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  1. Registered for Living History Farms XC Race. More than 5,300 registered and capped at 7,500. Sign up before it sells out! More to come...
  2. Age division winner this year? Your personalized award is almost complete and should arrive in your mailbox early next week. Enjoy!
  3. Delivered 13 Hefty trash bags of clothing from along the route to the Iowa Homeless Youth Center. They are most thankful to you today.
  4. DMARC has inventoried more than 900 food items and $4,500 from your walk up donations at the Expo. Thank you for supporting our charities.
  5. Sleep okay last night? Enjoy the day today. Bask in your sunshine. You have earned it! Thank you for racing in Des Moines with us.
  6. Volunteers are currently at Hy-Vee Hall stuffing race packets w/ goodies. They have just hit the half way point with 3,000 bags stuffed.
  7. Have someone following you on the Marathon course? Remind them that the stands at Drake Stadium (SW Corner) at MILE 12 are open for free!
  8. Closing in on 5,900 athletes. Online registration closes today. More than 900 have signed up friends & family for race day athlete alerts.
  9. Guest appearance on ABC 5 news today. I had a chance to chat weather behind the scenes. Expect a warm up this weekend in Des Moines.
  10. I have been contacting downtown Des Moines hotels to search for availability. It looks like West Des Moines is... http://bit.ly/2tOkaS
  11. Robyn Friedman from Lamb's Grove, IA is planning to race in the marathon. She won in 2007 and is top women's marathon runner in the state!
  12. Don't forget that the expo and packet pick up is at a new location this year in Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center. 730 3rd Street.
  13. ABC 5 has provided me with an early forecast for next Sunday. Low in 40's and a high of 58. Mostly sunny with a 0% chance of rain.
  14. Registration has surpassed the 5,600 mark. Online registration will end on Thursday. Sign up at the expo if you are not registered yet.
  15. Planning to run this morning? Look at your window first...it's snowing in Des Moines!
  16. Worried about it being cold on race morning? The Iowa Homeless Youth Center will collect discarded clothing along the course as a donation.
  17. Close to a radio? Tune to WHO 1040 @ 8:30 this morning. I'm promoting the race on Van & Bonnie. Final course markings later today.
  18. Rode the course with DMPD. Police order for street closures & all city permits for the race have been received. Time to lace up the shoes!
  19. Visit the RACES page and look up your bib number. You'll check in at the expo to your race packet based on your bib number...not your name.
  20. Bib numbers have been assigned and will be released later this week. I'll also be launching free regsitration for race day Althlete Alerts.