Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Average Joggler
As most of you know, I recently retired my consecutive running and juggling streak at 444 days. I fretted about whether to do it or not but eventually just skipped a day to officially end it. Most hard-core running streakers wouldn’t have done it. It takes a bit more to get them [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Average Joggler
We’re coming up on summer in Chicago and that means great outdoor joggling. But it also means you’re going to get sunburned if you don’t take precautions like using sunscreen. Runners need it more than most because we are outside longer, we sweat it off, and we have more exposed skin.
If you’re like me, you [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Average Joggler
One day stumbling around the internet, I happened upon this website called A Hong Kong Joggle. It’s another blog dedicated to the wonderful sport of joggling. I contacted its owner, Bruce Foreman, and asked him for an interview. Here’s what this interesting character had to say.
Introduction
My name is Bruce. I am [...]
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Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Average Joggler
I don’t know about you, but I think the latest design on the McDonalds Baked Apple Pie carton looks an awful lot like a girl joggling apples. What do you think? And does anyone really eat these deserts any more? I much prefer the McDonalds ice cream cones.
Incidentally, the Brewmaster was the one who showed [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Average Joggler
If you’re looking for information about joggling then you’ve come to the right place. At this blog you can find articles about how to joggle, how you’ll be treated while joggling and some tips on doing it the “considerate” way. But we here at JYAJ are not the only ones talking about joggling. [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Average Joggler
This is continued from London marathon part 1 and part 2
Despite the rain, I felt great. I wasn’t sure about my pace at the start and didn’t know what kind of time I might achieve. At mile 2 the race clock showed 14 minutes and some change. At 3 miles, it was [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Average Joggler
See London Marathon Part 1 for the beginning of the story
At marathon mile 23 your body begins to tingle and concentration is difficult. Forget about smiling for pictures.
“Why don’t you just stop?”
“No. No stopping”
“Come on. It’ll stop hurting.”
“No. It’ll hurt worse.”
“Really, just take a short walk through the next water stop. [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Average Joggler
At long last, the race write-up for the London Marathon. It seems I had a lot to say about this race. I’ll have to break it up into 3 different parts.
Joggling the London Marathon
As Fred Flintstone passed, the tinitus buzzed in my ear. It was like he hit me with a club [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Average Joggler
Big marathons like London, Chicago, and New York attract different types of runners.
There are the pros who are out there to win fame and fortune. In the London Marathon, the top runners share $295,000 in prize money.
There are the weekend warriors who use marathons to prove that they still “got it”.
The goal makers [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Average Joggler
I’m still in the process of writing up the London Marathon joggling report but I thought I’d post this picture. It comes from a spectator of the marathon. (Thanks Andy!)
Did I tell you how impressed I was with the crowd in the London Marathon? They were really the best crowd of any marathon I’ve ever [...]
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