Geo-Tagging and running in the local Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
The Northville Michigan Solstice Run. A 10K race on June 26, 2010. Featuring a lap around the Northville Downs horse track.
The 2010 Shamrocks & Shenanigans 5K race in Ann Arbor Michigan. A brief race report.
After creating a custom POI file for your Garmin GPS we are now ready to upload it into the unit and then go travelling!
Attempting to find the best method to upload custom POI files I come up with the following method.
The 2010 running of the Disney Marathon on January 10, 2010. My first marathon turned out to be more of an experience than I thought it would… for a number of reasons!
How to upload a series of custom POI files once they have been converted into GPI files as explained in the prior posting.
Race Report: The Belle Isle 4 mile race celebrated it’s 40th anniversary this year which must put it up there for one of the older races in the Detroit area. The activities such as packet pick up, restroom and then after race result posting along with food and drink are all held in the Belle Isle Casino… which hasn’t been updated since the first year of the race.
Creating a custom POI file for a Garmin GPS is easy to do using just two programs, both of which are free.
The 2009 running of the “Holiday Hustle” put on by Running Fit in Dexter Michigan. A short race report and race stats.
The Detroit Turkey Trot for 2009 has come and gone. Although as of right now the results have gone into some digital never-never land. They were there, I got screen shots, went back to check on some other runners and now nothing is available. A brief race report for the 10K, Thanksgiving 2009.
The Big House Big Heart 5K 2009 a run through the U of M Campus and neighborhood with a finish on the 50 yard line of the University of Michigan football stadium.
The 13th annual USAF Half Marathon in Dayton Ohio.
The final race in the “Serious Series” is “The Legend” a ten mile trail race North of Lansing Michigan in Laingsburg. A challenging course, and at ten miles not necessarily a short one!
The Northville Road Runners sponsor the “Solstice Race” which has both a 5K and a 10K road race. The feature this year is the start of the race in a lap of Northville Downs a sulky racing horse track.
A nice 10K run though the woods in Novi Michigan in 2009, with some hills, but no killers like the Roads End race.
The Dexter to Ann Arbor Half Marathon was run May 31, 2009. A brief race report.
The “Flying Pig” marathon in Cincinnati Ohio. It is billed as America’s funnest race, and draws 22,000 people for the weekend.
The annual 5 Mile trail race in Pinckney Michigan by Running Fit is “Not for Wimps”. Lots of hills to wear out the legs. A report of the 2009 race on April 25.
Running Fit does the annual Martian Marathon in Dearborn Michigan. I ran the 13.1 mile Half Marathon April 2009.
The annual running of the Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5K race in Ann Arbor Michigan – 2009.
Spending a day in Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramid ruins area, Mexico Cities Historical Central District and eating in a cave.
The Kodo Drummers come to Ann Arbor Michigan. We go see them. A fun evening listening to the big, and little, drums.
A recap of the Super 5K Super Bowl Sunday Road Race in Novi Michigan.
The race committee sent out updated stats, including division placements for the elpaso 5K.
While traveling had the opportunity to participate in the 2009 Houston elPaso 5K. Two great things, it was warm and I set a PR for the 5K.
A great race on Belle Isle by downtown Detroit. Very cold and windy 4 miler fun run.
A simple tutorial on how to upgrade a Magellan Maestro 3250 with the latest firmware, version 4.60 at this time. From downloading the update from the Magellan web site, to the final “Finish” button.
How to upgrade the Magellan Maestro 3250 firmware in pictures.
How to convert a Magellan .MGLN file to CSV format for editing in other programs like ITN Converter.
The original stats posted for the Detroit Turkey trot reflected gun time, not chip time. Gault Race Mgt. has updated the stats
The Detroit Turkey Trot 2008 10K is in the record books. A beautiful day although 22 degrees. A flat course and a huge crowd of 10,000 runners!
The annual Detroit Turkey Trot 10K race starting and ending by Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. Team Toe-Jammer enters for Kasdorf’s everywhere.
The second part in adding a custom POI file to a Magellan GPS unit after the .CSV file is created.
A Thanksgiving day 10K race in downtown Detroit. Team Toe-Jammer takes on the challenge for Kasdorf’s everywhere.
I explain the gyrations necessary to get a downloaded POI file into a format useable by my Magellan GPS unit.
The trials and tribulations of trying to create a new Point of Interest POI file into the Magellan GPS.
Part four in the series on equipment and software I use for recording workouts and races. This post is about TCX Converter software.
Part 3 of a discussion of the equipment and software I use for creating, recording and tracking my workouts and races. Here I review SportTracks software.
Equipment used by Team Toe-Jammer for tracking exercise efforts. In this post I discuss Runners Studio.
Exercise equipment, Omron Pedometer, what I like and dislike about it.
