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. MikeInEverwet

    5 miles solo to Boeing and back, last weekend.

  2. Eliot Pitney

    Long walk with the dog in an empty park

  3. Matthew S

    Decided to retry running. A very short one to start. Forgot how much harder it is than cycling!

  4. Matthew B.

    My daily mile loop around my neighborhood.

  5. Håkan Axelsson

    Recovery pass tonight, 22km, after Zwiftrace yesterday.

  6. Alfonso Luna Bentin

    Zwift watching Outbreak in the living room

  7. Ryan

    Last stage of Zwift….volcano route!

  8. Mike Barro

    Final stage on TOW.

  9. Pat

    never in the history of the Internet will the word “Zwift” appear more times in a comment thread. (oh and my answer is Zwift. ;) )

  10. Derek Atkins

    An easy 8k run through the “hood”.

  11. Btian

    TrainerRoad V02 workout on the road, enjoying back roads with zero traffic

  12. Megan Gardam

    1.5 hour indoor bike trainer ride

  13. Paco Anton

    Nothing. Nada. Zero. Still recovering from a skiing accidente :(

  14. Sean Reilly

    I rode “Volunteer” on TrainerRoad last night after being sick for a few weeks and now feeling a little better.

  15. Shelly Latsha

    Ran 6 miles on the treadmill in my basement alone.

  16. Chris

    A 50 minute workout with some dumbbells and a truck bed box as a bench. In my basement by myself!!

  17. Jeremy Malcolm Hopwood

    Zwift crit race last night on the dolphin course.

  18. Jim Hopkins

    One hour on the bike trainer in my pain cave.

  19. Roman

    I’ve done a walk around our flat in an empty ski resort!

  20. Steven Price

    I went for a bike ride by myself.

  21. John Allan Chan

    Trainer road workout! Hope I win!

  22. Roy Atkinson

    Went for a jog but stayed away from anyone else. Job done.

  23. Tony K

    Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 5 Race ‘D’ plus an extra 20 min. Done today at noon local.

  24. Edgar

    First sweet spot workout after 7% increase in ftp. Not to much difference in rpe!

  25. Jeff Decker

    I did Whiteface (an anaerobic capacity workout) for 1:15

  26. David F

    Did my first Zwift meet-up ride with friends. We were all over 10 miles apart physically but within a few feet away from each other in the virtual world!

  27. Rafal

    last workout: Doom of pain
    Second to last : Dark corners of my soul

  28. Tim D

    Daily outdoor runs at 5:30am.

  29. Jill Eisenberg

    Ive been riding with my fundraising partner 2x this week virtually. We plan to ride again tomorrow morning.

  30. Sebastian Haager

    Just finished a 10km around the local trails. Lots of people enjoying the spring weather, and everyone was keeping appropriate distance!

  31. Kevin Scott

    Last workout was a bike in my basement on my very old Tacx mag trainer.

    Trying to stay inside and learning to use zwift for my workouts

  32. Satish Punna

    I ran outside! But first I told everyone via Facebook they had better go inside.

  33. Tom

    Easy 7km in the forest next door

  34. Matthew

    2x7x1 minute VO2 max intervals on my gen1 Kickr in the pain cave. Old, but still going strong

  35. Nacho

    30km indoor bike with a not smart trainer!

  36. James Strong

    With my wife and I working from home we decided it would be best to send our 7&9 year old daughters to school (to try and ensure we got some work done). So being a sporty person I decided the kids could cycle to school and I would run. After leaving them at school I then decided to run around the block but my 1.5km run turned into a 6.5km extravaganza. Oh boy did my little cycling legs hurt the next day!!

  37. Brad A.

    Did a 60min run with 30min at marathon pace this morning.

  38. Stephen Vallance

    I managed to ride my MTB around the neighborhood.

  39. Andrew

    Sufferfest 14 vice grips by myself in the pain garage on the old dumb trainer

  40. Bryan Hartman

    13.3 mile run in rural Illinois. All of my workouts are socially distant.

  41. Matthew

    Did a HIIT workout yesterday, but been meaning to jump on Zwift today for a spin on Stage 5.

  42. John Pane

    I have been able to run while social distancing, most recently yesterday.

  43. Pierre

    Did a run by myself in the morning

  44. David Chrisman

    Easy—this afternoon Xert workout on Zwift

  45. Max

    Went for a run with my dog in the woods.

  46. Peter Blissett

    A group Zwift ride organised by my club as a backfill for our weekly outdoor group ride. We used discord and headsets to chat. Very impressed, as close to the real thing as you can get. I’ll be a serious Zwift concert after this lockdown is finished.

    Keep up the good work DCR

  47. Steve W

    A 32 minute Zwift ride in London testing my unbent derailleur hanger (from an incident that we don’t talk about ?)

  48. Justin koszarek

    Indoor bike ride with trainer road.

  49. Guillermo

    Day 17 at home with 3 small kids. Could managed to do 30km in the bike trainer while kids where playing in the terrace.

  50. Adrian

    My last workout was this morning. 30 mins in the garage using hand weights and body weight exercises then a 5k run alone around my streets near home in Wollongong.

