Import von Excel Trainingsaufzeichnungen nach Trainingstagebuch.org

Falls jemand gerätselt haben sollte, wie er seine in Excel (oder OpenOffice) dokumentierten Trainingseinheiten halbwegs automatisiert nach http://trainingstagebuch.org importiert bekommt, sollte sich mal diesen Eintrag in der FAQ von Trainingstagebuch.org durchlesen und das dort hinterlegte Excel Dokument ausprobieren.

Mit OpenOffice oder LibreOffice funktionieren die Makros nicht. Ich hab es dann mit einer bei mir noch vorhandenen Office 2007 Installation geschafft meine alten Daten zu importieren.

Mit ein wenig Handarbeit waren dann in ungefähr 90 Minuten über 400 Einheiten importiert.

Und ich wollte mir schon ein eigenes Import Tool schreiben ...

Tacx and the right contact pressure between tire and roller

Well, the summer season of cycling is over and I wanted to start practicing on my Tacx roller trainer again during the winter.

So I mounted my bike back on the trainer and started the virtual cycling. But comparing to my results of the last winter season something was totally wrong. My times were incredible slow and I had the feeling that I spent way too much power to drive as fast as the rides from last winter.

So I started digging the internet for the solution of my problem and found something interesting in a german cycling message board http://www.imagic-liga.de/n_forum/viewthread.php?boardid=4&thid=703

The pressure between the tire and the roller was incorrect! Here is what you have to do to determine the correct pressure:

1. Start Catalyst
2. Slope=0
3. Accelerate to 40 km/h ~ 25 mp/h
4. Let it roll out
5. After approx. 10 seconds the velocity should be 0 km/h. In that case the contact pressure is correct
6. If the tire is still rolling after 10 seconds the contact pressure is too low
7. If the tire stops earlier the contact pressure is too high

Cyclassics 2006 in Hamburg

Today I made one of my greatest performances in cycling ever.
I won the 100 km VIP Race of the Hamburg Cyclassics. Unfortunately I didn't get a ticket for the "normal" 100 km race so I had to start in the VIP race.
My finishing time was 2h 25m 34s 62ms, that is a average speed of approx. 41,20 km/h.
Puh, I really felt exhausted after the finish.
Here is an excerpt of the result.

Platz   Name                        Zeit        Ø km/h

1       Quebbemann, Ralf (GER)      2:25:34,62  40.76

2       Speicher, Matthias (GER)    2:26:33,38  40.91

3       Toetzke, Christian (GER)    2:26:46,34  40.85

4       Neutzner, Christoph (GER)   2:26:52,78  40.84

5       Golly, Michael (GER)        2:28:04,45  40.52

6       Elsing, Ulrich (GER)        2:29:11,99  40.21

7       Sommer, Ken (GER)           2:29:21,87  40.17

8       Dr. Lennartz, Peter (GER)   2:36:23,68  38.36

9       Feyen, Jürgen (GER)         2:37:10,50  38.17

10      Bell, Markus (GER)          2:37:18,52  38,14

Tires Michelin Pro2 Race

I installed a complete set of those tires on my racing bike yesterday and I am completely overwhelmed of the quality and the boost of speed with these tires. I raised my average speed about 0,6 km/h on a 40 km distance trip!
Go and check them out. Average price is about 50 - 60€ for a complete set.

Garmin GPS Trainers (305 series)

The Garmin Edge 305, a GPS Trainer and cycle computer, seems to be a great choice for cyclers or triathletes. The corresponding model for runners, the Garmin Forerunner 305, can also be used for cycling.
The GPS signal is strong even under thick forests or narrow street canyons. Check out this article (sorry, only in german) to see, what the Forerunner 305 is all about.
English pages:
http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner305/
http://www.garmin.com/products/edge305/