About
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.
In this blog you will find:
- Tips on how to train for marathons and other races
- Tips on how to juggle
- Race reports and reviews
- Running and juggling equipment reviews
- Nutrition, diet and weight information
- Stories about jogglers worldwide, unique runners & jugglers
- Anything else about the world of Joggling
New posts are added 4 to 5 times a week so check back frequently. Please leave comments and subscribe to the feed using the RSS button on the side.
Who is the Average Joggler?
Just Your Average Joggler is written by Perry Romanowski a native of Chicago, Il. He’s been joggling for at least 18 years and has completed 29 marathons and 2 ultra marathons while juggling. While he’s not a fast runner he completes most marathons in under 4 hours and has a personal best of 3:21:38. He juggles the entire time and typically has 2 or less drops.
For more about his joggler story see these articles:
The Just Your Average Joggler Story
A joggling act
or listen to this 15 minute joggling interview on Endurance Planet Podcast. You can also see more information on the Press page.
For more information about joggling see this article: The Rules of Joggling
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If you are looking for advice or help with your joggling, running or juggling, leave on comment on the blog or send Perry an email at the following address : thejoggler(at)gmail.com
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I’d first like to say, thanks for so much info. on joggling. I’m thinking about starting a joggling club in New York City. No matter how small, I think it would be worth it and certainly fun. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
Hi,
Great site, thanks for making the resource available.
I exercise most days including running and I have come accross the problem of my ear buds (headphones) getting very smelly and therefore also making my ears stink! Not a nice problem.
Have you heard of this problem and are there any good solutions???
Thanks
Don
You have an outstanding good and well structured site. I enjoyed browsing through it.
Hi Perry,
thank you for your Email. Yesterday I arrived in San Francisco.
Unfortunately I did not find the time to joggle in Atlanta.
I am considering buying a laptop so I can post from my Bike Tour to Istambul (starting in Germany) and from Moscow Marathon. I will send you the posts when I have written anything.
In the meantime you might want to have a look at my blogspot page – I did all the posts in English and German, maybe I’ll add french later on.
Have a nice joggling day,
Jonas
(thanks again for the contact with Runner’s World for the NYC Marathon 2006 – too bad it didn’t work out…)
Hi Perry,
I love your site!!! (this is yours right?)
I had so much fun with you guys this weekend. You and Shannon are such a sweet couple and so genuine! I can’t wait to hang with again.
What other sites do you have?
Marnie
Hello, I can run a sub 5 mile while juggling, and am currently a distance runner at Carthage College north of Chicago. I would like to get involved in the Joggling community and would love to compete in some sort of joggling race.
Tyler,
Send me an email. I’d like to do an interview with you.
Perry, 44
Hi There,
I added your rss feed to http://www.networking-marathoners.org
I hope you don’t mind.
Zale
Great articles, thanks for sharing it! Would love to feature you on Wellsphere.com, a site that helps people to live healthier. Can’t find a contact form so thought I’d comment; look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Larisa
Hey love the blog. Tried to add you on FB today but you declined.
hi tyler
great blog! remember me? mt holyoke 2008…?
What a great site!!!
There’s so much info here I can’t believe you find time to actually go joggling and write this blog. Awesome stuff.
I’ve been juggling for years… About 20 of them give or take the odd month and am as addicted now as I was when I first started. But I’ve never caught the running bug. Your blog has inspired me to get out there and try it again.
I was wondering if you or any visitors to your site could answer this little question for me. How many calories does joggling burn?
I know that simple juggling with 3 balls for an hour is about the same as for walking for an hour, approximately 280 calories. But what about joggling? Does running and juggling at the same time burn off the same number of calories as (if this was possible) running and walking at the same time? Or does it not work quite like that?
@Roslyn – Great to hear from you.
The amount of calories burned by joggling really depends on your weight, speed and genetic makeup, however, for a women of average weight and height, running a mile buns about 100 calories. Add joggling, and I’d say that it would be 120 calories. I’m a slightly above average height male with slightly above average weight and I burn about 170 calories joggling a mile.
@Average Juggler – Thanks for your reply. I think I’ve confused you with my name. I’m male and probably rate as average in most areas… Apart from the sword swallowing, fire eating and escaping from straitjackets that make up my “day job”.
How do you work out the number of calories burned by any given activity? I’ve found many “calories burned calculators” online, but none of them cater for the joggler! I mean, how inconsiderate is that?
I already teach juggling in schools and am in the process of trying to find out as much as possible about the health benefits of juggling… And of course joggling.
Completed my first mile yesterday and am in pain today. Serious aches everywhere. So it must be doing something
I have only recently come across this odd phenomena, and I must say it is ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!!!! Utter brilliance. Take notice though, I am an avid juggler and an ulramarathoner – perhaps my legacy will be 100 miles while juggling! Better than not being remembered at all. The best to you, man. It seems my faith in humanity will survive another day as long as there is joggling out there.
Thanks Luke! I’m actually planning on doing a 100 miler in the fall and there is another guy, Tim Butler, who is also going to attempt a 100 miler. But we’re all cool in the joggling world. Hope you can do it!