• 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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A poem dedicated to Chicago Marathoners

The Running Jayhawk wrote a great bit of poetry about the Chicago Marathon.  Go check it out if you have a chance.
Ode to Chicago Marathoners

What does a joggler juggle during a marathon

Today, I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot for Time Out Chicago magazine. It was a nice sunny day but really cold and windy. And although Chicago is actually called the windy city because of the politicians, it certainly gets to be windy! Juggling was a bit challenging. The [...]

4 common skin conditions faced by most runners and how to stop them

My big left toe has what looks like a blister on the right side of the nail. It is a little puffy and much whiter than the rest of the skin. Noteworthy because in over 10 years of marathon joggling and training, I’ve experienced a total of one blister. This would be [...]

The most inspiring story you’ll read today

I’ve heard about this dad and son running duo before, but this write-up was really inspiring.  Dick and Rick Hoyt have completed 85 marathons, 8 Ironmans, and even completed the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 40 minutes.  Sure joggling is interesting but these guys are really impressive!

My first fast race since the marathon

Yesterday, I ran my first all-out race since the marathon, the Bucktown 5K. This is a fun race and it is in my neighborhood so I like to run it. They also reportedly have the best goodie bag in town and most years that has been true. This year’s was just ok. [...]

7 tips for stretching smart

I have to admit that I’m not much of a stretcher.  In my younger days I used to go through the standard runner’s stretches before races, but I haven’t done it in years.   And you know what, I don’t think it’s hurt me one bit.
Whether you should stretch or not is a bit of a [...]

Recovering from the marathon

You aspiring jogglers and marathoners might wonder how long it takes. Well, I’m here to tell you that it might take a little longer than 11 days. Especially if you are going to do a half marathon the weekend after the marathon.
Today, I went out for a run and thought that I would [...]

Training for two marathons in a month

For frequent followers of this blog you undoubtedly know that I recently participated in the 2006 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon.
Here is the training program that I created and tried my best to follow. I started June 26, 2006 and am right now in the 15th week of training. Prior to the Toronto marathon, [...]

Free calculator to determine your body fat

You read about it all the time and I’m sure it makes you wonder about your own scores. Well, wonder no further future jogglers of the world. Try out this fat percent calculator to figure out your own numbers.
Now, this is only an estimate of your actual % body fat but it is [...]