STP 2011

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200+ miles and 14 hours of riding later, we rolled into Portland. The ride was great, despite a bit of a mishap that left Andy with 3 stitches, but no worse for the wear. Yet again, the Cascade Bicycle Club did a great job putting on the ride.

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This year’s pace was a bit slower than last year, but not by much. We did pretty much the same ride as last year – 135 miles to Castle Rock, and then the remainder on the next day.

I’ve posted some of the better pictures up here, and the GPS stats are below:

Day 1 – 134+ miles, about 9 hours in the saddle (15.0 MPH Average) – 4 hours of stopped time.
Day 1 GPS Tracks Here

Day 2 – 66+ miles, 4 hours 42 min in the saddle (16.4 MPH Average) – 34 min of stopped time.
Day 2 GPS Tracks Here

How to Fix Garmin DAT Files after ‘Saving History’ Failure

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Every now and then, the fabulous Garmin 705 will get screwed up while “Saving History” when plugging into the computer. What’s good is that the data isn’t lost. What’s bad is that it can take some hacking at the internal structure of the file to fix it up.

I’ve put together a quick script that you can run on the files to fix them up. It’s not perfect (it won’t fix the lap data, for example). But it saves the time to stitch the files together by hand. The script is attached, and the instructions to use it are below.  Be warned – it’s a little geeky.

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BikeMS 150 – I need your help!

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This fall I am raising money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society by participating in the BikeMS 150 – a one-hundred and fifty mile bike ride which raises money to support MS research, programs and services dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals affected by MS.

I’m asking you for a small donation to help support the cause. If you’d like to know more about where your money will go, you can find out more here. Any amount you can give will help.

My donation link is here: give to support Kevin and Team Microsoft.

Many thanks, in advance!

Kevin