UK Joggler Tim Butler is branching out and joggling with clubs. Here is a short clip of him joggling the Newark Half Marathon. He reportedly finished in 2:24
I should note that club joggling is extra difficult (at least for me) so this is extra impressive.
Tim Butler Joggles Half Marathon
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Club joggling is fun and visual. Harder, yes. But, not too bad. Mainly, because I find that my club handles get so slippery and sweaty in the summer that I drop them a lot, so I am going to buy some cheaper ones for joggling and try taping them in tennis racket tape. I was using my expensive PX3′s, but I don’t want to tear those up.
I was thinking about adding some arm work into my runs, but am nowhere near this level. I’m lucky if I can catch what I throw. Impressive! I just found your blog and am enjoying it.
Thanks Julie!
I’ve been club juggling some now. I found some tennis racket handle wrap grip that prevents the slipper club handles when sweat builds. It works good. Club juggling is definitely a lot slower for me now, it’s hard to go at a fast pace because of the timing and spinning of the clubs. I am thinking about club juggling a half marathon in Nov. Not sure, yet. But I will joggle it either way.
Tim B: do you have any tips for dropping clubs during a race? I’ve gotten good enough to only drop every 15 minutes or so, but when I do, they really hit the ground and go far which could hurt someone if they rolled an ankle on them. In fact, I’ve been careful with this because a car could easily run over my 40 dollar/each PX3 clubs. I guess I plan to joggle on the exterior and behind most people if I do this, or I’ll just plan to alert anybody behind me when I drop and bend over and try to pick it up as soon as I can. Most drops are collisions I’ve noticed, so sometimes it’s two clubs that drop which makes it tough, plus they roll.
Bottom line: I am going to make sure I am confident and skilled fully in club joggling before I do it in a crowded half marathon. We’ll see.