago.
Aerobic trainer ride with short MAP intervals.
17 mile solo bike ride. Staying as far away as possible
I’ve been in the grotty garage pain cave using Zwift. 1984 steel colnago frame with cast off groupset bits, old work PC and a £10 plasma TV someone incorrectly listed on eBay. As long as I hit HR zone 5 I’m happy!
I’ve mainly stuck to watopia because of the quieter roads (avoiding NYC crowds).
A 8k run around my neighbourhood!
21st place, cat c tour of watopia stage 5!
On crutches at the moment so… does it count if I describe my “raising from sofa and heading to the loo at not-so-high-speed”?
4 mile independent run walk in neighborhood after fighting two HS girls for internet bandwith.
Cat C race on Zwift, was in contention until the dreaded disconnect
4 mile out and back run from my house. Sad that today and tomorrow look cold and wet with a strong wind.
I’ve not done much exercise these last two weeks. I managed a 8k run last. I would ride today but it’s too windy. Probably I’ll walk later
Solo road ride, several vehicles violated the 6 foot rule…
1 hr recovery! Over-done it a bit since having too much time to exercise…
2,5 h with home trainer simulating a famous track
Running back and forth to work. It doen’t het more efficiënt!
Circuit work: pushups, situps, band presses and rows, sandbag squats. Repeated until I’d had enough. Tomorrow is a very-pre-dawn run in the local park, hoping I don’t run into a tree in the darkness.
Great initiative, Ray!!!
We’re doing training group on strength workout on even days and on odd days Zwift, for now Watopia Tour!!!
Night Run at 11pm. It was very quiet.
1hr ride on my 1UP bike trainer connected to Rouvy. Although not perfect it keeps me training!!
The last social distance workout I did was the DIRT/USA Cycling Dadurday Chase race (Cat B) on Zwift today.
Running around the desolate streets of the neighborhood
I’ve been doing shorter than normal rides staying in my local community (more on roads than usual due to overcrowding on trails) and walks with my wife.
Last stage of Tour of Watopia
A trainer road workout safely indoors.
Walking 3.5 miles through the neighborhood executing wide arcs whenever passing someone else.
A 1 hour training ride on Zwift – working out some aggression after reading angry work emails in the newly setup home office…
30 mins on Road Grand Tours up the Stelvio…
A bit of experimentation as I used screen mirroring from the PC in the office to an Android tablet in the conservatory where the Rampa was, as there’s no android screen app for RGT. (I used spacedesk driver & software if anyone’s interested)
Simply trying to go up stairs after two weeks of stupid sickness followed by two weeks of quarantine, hooray!
90 minute trainer ride with some threshold intervals while watching Formula 1 series on Netflix
Have been running in woods and filds turning every time I have spotted somebody
Either a walk round the park, or trying to finish my half built kitchen, now the fitter can’t come round any more!
5 months post hip replacement and I am back on the trainer, socially distancing in the fire station work out room
longer trail run yesterday. Takes about 20 minutes to get far enough away to not be constantly dodging around people, but once out there it was very socially distant!
Trainerroading in the kitchen!
An early morning plod around the fields and woods of the local area. Bliss!
I set up a Zwift MeetUp for the local bike club. Did a virtual 25 miler! Nice for me, a ‘B’ riser to hang with the ‘A’s for a change!
Did a trainer road workout
Outside on our front lawn with an 11 & 6yr old. Beep test shuttle runs, followed by a plank contest.
The daily 22km bike commute, but turning back halfway, back to the homeoffice.
A quite hard Nike fit workout.
I did few pushups burpees and pull ups. But I wasn’t the fittest at the time, now I have a real challenge coming, recovering my fitness during quarantine !!
Thanks for this contest!!