diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bb926960..2b1029ca 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ratelim==0.1.6
 redis==3.2.1
 requests==2.23.0
 requests-oauthlib==1.2.0
-rowingdata==2.9.3
+rowingdata==2.9.7
 rowingphysics==0.5.0
 rq==0.13.0
 rules==2.1
diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index 21434cf8..4fb84783 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ def save_workout_database(f2, r, dosmooth=True, workouttype='rower',
         tf = TimezoneFinder()
         try:
             timezone_str = tf.timezone_at(lng=lonavg, lat=latavg)
-        except ValueError:
+        except (ValueError,OverflowError):
             timezone_str = 'UTC'
         if timezone_str == None:
             timezone_str = tf.closest_timezone_at(lng=lonavg,
diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index 4d7ee6f5..ec9a5bac 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ def handle_check_race_course(self,
             except IOError:
                 return 0
 
+
+    row.extend_data()
+
+    #row.df.interpolate(inplace=True)
+
     row.calc_dist_from_gps()
     rowdata = row.df
     rowdata['cum_dist'] = rowdata['gps_dist_calculated']
@@ -420,6 +425,8 @@ def handle_check_race_course(self,
     rowdata['dt'] = rowdata['time'].apply(
         lambda x: safetimedelta(x)
         )
+
+
     rowdata = rowdata.resample('100ms',on='dt').mean()
     rowdata = rowdata.interpolate()