Back in August there was this post on How to Break a World Record. It was a forward looking piece because I had never actually done it. The good news is that all of the steps in there were correct. Unfortunately, step 4 kinda glossed over the paperwork part and the rest [...]

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Tyler Wishau reports that he nearly broke the 5K joggling record last weekend at a Racine, Wisconsin Jingle Bell Race.  He joggled the race, drop-free, in 17:08.  This is only 13 seconds slower than the current 5K joggling record of 16:55.
It looks like Travis and Michal have got some competition.  I anticipate that one of [...]

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Since I’m a chemist I read lots of science stories. And a story about an obscure world record a couple of chemists set, reminded me of a few other interesting records I’ve read and been meaning to pass along. Here they are.
Chemists set chemical bond world record
Chemists from the University of Delaware set [...]

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Last post on this race, I promise.
I just got the results. The winner of this race did it in a blazing 5:31!! That’s around a 6:40 pace which is what I can do in a 5K. Ridiculous. It turns out I finished 16th out of 74 finishers with an “official” time [...]

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Continued from part 2
Joggling Lap 3
Within the first 2 miles of the third lap, I thought I’d passed the girl in green. Her biking friends were stopped at a bathroom and I just assumed she was in there. But Kikta pointed her out up ahead. Damn, she’s good.
And speaking of good, [...]

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Continued from part 1
Joggling Lap 2
Just after lap 2 started, we picked up another bike spotter, John Kelly. He stayed with us the entire way after that. He also witnessed drop number 2 which happened 2:50 into the race. I don’t know why it happened. My right hand was in [...]

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For a juggler, perfection is always the goal. No drops, no stops. On Saturday, a gust of wind stymied juggling perfection 1 hour and 25 minutes after the race started. But for a joggler, perfection takes a back seat to speed. Legs win races, not hands. Fortunately, the wind couldn’t [...]

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I’m tired so I’ll just post the time.
8:23:42
Beat the old record by almost half an hour.  It was a great race and I made it the whole distance without walking and with only 4 drops.  The wind off the lake was tough at some points.
More later.  Now, I’m going to veg out.
Joggle on.

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Michal, the bloggling joggler, is making his attempt to break the world record for joggling a marathon. We just wanted to wish him well. He’s a talented athlete and has an excellent chance of setting a new world record. You can see his latest blog post about the marathon expo here.
Good luck [...]

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Here’s one for our Jugglers in the News segment. It’s not exactly joggling but it is quirky.
Last weekend, Taco Cohen of the Netherlands won a gold medal at the Cell Phone Throwing World Championships. While he didn’t throw it the farthest (Tommi Huotari did that with a 294 foot throw), he was the [...]

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