diff --git "a/\\" "b/\\"
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b15036db
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/\\"
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fixing error
+# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
+# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
+#
+# On branch feature/icu_integration
+# Changes to be committed:
+#	modified:   rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz
+#	modified:   rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+#
diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index 82ead709..43b7af02 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ def course_mapcompare_view(request, id=0):
         startenddict[result.workoutid] = (result.startsecond, result.endsecond)
 
     if len(workoutids) == 0:  # pragma: no cover
-        messages.info(request, 'There are no results to display')
+        messages.info(request, 'There are no results to display. Perhaps you selected a date range that is not covered by the workouts.')
 
 
     workouts = []