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. Harvey L

    Solo neighborhood ride. I rode fast to keep socially distant from everyone!

  2. Scott Manning

    On the Hammer 2 with Traineroad and Netflix. Added a little body weight gym afterwards. Thanks Ray.

  3. Matt Reier

    Ramp Test on Zwift … ugh

  4. MTR

    Waking is as good as it gets

  5. Dan

    Followed some beginner yoga videos to work on improving flexibility.

  6. Torin La Liberte

    Managed to go for a ride, and I only saw two other people the entire ride!

  7. Nick F

    On Zwift for me – finished the Tour

  8. DB Shoranick

    I went rowing on my rowing machine

  9. Rusty Austin

    Did the Zwift Greater Loop around London this morning with three friends.

  10. Zach

    18 miles this afternoon, dodging some thunderstorms.

  11. Andrew

    Had a nap. Time to jump on zwift soon though.

  12. Francis C

    Zwift 90 min ride. Still working on getting to be a stronger biker so wattage is barely 200 for now. hopefully by next year’s racing season I can get that up to avg at 230-250. Working on making this virus curse into a blessing. lol

  13. Jason Meador

    I did a socially distant 5k training run

  14. THarvala

    9.3mile 1683ft elevation gain MTB ride…first outdoor MTB of the year for me and great break from Zwifting!

  15. I could really use a power meter

  16. Matthew J Rossing

    March 20, 4 sets of 5 repeats, 30 seconds on 30 seconds off max effort. 5 minutes rest between sets. Since then I’ve been working in our icu, waiting for the coming flood of covid patients. Hopeful to get in some good workouts before I have to go back now that I have some time off.

  17. Last workout: cycling in the los altos with my 2 sons on a triplet.

  18. John C

    Lifting my kids up and down, while having walk races around the house and backyard.
    In addition, once my day if home schooling and working is done (I start at 6am and go until 7pm) and my wife gets home, I then lace up and go for a 10k run along a route where no one frequents plus it is late.
    In 2019 I shattered my collarbone skiing and needed surgery, plus 6 months later I got hit by a car cycling. So in spite of 2020 having it’s serious challenges, my kids and I know the importance of shouldering on and being thankful.

    Lastly. I read a lot of DCRAINMAKER to get me through.

  19. Dr. D

    Dusting off and using my Concept 2 rower. Wishing ANT+ FE was still supported by the current crop of sports watches!

  20. Hori G

    I’d like a new power meter

  21. I did a group Zwift ride with my triathlon team. Since we have members in New Zealand, we did it at 5pm EDT Saturday so they could join in (I think it was 10am Sunday morning for them). We communicated during the ride using a video call on Facebook messenger.

  22. Mathieu Cagnard

    Stay safe everyone

  23. sny

    3h endurance ride, done early in the morning.

  24. Philip Muljana

    Need a new trainer! Pretty desperate considering the C-19 lockdown.

  25. John Caldwell

    Just finished a trainer ride doing the Greatest London Loop. Did a u-turn every time I saw someone coming up within 6 feet…

  26. Jase

    Went for a socially distant bike ride. Rode past the beach, saw there were some good waves, and bolted home. Then had a good surf instead 🙂

  27. Łukasz

    I watched a movie while doing 4 x 9 minutes of threshold ride on a trainer

  28. Jon Tiktin

    100km through the hills of the Mornington Peninsula

  29. Ashley RodrigueZ-Evans

    Moving furniture around the house!!!!whoop whoop!!

  30. Katie Cox

    I went for a walk in the neighborhood before sunset to get some fresh air along with a little exercise.

  31. Paul Ruscica

    Run alone as usual & some strength training (shoulder bis and Tris)

  32. Jeanko

    thank God Zwift exists !!!! its been my go to place everyday , i just hop in ride solo or join a ride or race and have a blast

  33. Andrew Stroman

    Did a nice 10k loop around a lake!

  34. Matt W

    I’ve been inconsistently using our elliptical. It’s hard to train indoors

  35. Kim Wilkey

    Socially responsible 2 hour zwift ride with salt lake tri club group using Discord to chat through the ride.

  36. Samo

    Did a two hour ride on backcountry road….

  37. GG

    Absolutely hammered some rolling hills in Melbourne in lovely weather!

  38. Kay

    Solo trail run for me until the heavens opened the the thunderstorms began.

  39. Juwon Suh

    Ran 8 miles on my treadmill.

  40. Leo M

    Rode up mount diablo, it was closed off to cars. Glorious.

  41. rkata

    Bike trainer session on the balcony followed by dryland swimming drills. At this rate I’ll be doing a reverse tri soon!

  42. Roger

    Zwift in the basement! Could use a quieter trainer!

  43. Manu

    Cross training only because I don’t have a home trainer yet…

  44. Jtl

    On my bike trainer so I can binge watch Netflix

  45. Jamie

    We ditched our weekly group ride outdoors and set up a group event on Zwift.. not ideal but fun regardless!

  46. Lennert

    I Rode a 15km ride around a meadow, passing only 4 houses and a cow, twice.

  47. Al

    Ran a 10k “race” all by myself this morning. Disappointingly I came last…

  48. Alexander

    12 ripple drills sets on my roller for an hour ride

  49. Tobi

    Mounted a sling trainer to the ceiling, that by itself was almost a workout but afterwards did a workout with it.

