Julian Tam is a 24-year-old resident in the Internal Medicine program at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He’s also a joggler 
who has done a few races in his time. Here’s his story.
JYAJ – What is the story of how you learned to juggle?
TAM: My grandparents bought me my first set of juggling balls from a vendor at a street festival when I was eleven, and I taught myself to juggle during the subsequent few weeks.
JYAJ – When did you start joggling and why?
TAM: I started joggling three years ago. I was inspired to joggle after discovering this blog! I was amazed that people were able to complete marathons while joggling. I also found beauty in how the acts of juggling and running could be performed simultaneously.
Although my first few joggling attempts were rather challenging, with some practice, I became increasingly comfortable with the sport.
JYAJ – How many races have you done while joggling?
TAM: I have joggled seven races (six 5KM, one 10KM).
JYAJ – What are some of your favorites?
TAM: I have fond memories of any race in which I achieve a personal best time. Of course, a race with friendly crowds, pleasant weather, and beautiful scenery gets bonus points.
JYAJ – What kind of training do you do?
TAM: I try to joggle at least twice each week. I usually joggle between five and six kilometers during each training session.
JYAJ – How long do you think you will keep joggling?
TAM: I intend to joggle for the rest of my life. It is a great workout for both the body and the mind.
JYAJ – Do you eat a special diet?
TAM: Not particularly — I try to avoid eating too much junk food.
JYAJ – Do you have any advice for would-be jogglers?
TAM: Joggling is a lot of fun, and much easier than one might expect! Being able to juggle is certainly a prerequisite, but after a certain level of proficiency with joggling is achieved, one’s joggling speed is most dependent on his or her running (rather than juggling) abilities.
JYAJ – Where do you see the sport of joggling in 10 years?
TAM: I doubt that joggling will ever become a mainstream sport, but I do expect it to increase in popularity.
Thanks Julian! We look forward to hearing more about your future joggling races. You can learn more about Julian at his website.
If you would like to read more interviews with jogglers around the world see our juggling runner interview pages.
