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Annual Burning of the Greens at the 2015 Okoboji Winter Games

Annual Burning of the Greens at the 2015 Okoboji Winter Games The post Annual Burning of the Greens at the 2015 Okoboji Winter Games appeared first on Kevin Sanders.

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Exporting your Fitbit Surge’s GPS run data to RunKeeper

I replaced my Fitbit Flex earlier this year with the Fitbit Surge, which the company describes not as a fitness tracker or a smart watch, but a fitness super watch. I’ve gotten somewhat serious about...

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Tim Lair’s Paris of the Plains

I don’t ever see Kansas City this way — I mostly see it for the hole-in-the-wall barbecue joints with bars on the windows. But this video is gorgeous. The post Tim Lair’s Paris of the Plains appeared...

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Race report: 2015 ALA Iowa Fight for Air Climb

The event organizers of the American Lung Association’s Iowa chapter calls the Fight for Air Climb in Des Moines a “vertical mile.” The ALA holds similar events all over the country. I became familiar...

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Race report: 2015 Grand Blue Mile

The Grand Blue Mile was created by Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Drake Relays week to encourage healthy habits. It’s held in the Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines on a Tuesday...

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Race report: 2015 Hy-Vee Road Races at the Drake Relays 10K

On the heels of the Grand Blue Mile, my Relays week was capped off by running in the 2015 Hy-Vee Road Races at the Drake Relays 10K. That’s a long name, and it’s my longest race yet. My “normal” runs...

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Race report: Inaugural Des Moines Run with the Police 5K

The Des Moines Run with the Police 5K is a new race this year. Recently-appointed police chief Dana Wingert wanted to put on an event the help foster community relations after police have received kind...

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I got a dog, you guys!

I got a dog, you guys! The post I got a dog, you guys! appeared first on Kevin Sanders.

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Race report: Paws and Effect Cross-Country 5K

I love dogs. I had a yorkie-poo mix named Scooter growing up and he was my best friend. I didn’t have a dog since he passed away while I was in college, getting my fill of canine companionship in the...

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Teaching Amber how to retrieve in the water

For a dog whose primary breed’s main purpose is to retrieve water fowl, she sure needed some lessons. The post Teaching Amber how to retrieve in the water appeared first on Kevin Sanders.

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Race report: 2015 Run to Exile 5K/10K

Another race just a few blocks away from home, and this one ends with beer! The Run to Exile is in its third year now. Plagued with some issues in its first year, this race has definitely matured....

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RAGBRAI 2015: Storm Lake to Fort Dodge in pictures

I rode one day of RAGBRAI this week, a 74.9-mile leg from Storm Lake to Fort Dodge. I’ve wanted to see RAGBRAI for quite some time, but it wasn’t until this year I got a decent bike and put a decent...

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Amber and I are a little worn out as the holiday weekend comes to a close.

Amber and I are a little worn out as the holiday weekend comes to a close. The post Amber and I are a little worn out as the holiday weekend comes to a close. appeared first on Kevin Sanders.

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Copying GRLevel3 settings to another computer

I recently updated all of my Windows machines to Windows 10, starting with the upgrade path and then a full wipe of the disk and re-installation of the operating system via Microsoft’s media creation...

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I won a free pint in the keg toss!

I won a free pint in the keg toss! The post I won a free pint in the keg toss! appeared first on Kevin Sanders.

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Went inside West O Beer’s brewery and was surprised that their facilities and...

Went inside West O Beer’s brewery and was surprised that their facilities and bottling operation is so small for the number of bottles and kegs they put out. It only takes two people to man the...

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Ride report: 2015 University of Okoboji Oktoberfest Bike Ride

I heard about the fictitious Univerity of Okoboji’s annual Oktoberfest Bike Ride from my father, an Okoboji local, during a Labor Day visit to the region. The ride promises a 27-mile ride around...

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Digital home ownership

I’ve had a website online, in some form or another, since the summer of 1997. The first iteration was hosted at members.aol.com, and written with AOLpress. While Yahoo and Dogpile reigned supreme, I...

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Race report: 2015 IMT Des Moines Half Marathon

Last month’s Capital Pursuit 10-miler was the furthest distance I have run so far in my life, and I felt pretty good finishing the race in 1:25:39 (8:34/mile). While I felt like I was going to poop my...

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