• The Average Joggler

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    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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    To contact me, send an email to thejoggler@gmail.com (attention: Perry Romanowski)

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There is always someone better

Word has it that Michal has joggled a 10K in the amazing time of 36:27. It sounds like a new world record to me. Congratulations Michal! You certainly have raised the bar in this crazy world of world class joggling. I was happy with my own workout yesterday (6+miles in 42 minutes) [...]

How to determine how far you’ve run

One of the most challenging things about joggling is figuring out how far you’ve run. This is made a bit easier if you get a fancy GPS device like this Timex watch. but I don’t feel like spending that much. Here is a way to do it without spending any money [...]

Tips for bad weather workouts

Today was a challenge to get out and do my scheduled 14 miler. The problem was that there was a steady drizzle and the ground was riddled with puddles. To top it off, the temperature was a little chilly (64F). But with some added motivation by my wife, I went out with [...]

Charities

While I’m not officially connected with any charity, here are some things that I think are important.
1. NPR - I’m a card carrying member. This is some of the best radio programming around.
2. Hunger - With all the food we throw away here in America, it’s shameful this is still a problem. [...]

Make your own joggling balls

The bean bags that I’ve been using for my joggling training are getting pretty beat up. They don’t have any holes however, so I’m sticking with them.
But when I’m ready to try some new ones for cheap, here’s a website that tells you how to make your own juggling balls. It’s written by [...]

JYAJ gets noticed

I just saw that the folks over at Elite Runners & Walkers posted a write-up about the website so check it out if you get a chance.

JYAJ was also written up on ThisNext.com. This is actually a very interesting website. It lets you rate your favorite things and allows other people [...]

5 reasons tea is better than water

Back in 1994 I made a conscious choice to switch from drinking soda (Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper) everyday to drinking tea. I didn’t want to go to coffee because it tastes way too bitter and I liked the fact that tea was the cheapest alternative, besides water of course.
So, I was pleasantly surprised to [...]

17 days until the marathon

Yesterday was a straight-forward 6 mile treadmill run completed in 45 minutes. This was all I could get in during my lunch hour. It felt good to get back to running after taking monday off. I really don’t like to take any running days off but sometimes my body just tells me [...]

How to recover after a long run

This past weekend featured the last really long run until the marathon (only 19 days away). On Saturday, I ran 10 miles and on Sunday I ran 20 miles. That was a lot of joggling. The weather was beautiful, my legs felt great, and both runs have given me great confidence in [...]

How to get motivated after a day off

I don’t know about my fellow jogglers and marathon runners, but there are days when I just don’t get a chance to run. The reason is never that I don’t feel like running, it’s just that I don’t always arrange my schedule to ensure that I run. It’s always tough to get back [...]