Sea Otter Courses

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You can now download Courses for the 2006 Sea Otter Classic (http://www.motionbased.com/event/view.mb?tile=event.seaotter06&tab=0) from MotionBased to the new generation Garmin fitness GPS devices.

Imagine having the route, elevation profile and key points (summit points, water stations, etc) right at your finger tips while riding? With the revolutionary Courses feature from Garmin, imagination becomes a reality.

The MotionBased crew pre-rode many of the routes at the Sea Otter and now you can download those routes to your Garmin fitness GPS device to navigate and pace/race the course.

Table of contents

1 Requirements 1.1 GPS Devices 1.2 GPS Unit Software 1.3 Computer Software 2 Download Instructions 2.1 Garmin Training Center 2.2 MotionBased Agent 3 Sea Otter Courses

Requirements

To use Courses, you must be using the following GPS devices running the latest firmware and have the required software installed on your computer.

GPS Devices

• Garmin Edge 205
• Garmin Edge 305
• Garmin Forerunner 205
• Garmin Forerunner 305

GPS Unit Software

Make sure your GPS device has the latest unit software installed. In many cases, the pre-installed software on the device does not support Courses properly.

• Edge 205/305 Software Update (http://www.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=010-00447-00) - version 2.35 or higher required
• Forerunner 205/305 Software Update (http://www.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=010-00467-00) - version 2.30 or higher required

Computer Software

You must have the following software installed on your computer:

• Garmin Training Center (version 3.1.3 or later (http://www.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=835))

Download Instructions

Follow these instructions to download a course from MotionBased to your GPS device. At this time, you must you use the Garmin Training Center to get course files onto the GPS device. We plan to launch downloads through the MotionBased Agent very shortly.

Garmin Training Center

1. Right-click on the link from one of the Courses listed below
2. When prompted by the pop-up box, save the file to your Desktop
3. Connect GPS device to your computer with USB cable
4. Launch Garmin Training Center
5. Select 'File' from menu and then select 'Import Courses'
6. Choose the new file on your Desktop and click on the 'Open' button
7. Click on 'Courses' button near the top
8. Highlight the course you imported
9. Click on 'Send Workouts and Courses' icon button
10. Re-name Course (optional)
11. Click Submit button
12. Read Course Instructions to learn how to use on the device

MotionBased Agent

1. Click on the link from one of the Courses listed below
2. When prompted by the pop-up box, save the file to your Desktop
3. Connect GPS device to your computer with USB cable
4. Double-click the new file on your Desktop
5. After the MotionBased Agent launches, you will be prompted to re-name Course (optional)
6. Click 'Submit' button
7. Read Course Instructions to learn how to use on the device

Sea Otter Courses

WARNING: This will be the first time that Courses are used for an event. Be aware that this is very early stage development. This should be treated as experimental.

Internet Explorer Instructions

1. Right-click link of a course below
2. Choose "Save Target As..."
3. Add ".crs" at the end of the default File Name
4. Change Save as type from "XML Document" to "All Files"
5. Save file to your Desktop

Firefox Instructions

1. Right-click the link of a course below
2. Choose "Save link as..."
3. Save file to your Desktop

• Mountain Bike XC (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_MTBXC.crs)
• Mountain Bike 10-Mile Tour (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_MTB10.crs)
• Mountain Bike 20-Mile Tour (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_MTB20.crs)
• Amateur Road Race (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_AmateurRoad.crs)
• Road Bike 20-Mile Tour (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_Road20.crs)
• Road Bike 40-Mile Tour (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_Road40.crs) (virtual partner course speed is a steady 14 mph. Tracked in a car, we modified the speed.)
• Road Bike 100-Mile Tour (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_Road100.crs)

Download all Sea Otter Courses (http://www.motionbased.com/event/seaotter06/courses/soc_courses.zip) (zip file) listed above.