  50. timberg0612

    Bike trainer upgrade

  51. Cross Country skiing in Northern norway (I live here for quite some time). Just 6+k but the season isn’t over.

  52. Bruce Burkhalter

    Did a ride outside and did my best to keep away from other people. Did some trails that not too many people are on. Getting difficult as more and more are out.

  53. Ed nielsen

    I’m using my kickr core and for my social distancing….

  54. Costi B

    Mobility dynamic for 30 mins.
    Indoor cycling for 40 mins.
    Good luck everyone!

  55. Cameron

    Did a group meetup ride on zwift, good to ride with mates even if it was only virtual.

  56. Tomislav

    I jumped rope and failed. My achilles still hurts. Only thing I can do is biking, but now due to lockdown it is impossible

  57. Sandro

    The last I managed was a late evening run looping a small olive grove near the house. I imagine there’s worse things.

  58. Andrey

    Despite the good weather I’m riding indoors on my elite trainer…

  59. Massimo

    40 mins virtual run in the Swiss Alps on my treadmill at 10%… can’t see the moment I will run again outside!

  60. Kristian Fridolf

    Tour of watopia stage 5. 1000 People propert distanced. ?
    /Kristian

  61. Joost Schepel

    Nice one Ray, count me in (for a power meter)

  62. Robin

    Walking up and down inside stairs…boring!

  63. Hany

    Stuck doing intervals indoors

  64. Charalampos Mavrikas

    Thirty minutes of indoor cycling.

  65. Shmulik Raviv

    Last night I ran around the block for 45 minutes

  66. Tim

    3h of indoor Zwifting. Every 15min an all-our sprint. Loved it!

  67. TEP

    The last workout I managed to get was a mile walk with 20 minutes of climbing stairs.

  68. Carlos Marques

    Hi Ray ,
    All the workouts being made in my leaving room right now.
    That’s how seriously we all have to do it;-)
    Best regards

  69. Kris

    Ran 7.5 miles along the old wagon ways and coastal path in Whitley Bay and Seaton Sluice.

  70. Jacob Juul Gade

    I went gravel riding all alone in the forests surronding my home.

  71. Gio Gonzalez

    last workout was a solo 10k run to the beach.

  72. slowmo

    Did some intervals.

  73. Dingeman

    Solid bike ride alone with enough headwind as usual in NL 🙂

  74. Maddy

    Indoor ride on trainer. Thanks for giveaway, Ray, it brings feeling of normality for a while! 🙂

  75. THM

    Went running with the toddler in the stroller.

  76. Hendrik

    I did a lengthy core exercise routine in my bedroom. “Lengthy” compared to my usual routine of 5 minutes..

  77. Stephan

    My last workout was strenght endurance training combined with an AeroSling workout yesterday early morning when everybody was still asleep in the basement.

  78. Simon J

    First MTB ride in 8 months

  79. Jean-Christophe

    Hello,
    With my kids at home, we were able to ride our bikes outside, slowly and in a quiet place.
    But I really can’t train properly without a bike trainer.
    Thanks,
    JC

  80. Markus

    Went for a two hours gravel ride along some of the less popular routes.

  81. michel

    11 laps in a park nearby. Weaving into the deserted street to keep 1.5m distance from slower runners

  82. Gonzalo Jimenez

    Mmmm Yesterday did some nice intervals training 8mins hard 2mins rest X 4, carefully avoiding the dog walkers around.

  83. Krzysztof Rupiński

    I finally bought zwift and now I am riding every day. I started one of zwift training plans and yesterday i finished last workout of the first week. Feels great.

  84. Stephan Joos

    Ran a marathon yesterday… Just for me and nobody was watching… Kinda strange

  85. Jan Roman

    A steady bike ride. Face mask on, face mask off. Face mask on, face mask off. And so on :/

  86. Bernard

    Apart from the traffic jams on Zwift, I’ve been riding some silent trails on the xc bike lately. #ridesolo

  87. Leeka

    Workout in the empty gym

  88. Sebastian Wöhlert

    a nice little 10k solo run in the woods. properly pathing other people with as much distance as possible.

  89. Asís

    Larry workout? My day is working, 3d printing protection gear for hospitals, cooking, washing, disinfecting deliveries, and every couple days I do some YouTube force/core training, and once or twice a week my friend gives a live workout class on zoom

  90. Some pushup with the kids in the garden 🙂

  91. Tim Jeffcoat

    After an hour of bike maintenance after a couple of months in the shed, we went for a socially-distant ride in the woods as a family of five.

  92. Ted

    90 minutes of cycling on my rollers in the basement

  93. I have been following my training plan created with Trainerroad app. My plan includes 4-5 rides and I do them indoors this time of year anyway. The last workout I had was “Bird -1”.

  94. RobinB

    Figured out a very quiet route, cycled it and post it on Strava for my club members so they can ride it solo as well.

  95. Les

    Another hour on the indoor trainer

  96. Aaron

    Ran a 10k early in the morning in nature. Was all alone the whole time.

  97. Matt Siviter

    Our club zwift race championship, great fun, great training, great banter

  98. toxic

    O dis a run on the hill behind my house, with the sun it was nice but sadly I wasn’t alone up there.

  99. Piet Hein Minnecre

    Zwift ride with colleagues. No drop ride with video via teams.

  100. Peter

    Bike ride with mask on, trying to avoid close contact with other people