milky4130 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Does anyone know of Garmin software, preferably free downloadable version to open a file with a *.crs extension??
Jaco Steyn Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 The CRS file extention is created with the Garmin Training Center(GTC). The GTC is freely downloadable, but in order for it to run the first time, a compatible device such as the Edge305/705 must be connected to the PC via the USB cable. I have not yet found a workaround to get past this. After the GTC has been succesfully installed, you can import the course (*.crs) file.
milky4130 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 ok, thanks. I saw on the cycletour.co.za page you could do a Garmin download if you wanted to do a sub3, sub4, etc, etc..Anybody willing to download & paste over here?
Jaco Steyn Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 If you do not own an Edge or Forerunner, these files will not help you a lot. After you downloaded the file corresponding to your target time, you extract the file, import it into the training center software and lastly send it to your device who will "keep pace" for you and inform you whether you are ahead or behind your schedule. steynja2009-02-19 12:52:18
milky4130 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 you know if there is something similar for Polar?
Jaco Steyn Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Not that I am aware of, but I am not familiar with Polar applications.
Minion Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I can't import the files into GTC anyway. The sub-3 file is missing a '>' at the end of a line. I can't figure out what's wrong with the sub-5 file and I haven't tried the others. If you fix the sub-3 file, you can use this program to convert it to GPX format:Track (GPX) to Course converter You can then import the GPX file into SportTracks (an excellent piece of software) to analyse it. But... Don't bother with any of the above. The file is not particularly useful. All it contains is a route profile with a constant speed. The distance-time graph looks like this: According to the graph, it would take the same time to go down Chappies or Suikerbossie as it takes to go up. If you just want to view the course, I think you can load the GPX in Google Earth. Edman2009-02-19 14:05:36
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