  51. Adam Neilson

    Skipping.

  52. Eric B

    Got a short trainer ride in zwift this morning.

  53. Nick Toth

    Just finished a 3 mile run.

  54. Rick

    Nice 4 mile run where I saw very few people.

  55. AntonG

    Biking through the empty forest to the empty office

  56. Chris Crandall

    Just your standard 90-minute TrainerRoad workout.

    Yay isolation!!

  57. Adam Dryden

    Some time in the basement on the rower, then the treadmill then finished it off with some kms in Watopia!

  58. Eric W.

    One hour ride on Zwift!

  59. Joe

    Short run on the treadmill

  60. Robert

    I don’t know if this counts as a workout but I walk on the treadmill while working from home. I put the laptop on the treadmill console and work away for about 2 hours.

  61. Adam Bingham

    I ride on the trainer and still ride outside just by my lonesome.

  62. Jeffrey Chambers

    27 mile gravel ride

  63. Kim

    I managed to get in a 3 mile leisurely run with my 14yr old.

  64. Carlos Monteiro

    I did the Last stage of watopia tour on zwift

  65. John Cowley

    A quick blast into the hills from home – about 90mins.

  66. Jamie Ferguson

    I’ve been self isolating for 2 weeks. Today was the first day I have been able to leave the house and managed an hour in the sunshine on my bike!

  67. Edward Anders

    A hard 5-mile tempo around the empty streets!

  68. Rafael Nogueira

    2 hour sweet spot workout on the road bike.

  69. Michael J Smith

    Garage Pain Cave!!!!

  70. Brad Richter

    2hour TrainerRoad workout out in the country downloaded on my Wahoo Element. Only saw 2 cars the entire ride.

  71. Matt

    I’m still able to run outside without much issue, but I definitely pass more people out walking than I used to.

  72. Robert

    Some intervals around Watopia early this morning from my hopefully soon-to-be replaced trainer!

  73. A 7.5km run in the park. I really should be doing some indoor core strenght training though…

  74. Heinrich Hurtz

    Did a road ride as the usual mtb trails were insanely crowded with hikers, kids, dog walkers, and other riders. Roads out of town were wide open with seemingly fewer riders than usual. WX is bad tomorrow so it’s onto the Hammer and Zwift.

  75. Paul

    30 x 30 seconds intervals running around the local park

  76. Ryan

    I logged a 6.5 km run this morning at 7:00 am before the streets got too busy. It was a big one for me as I am coming back from a disc injury in my back and it felt great to run pain free at a decent 5:21/km pace again. Physio works when you do the exercises people!

  77. John Tobin

    An hour and a half workout on Zwift, with a fair amount of tempo and climbing Leith Hill at level 5.

  78. JD

    Focused on running lately for my marathon that was supposed to be this weekend but deferred. Today was a quick 4mi after working from home. Should get back on the bike soon for my half iron in May, which is also deferred.

  79. Heikki L.

    A solo run in the forest with nobody near me.

  80. Matthew

    5k trail run from the front door, out through the woods and home again.

  81. Nancy

    Strength and Mobility workout via Zoom

  82. Stage 5 – Tour of Watopia – 40km max effort !!

  83. T

    My last workout was taking a walk in the woods and fields, now it’s really cold outside lol.

  84. Johan Fredrik Furuly

    I just ran 45 minutes easy late in the evening in order to stay away from other people and still get my workout done

  85. Colin Hayes

    Zwift – Stage 5 Tour of Watopia – it hurt ???‍♂️

  86. Lifting weights in my garage. 10 sets x 10 reps of barbell squats to build some resilience into my legs for running.

  87. Andrew

    The great thing about waking up early is I’ve been able to get outside to run any day I want without seeing anyone. I’ve been using my extra work-from-home time to double with my girlfriend in the afternoon

  88. Destructo The Mad

    Walked the dogs on deserted (and snow-covered) MTB trails. Saw more sign of deer than humans.

  89. Alex Jamieson

    Epic KOM + radio tower repeats for the zwift MTB challenge

  90. Jean

    Social distancing 10k for me today

  91. Running away towards residential areas, with wide streets, and avoiding any other humans as it they were in flames!

  92. Ihsan

    Tour of Watopia on Zwift

  93. Ray

    Easy 60 Kilometers keeping the legs fresh :)

  94. Bob Grant

    P90 sweat 3/4 with my 14 yr old son….passing the time and trying to stay healthy

  95. Jake

    I ran up and down manhattans west side. I made sure to yield to walkers and seniors, and generally preserved my distance. HOPE I WIN

  96. Mat

    Been on zwift instead of outside… can’t believe I’m saying this, but I wish I had a treadmill to run on !

  97. I have been going on long walks by myself until the weather gets better – then I’ll be doing solo rides…

  98. Rainer W

    Solo loop around lunchtime hot lap course.

  99. Steven Chasteen

    10k run this morning before working remotely from home. No one else out on the road early in morning, so no worries.

  100. Russ Lilley

    Zwifted the knickerbocker loop in NYC.