Team Toe-Jammer participated in a 15K road race in Kensington Metro Park sponsored by AATC. Ann Arbor Track Club September 27, 2008.
A great 8K road race through Hell Michigan.
Part three of three in the Running Fit “Serious Series” was been completed today with the running of “The Legend” in Sleepy Hollow State Park outside of Laingsburg Michigan.
The 2008 Northville Road Runner Classic is coming up soon. Interested? Go to http://www.northvilleroadrunners.org/nrr/index.html for information.
The agony of “Crooked Bows” and it’s effect on my life. The continuing saga of a social outcast.
Was it a “Fast and Furious” 4th of July 5K, or was is a repeat of the Aesop fairy tale?
Part Two of the Running Fit “Serious Series” trail races. This is the “Flirt With Dirt” 10K at Lakeshore Park in Novi Michigan on June 14, 2008.
Continuation of the Garmin Forerunner 305 purchase.
The 5th Annual Mackinaw Bridge 5 Mile race. May 24th, 2008.
Results of the Dart Frog Dash on May 17, 2008 at the Toledo Zoo.
The Kasdorf Race Team makes a decision to purchase new equipment, a Garmin Forerunner 305.
April 26, 2008 a 5 mile trail run at the state park… a single track with lots of hills, rocks and roots to trip you up if you are not careful.
The results of the trip to Holland Michigan where a selection of Tulips were purchased and planted is drawing to a conclusion.
The dramatic conclusion to the Martian Marathon 10K race April 5, 2008 in Dearborn Michigan.
A cool widget to translate the entire blog to another language.
I went and entered the Martian 10K which is on on April 5, 2008. I did a loop at the park today which I have measured at 5.5 miles, and my time was okay. Will see what happens in less than two weeks.
The offical mascot of the Toe-Jammers, Coconut Gorilla Head is making a resurgence. He may be the new mascot of the Toe-Jammer 5K team!
The Ann Arbor Shamrocks & Shenanigans 5K – The Inaugural Kazology 5K.
Final pre-race steps have now been completed for the Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5K race on March 16, 2008.
Update on the pending Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5K race in Ann Arbor 2-16-2008.
A few days respite from the cold winds of Michigan visiting California.
Will I make it the distance, or turn the day into a walk in the park?
Adding the “the_excerpt” function to the archives page.
I find that making changes to Wordpress, widgets, plugins and other “tinkering” is half the fun of the blog. (but then I am not in it for the money!)
New Years Resolution: Don’t gripe about everything… just provide constructive criticism.
Part 1 of how I created the Powerblogroll on Kazology.
Part 2 of how I created the Powerblogroll on Kazology.
Part 3 of how I created the Powerblogroll on Kazology.
Why can’t they have ice sculpture shows in the summer so the people attending don’t freeze their Elephant Ears off?
Well, it seemed like a good idea, to bad it doesn’t seem to want to play nice with the other little widgets.
Planes, trains and automobiles. . . well one of the three anyway were here on display.
A 50 word guide on how I created a new page template for the Wordpress Powerblogroll plugin.
A New Years tour of Florida coast line en route to Disney World.
Trying out another little plug in that is supposed to add a custom signature to the end of each post.
The annual stringing of the outdoor Christmas lights MUST wait until the coldest day prior to Christmas.
Playing around with adding movies into Wordpress. Grab some popcorn and open the post!
How a little script file Emergency Changer Thing saved my day.
“The Feast” as known locally, a wild week of trappers, soldiers and wenches living in tents. . . without showers I might add.
The new MGM Grand Casino in Detroit offers a lot of culinary choices, so which did we go with?
Wooden shoes and Iron Men, no . . that’s not right, how about “How many Kasdorf’s does it take to change a bulb?”.
Thanks for the thunderous applause… oh wait, that’s not just for me, it’s for the great falls.
Wherein we go for a day at the race, only get sent to the showers, and then back home empty handed.
Hey, you’re looking good there. A new way to present Kazology slide shows.
Mountains, critters, hiking, lousy physical condition is this a dangerous combination . . . or a potential life saver?
Unlike me, these guys are nothing but skin and bones . . . with maybe a little silicone thrown in.
A family visit leaves me questioning exactly what it was that I just ate.
People on poles, swinging, swaying, and in general having a good time in Ann Arbor.
A wedding in foreign lands is always a fun adventure. Getting through customs and trying to mingle with the natives without being conspicuous.
The travel was lousy but in the end the rewards made it all worthwhile. Beautiful high country.
A great new feature for mobile phone users. This plugin sends a simpler format of the web pages to mobile devices making navigation much easier.
“. . . a trip in which I willingly stick my neck out and wonder if I will pay dearly for it later on.”
NASCAR happenings. It was a good day for the fans at home, not so good for others at the track
Upgrading the infrastructure in the Radio Shack takes on a life of it’s own.
