It’s that time of the year again. Lots of speculation out there, but just like the blockbuster movies, I’m trying not to read the reviews ahead of time. My web developer is attending with me this year, so it should be a great trip. I even remembered to bring the list of restaurants I want to try this year: House of Nanking, Lefty O’Doul’s, Tommy’s Joint, Town Hall, Zuni Cafe and a return to Roy’s and Lori’s Diner. No golf this year, but I’ll bring the new Nike + stuff for a diversion. Watch for reports next week…DK

The new Nike + iPod kit is now available and I picked one up at the Mall of America Apple Store this week. At $29 (plus another $29 for a nano armband), it’s a great value when compared to the other options for tracking distance and pace. Others have said you don’t need to have Nike + shoes to use the kit, but I needed a new pair of running shoes anyway, so I picked up a pair of Nike + compatible Air Max 180s from Foot Locker. They are very comfortable, but the first pair I got split a seam after a five mile run the first night. So far the replacements have been fine. (more…)

My wife says this website was turning into a golf blog and looking at the post count, she was right. So I have decided to limit golf posts on 7 Minute Miles and started posting on a new golf-only site:

Golfing in Minnesota

Not all of the sub-sections are ready, but the posting mechanism is in place and I have moved all of the old golf category posts from 7 Minute Miles to the new site (they remain in the archives here as well).

We own several Minnesota sports-related domains and are working on potential business models for a new Minnesota sports blog network. Golfing in Minnesota is our first foot in the water to explore what’s possible and we welcome feedback and suggestions…DK