While I haven’t finished my Philadelphia Marathon race write-up, here is an amusing video that fellow joggler Joe Salter put together. We both decided to run up the famous steps from the movie Rocky when we were done with the marathon. Gotta be honest…it hurt!
Nice video work Joe!!
Oh yes, I finished the marathon in 3:27:29. A bit slower than I would’ve liked but it was “drop free”!
Day 372 chronicling a joggling streak which will last at least 1001 days in a row.
Summary: I felt much better today and even pondered going for 2 miles rather than the shorter 1.5 route. But my body really does need some recovery time so even if my spirit doesn’t think so, my mind kept the joggling to the minimum today.
It was a nice cool run. The throbbing pain in my leg muscles wasn’t as bad as yesterday & I barely felt the sting of chaffing.
An Internet friend of mine was a bit concerned that I might be addicted to exercising because I still run when I’m in pain. I don’t think that is the case. To me, muscle pain is ok to run through. Stuff like torn ligaments & broken bones are more problematic. And as far as being addicted, it just doesn’t feel that way. I merely have a goal that I’m trying to achieve. Sometimes that goal will require continuing the streak even when it gets a bit painful. The desire to achieve my goal is what keeps me going.
Weather: 50F and slightly rainy
Distance: 1.56 miles – Bucktown Recovery run
Time: 4:12 pm
Run time: 13:30
Listening to: Nothing – Yeah Yeah Yeah song Zero bouncing in my head
Day 371 of a quest to joggle at least one mile for 1000 days in a row.
Summary: Ouch! One of the most painful joggling workouts of the streak. It hurt even more than the one done after the two previous marathons. But the joggling streak must go on!
Weather: 46F and hazy
Distance: 1.56 [...]
My wife had dinner with her girlfriends the other night and was telling them how I was celebrating my one year anniversary of my juggling and running streak. They were floored.
“What does he do when there’s bad weather?” they asked.
“He runs,” she responded.
“How about when he’s sick?”
“He runs.”
“And when he doesn’t feel like it?”
“Still [...]
I have no idea what to expect in this marathon. It could be joggling glory and I could set a PR while qualifying for Boston…or…I could just have an average run.
Either way, I’ll try to have fun.
Today, I fly out to sunny Florida to joggle in the Tampa Bay Marathon. I’m already registered. My flight and hotel has been booked.
While packing I thought it would be useful for aspiring marathon runners / jugglers to know what kinds of things you should pack. So here it is
25 Things Jugglers [...]
Day 367 of a quest to joggle at least one mile for 1000 days in a row.
Summary: I’m just winding down my training for the Philadelphia marathon coming up this weekend. Today, it was meant to be an easy joggle but somehow I managed to do 2 miles at a 6:48 pace. The [...]
I don’t know what it is about Canadians and joggling, but they’ve got some fast ones. There’s Michal Kapral who holds the official world joggling record in the 10K, half marathon, and marathon distances.
Then there is Travis Saunders who has made a couple of tries at the 5K world joggling record.
And Tyler [...]
Day 365 of a quest to joggle at least one mile for 1000 days in a row.
Summary: I had to catch an early flight so this joggling run was uneventful and short. Additionally, I’m saving my energy for the marathon this weekend. It should be lots of fun. Since this officially makes [...]
We just received word from Joe the Juggler that he completed the St. Louis Track Club’s Half Marathon on November 1st. He did it in 2:21 with only 2 drops under tough, windy conditions. Congratulations Joe!
The impressive thing about Joe is that he is a club joggler which is a bit tougher than [...]
My name is Perry Romanowski. This blog is about long distance running, juggling and the sport of combining both called joggling. It was created to be a useful resource for anyone interested in learning to become a better runner, better juggler, and even a joggler.
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