• 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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You know you are overweight when

Yesterday, it happened. While sitting on the toilet, I heard a loud “CRACK”. Puzzled, I looked around but couldn’t find the source of the noise. When I got up, I knew. The crack came from my toilet seat. It succumbed to me and my fat joggling ass. So [...]

Eight questions to ask yourself when creating a training plan

It feels like I’ve been gone forever! I just got back from a holiday driving trip to Maryland. I love long driving trips.
Anyway, a long driving trip gives you a great opportunity to read a new book. The book I read was Daniels’ Running Formula. This book was chosen because [...]

10 ways to increase energy and motivation

Having trouble finding enough energy to go out for that long run or juggle a 2 hour practice session? Then here are some tips that might help you. They are based on information from this article called 15 instant energy boosters. Looks like this study was sponsored by a tea company. [...]

Want to make your brain bigger - start joggling

According to this study by some researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany, juggling can actually make your brain get bigger. In their study they took brain scans of 24 people who didn’t know how to juggle. They then taught 12 of the volunteers how to juggle and had them practice for [...]

How many steps should you take when you run

Recently, I’ve been focusing on taking more steps per minute while I run.  A recent Runner’s World article suggested that elite runners take about 180 steps per minute.  When I counted my own steps I was taking 160 per minute.  Here’s how you can figure out your own.

Start running (or joggling) and warm up for [...]

What are the odds…

…that you would get your keys back after losing them after the Chicago Marathon?
In my case, the odds are 100% because just last week that’s just what happened.
It’s a little known fact that after you’ve run a marathon your brain doesn’t seem to work as good as before the marathon.  At least my brain doesn’t [...]

A juggler who never misses

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to juggle forever and never miss? Well here’s a juggling robot who can do just that. Of course, it’s just juggling in one place so I don’t think we jogglers have anything to worry about just yet. But someday a robot may just complete a [...]

How you can juggle more than you thought

Today, for the first time in my life I tried juggling 7.  I’ve known how to juggle since 1983 and for some reason I just never imagined I could throw 7 things in the air and keep them going.  But recent videos by Vova Galchenko  and Jason Garfield have inspired me to try.
I can already [...]

Tower climbing update

The hardest part about being a racing urban joggler is the early Sunday morning start times after a night of hanging out with the Urban Tribe. Last night was the Cowboy Mouth concert at the Chicago House of Blues. A great concert but we didn’t get home until after 2:00 am. The [...]

Joggling up a tower

Tomorrow morning I’ll be making my way up the 2109 steps to the 103rd floor of the mighty Sears Tower. I’ve done stair climbing events before including the John Hancock (Hustle up the Hancock) and the Aon building (Step up for kids), but I’ve never done one joggling. But that ends tomorrow. [...]