Sweat rolls down my face

Bean bags falling in my hands

Joggling in the heat

Hot Joggling

Shorts in the summer

Sweating and dehydrating

Better than winter

There’s a notation system in juggling called Siteswap. Essentially, it is a way to represent juggling patterns with numbers. I’ve never been able to quite figure it out but I continue to read articles on it. I own the book The Mathematics of Juggling but it is not a very readable book.

Perhaps this article from Juggle.org might clear things up for me.

Here’s an interesting video which demonstrates a 4 ball joggler who is running in reverse.

I have joggled backwards only once in a race. It was at the end of a half marathon that I did with a friend. Pretty fun. I got the idea to do that in a marathon some day but haven’t been able to train properly. It would be pretty tough.

To the girl that I startled while joggling at the corner of North Avenue – Milwaukee and Damen, I apologize. I did not mean to frighten you. I noticed you crossing in front of my path right at the intersection but you did not look up being engrossed in an animated conversation on your phone. While I did stop just before crashing into you, when you did look up and saw bean bags flying and a guy jogging in place, you yelled loudly.

Sorry about that.

Joggling streak day 1262. It was warm. I ran 3.15 miles in 24:40.

Listening to the book: The Disappearing Spoon (a history of the periodic table)

Dangers of joggling
People and autos
Obstacles present danger
Be careful out there

I don’t have much today since I was witnessing the Cubs awful opening game of the season.  But who could argue with excellent juggling.  Enjoy.

I was traveling today but came up with poem during my cross country commute.

Pains

Throbbing pain in heels
Makes it difficult to walk
But the streak lives on

Yesterday I got my number for tomorrow’s race and there was something that occurred to me. Timing technology has really changed over time. Here is a list of how it has changed.

1. Bib. The first race I did had nothing but a bib with a tag. As you finished they pulled a part of your tag and put it in a string. Your time was based on when your tag got put on the string. Very crude and it did not take into account when you crossed the start line.

2. Foot chip. These were black plastic chips that were tied to your shoe. At the end of the race they had to cut it off from your shoe. Effective but if you lost the chip you owed $40. Also, it was hard to keep them attached. The other thing was that it made numbers worthless.

3. D-tags. These were plastic strips that we’re tied on your shoe. They worked the same as the chips but didn’t have to be returned. Good technology. But numbers were still worthless.

4. Tag strips. This is the latest technology. There is a small strip on the number that transmits a signal. Very cool.

I think I like the d-tags the best but the latest technology is cool too.

Today was my last day of my ski trip and I’m heading home from Utah. Done challenging joggling and lots of fun skiing. Here is a shot from the mountain.