“Back Home Again In Indiana . . . where the ” oh never mind. We return to Indiana for a wedding and some sight seeing.
Want to hook up with some Kasdorf’s, come to the Family Reunion in Michigan in July 2007.
If you visit AutoRama you better wear your shades, not to be cool, but to keep the glare from the chrome down!
A new year, but no resolutions for me. All the Christmas toys are broken and we take a vacation from it all.
The Kasdorf family has a new addition! Welcome to Reinhard, whose ancestors are only several hundred years old!
Gone, but not forgotten, my fallen Blogs, you will be remembered but never duplicated.
Don’t leave home (page) without it, and I am not taking about a charge card. But you should take charge and backup your blog!
Biltmore elegance to down home “Good ‘ol Boys”. Visit the best of both worlds in Asheville NC.
Some great, and some “not-so-great” attactions in Atlanta Georgia. Do some Coke, avoid the Underground, watch the whales and have a good time.
What do antique radios, Trigger (as in the horse) Trigger (as in BB Gun) and strange electrical contraptions all have in common? Find out here.
NASCAR Gordon Food Service 400 at MIS – Michigan International Speedway. Race Day!
New England in the late summer. I missed out on all the activities. Too late for racing, to early for maple sugaring, to cold for Weirs Beach.
Maybe it is an undefinable dinner entre, but it is also undescribably delicious.
BEEF, I have found the answer to the age old question “Where’s the Beef?” (If you can remember that far back to the whe Wendy’s commercial.)
The traffic in Mexico leaves me breathless, or is it really just the altitude?
Ford Fair Lane, not the car, but the manor. I would say it is “pretty cool” but in fact it is not. Well it IS very interesting, but with no air conditioning it is pretty hot!
If you lost, you have recourse – search the entire Kazology web site – imagine this – without Google! Also a new flash photo album maker.
Dam, it’s Hoovers outside of Las Vegas. . . where “what go’s on in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas… it’s all put on the Kazology web site!
Panoramic views, I find them fascinating. If only I could produce them better and show them better. But you can check these attempts out anyway.
“Dizzy – I’m So Dizzy – My head is spinning – Like a whirlpool it never ends” . . I want to be able to insert musical note symbols in here! But check out the full post to see why my head is spinning.
Warning! If you have a tender stomach you may not want to look at these unretouched photos! Paul and I assail a dog and beat it into submission!
Frankemuth – Not Frankenstein – But still some scary, larger than life, figures and people flinging themselves off of telephone poles. Christmas in June, but not late enough for visions of sugar plums to dance in one’s head.
Contact from Kasdorf’s in Germany who want to do research on the family genealogy.
Singapore and Batam, a trip to the islands – they are just a little different than the Hawaiian Islands!
I have updated a number of items on the Kazology page mostly for persons interested in Kasdorf genealogy.
General notes on travel and an update on the progress of the perpetual “EXtreme Kasdorf” photo album.
Oh Boy! Home movies, what better way to bore everyone to tears! Especially home movies of weddings.
Weekend in Washington DC, not as an insider, but as a tourist.
Google’s iGoogle, a new toy to use as a home page. Widgest galore – from weather to where I am. Some favorite hot links you may want to consider.
The Skool Daze photo collection is sent to the printers, or to the cornor… well somewhere.
Is “Skool Daze” missing an action shot of you! Send a scan or copy now! It’s never to late to become part of the collection. Some day it will be coming to DVD and you won’t want your best photos missed!
I am thinking there are a lot of wedding pictures that I have, and other people also have stashed away, that could be put into a set for the future. Another shameless plea for contributions.
Computer lesson #12-02-2005 titled “Don’t work late at night”. More on the “Skool Daze” album.
Coming soon to a small screen near you “Skool Daze” the album. With a cast numbering in “the tens” it will be sure to amaze you!
…. wait, maybe that is NOT a good thing. The introduction of the Kazology Wordpress Blog.
I’m cheap, or it is just “Thinking Green”. Post your Christmas Card on the web and let people read it rather than expending all the energy to: make envelopes, make cards, make stamps, go get all these, (make the money to purchase them) take them to post office, transport them, and finally most likely transport them again to land fill them.
A slide album of our cars through the years, almost a complete set except the very first one I owned.
Some corrections to the family tree submitted for updates to the database and web site.
Some new information on Kasdorfs in Uruguay sent in by Allen K.
A newspaper article which features one of my relatives in New York being interviewed on criminal activities.
A shameless plea for new content, either ideas or news items. Especially having to do with any aspect of Kasdorf Family Genealogy.
Hey, what better than to keep up on the Kazology news then to do it automagically! Through the use of RSS feeds you can be alerted whenever there is new and exciting content posted.