Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Average Joggler
While most people who run or watch running enjoy seeing “stunt” runners like jogglers, there is a certain segment of the population that loathes us. They think running should be a pure sport and have disdain for people who dress up in stupid outfits, run obscenely long distances, juggle or are just different than [...]
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Average Joggler
Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of being recorded for a piece on the television show 190 North. It’s a Chicago show that does stories about unique places, things and people around the city and suburbs.
I met the reporter and TV crew at North Avenue beach and we spent about an hour filming various shots [...]
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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 March 22nd, 2008 by Average Joggler
Friend and fellow international joggler Hendrick recently completed his second joggling 10K. He heard many different comments and came up with a list of responses that any joggler could use.
Joggling Responses
As a joggler, you’ll get lots of comments from spectators and other runners. See this previous post for a list of the most [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Average Joggler
The headline of this Reuters story seemed a bit misleading, Tokyo Marathon Runner Solves Mystery of Sore Nipples. While it is an amusing recap of one man’s struggle through the Tokyo marathon, the entire solution to the sore nipple problem is given in one sentence
…This year I bought some Vaseline. It worked, although I [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2008 by Average Joggler
It’s midway through training for the London Marathon and it’s starting to wear on me. Maybe it’s the looming daily run of the joggling streak, the constant leg and body pain, the hours of feet pounding, or this crappy Chicago winter weather, but my motivation is vanishing faster than a white tiger in a [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 by Average Joggler
I was saddened to read this story about teen jogger Alison Draves who was accidentally hit and killed by a car. Exercise is supposed to prolong your life not shorten it. But it’s a reminder that running and joggling is not without it’s dangers. Especially if you are doing it outside while [...]
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Posted on December 19th, 2007 by Average Joggler
Here is an article outlining research that concludes you learn better at nighttime. Researchers used a magnetic coil to stimulate subject’s brains and measured their ability to control their hand movements. They found that the time of day effected the brain’s speed and concluded that people learn better later in the day. [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Average Joggler
As a streaking joggler, you take many showers. It’s a reality of the sport. You run or joggle, you sweat. You sweat, you smell. And in my world, offensive odor is not endearing.
There have been days when my joggling activities have required me to take 3 showers, morning, noon, and night. [...]
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Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Average Joggler
The excellent Zen Habits blog recently published an article outlining 10 workouts to spice up your running program.
If you are only joggling one speed then you need to change things up a bit. Here are 10 different ways to run and how your joggling should be adjusted.
1. Long Run
These workouts last 90 - [...]
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