Posted by: Tyson Plastow - 04/03/2009 2:46 PM
This week, I began my journey to the half marathon. Once upon a time, I was an avid runner and could crank out 13 miles with both hands tied behind my back while sleeping and going backwards. I mean couldn't we all, once upon a time.
In college, I really did enjoy running. I consistently ran a mile and a quarter in just over five minutes; nothing Olympic but I was proud of it. I would run for miles each day, starting out slow and sprinting at then end.
Unfortunately, that was years ago. Life now is a little different. My schedule is a little less free, and my body at least a little more out of shape.
I've always wanted to do a half marathon and just haven't. I should have run one "back in the day" so I could check it off my bucket list. I didn't but now am starting a journey to do just that. I haven't run more than 50 yards for about a year, before this week.
The first day of training, I set out to run a mile but ran a little over it instead. Journeys always begin with the first step and I took mine this week.
My goal is simple and only has two parts. I want to feel healthy and I want to run 13.1 miles without stopping. I'm 4 miles into my journey. I'm starting out slow but plan on sprinting toward the end.
2:46 PM
Posted by: Brian Karstens - 04/03/2009 8:55 AM
This very active weather pattern continues as another storm system moves our way from Colorado and Nebraska. This will deliver heavy snowfall and strong winds to much of the region this weekend. The latest advisories, watches, and warnings are available on the map below.
On futurescan, rain and snow will develop in western SD and become all snow through tonight. Heavy snowfall rates of 1-2" per hour are possible in Rapid City overnight..JPG)
Through the night, snow will continue in the west, but Sioux Falls should stay as rain showers...with a transition zone in central SD..JPG)
The key to the forecast is watching the rain/snow line through the day. If Sioux Falls can transition to all snow by 3pm, this storm is likely going to produce at least 6" in the city. If we wait until late evening, it will be less. Temperatures will be very close to 32 during much of the storm, so persons in the watch area are urged to stay tuned for the latest forecasts. .JPG)
As of this morning, I want to show you 2 models that represent the most likely scenerios given the situation highlighted above. Model number 1 indicates very heavy snow in the from Rapid City to Winner. Amounts over a foot are possible. There is still moderate snow near and south of Sioux Falls, but the amounts are lower than 6" because of the delay in changing rain to snow. It is interesting to note the heavier totals east of SIoux Falls...which appears to be happening due to colder air interacting with more moisture lingering Sunday morning in SW MN and extreme NW IA.
Model number 2 is more bullish. If this verifies, the amounts are quite signficant everywhere along and south of I-90, with moderate amounts up to highway 14. Sioux Falls would see over 6"...along with just about all locations in southern KELOLAND. Here's another note for the northeast. It appears the worst of the storm should miss Milbank, Sisseton, and Aberdeen.
Winds will blow around the snow that does fall. Here is futurescan for tomorrow. The blue arrows indicate winds over 20mph...with dark blue representing gusts over 30mph..JPG)
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We'll have the latest on the storm track through the day today. This is a dangerous early Spring storm. Stay tuned...
-Meteorologist Brian Karstens
Posted by: Steve Hemmingsen - 04/03/2009 12:00 AM
If you're looking for a Saturday day trip, a boredom buster, stick a cooler...a big one...in the trunk and head for 
Notice all the cars, all customers of Schmidt's on a Saturday day trip.
I hit it on a Saturday afternoon, figuring all those cars meant something interesting was going on, or at least marked a really hoppin’ Saturday afternoon watering hole, maybe with some of those Schell’s designer beers from New Ulm, west of Courtland, if you haven’t heard of New Ulm.
There was a bar, all right, but the cars were parked there for another business that booms on Saturday afternoonm Schmidt’s Meats...
That was the late Fezz Fritsche and his Goosetown Band. Why Goosetown? He named his band for a part of New Ulm where early settlers raised a lot of free range geese.
Here’s some polka history. Whoopee John Wilfahrt of New Ulm was the second artist to sign with Decca records. Any idea who was the first? Nope, not Lawrence Welk..
Previously...
