Comments on: Types of Juggling Runners http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=types-of-juggling-runners Joggling blog about long distance running, juggling and the sport of combining both called joggling. It was created to be a useful resource for anyone interested in learning to become a better runner, better juggler, and even a joggler. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Perry http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28973 Perry Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:20:48 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28973 That sounds like an interesting experiment. Maybe I'll try it this summer. You're right that juggling ability can be a significant liability if you're not such a good juggler. However, if you can get to a point where you don't have to look at the balls when you juggle, then I don't think it should affect your speed much. That sounds like an interesting experiment. Maybe I’ll try it this summer.

You’re right that juggling ability can be a significant liability if you’re not such a good juggler. However, if you can get to a point where you don’t have to look at the balls when you juggle, then I don’t think it should affect your speed much.

]]> By: George http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28970 George Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:25:37 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28970 Perry, Since all your PRs have been set while joggling I think you should make the claim that you're the only joggler in the world that joggling makes faster rather than slower! Michal's post is very interesting, although making the comparison between PRs done a number of years apart clearly isn't ideal. Doing something like time trials of 400m,800m and a mile both with and without joggling would be an interesting experiment without being too taxing. Longer distances would take more recovery (especially for the marathon where so many other factors come into play as well). I'd always used the rule of thumb of the joggling slowing you down about 30-35 seconds a mile. I wouldn't be at all surprised if your slowdown is a bit less though since you exlusively joggle. I'm also curious how much being a good juggler helps. Clearly at the extreme of a beginner juggler that's dropping a lot and having to slow down to avoid dropping even more, juggling ability is a big liability. I think once you get to the intermediate juggling level, I doubt juggling ability makes more than a couple of percentage points difference in speed. -George Perry,

Since all your PRs have been set while joggling I think you should make the claim that you’re the only joggler in the world that joggling makes faster rather than slower!

Michal’s post is very interesting, although making the comparison between PRs done a number of years apart clearly isn’t ideal. Doing something like time trials of 400m,800m and a mile both with and without joggling would be an interesting experiment without being too taxing. Longer distances would take more recovery (especially for the marathon where so many other factors come into play as well). I’d always used the rule of thumb of the joggling slowing you down about 30-35 seconds a mile. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if your slowdown is a bit less though since you exlusively joggle. I’m also curious how much being a good juggler helps. Clearly at the extreme of a beginner juggler that’s dropping a lot and having to slow down to avoid dropping even more, juggling ability is a big liability. I think once you get to the intermediate juggling level, I doubt juggling ability makes more than a couple of percentage points difference in speed.

-George

]]> By: Perry http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28964 Perry Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:59:53 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28964 George, According to Michal he loses about 10% of his speed by joggling. Here is a comparison of his times. http://thejoggler.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-much-does-juggling-slow-me-down.html All of my PRs have been set while joggling so I have no idea whether it slows me down or not. George,

According to Michal he loses about 10% of his speed by joggling. Here is a comparison of his times.
http://thejoggler.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-much-does-juggling-slow-me-down.html

All of my PRs have been set while joggling so I have no idea whether it slows me down or not.

]]> By: George http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28956 George Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:20:05 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28956 Perry, when interviewing jogglers, in particular speedsters, did you collect any info about how their non-joggling times for various distances compare to their joggling times? I'd be interested to know how much slower your joggling race times are, and how the % slowdown varies by distance and runner. -George Perry, when interviewing jogglers, in particular speedsters, did you collect any info about how their non-joggling times for various distances compare to their joggling times? I’d be interested to know how much slower your joggling race times are, and how the % slowdown varies by distance and runner.

-George

]]> By: Joe http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28906 Joe Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:17:59 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28906 Perry-sounds like a good answer to me. It's fun and it goes good together, is usually what I say because it's the truth. Perry-sounds like a good answer to me. It’s fun and it goes good together, is usually what I say because it’s the truth.

]]> By: Perry http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28902 Perry Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:22:26 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28902 It is definitely lots of fun to joggle. I was joggling around my neighborhood yesterday and when I stopped at a stop light, a guy said to me, "why do you juggle?" I said, "Because it's fun. Much more fun than merely running" It is definitely lots of fun to joggle. I was joggling around my neighborhood yesterday and when I stopped at a stop light, a guy said to me, “why do you juggle?”
I said, “Because it’s fun. Much more fun than merely running”

]]> By: Zataod http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28889 Zataod Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:09:48 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28889 As soon as I learned about joggling, I was really attracted to the challenge of it. I've been able to do the 3 ball cascade for a long time, but I've never been an accomplished juggler. I'm convinced that the precision, coordination, and balance required to master joggling, will also make me a better runner. Plus, it's a lot of fun to joggle. As soon as I learned about joggling, I was really attracted to the challenge of it. I’ve been able to do the 3 ball cascade for a long time, but I’ve never been an accomplished juggler.

I’m convinced that the precision, coordination, and balance required to master joggling, will also make me a better runner.

Plus, it’s a lot of fun to joggle.

]]> By: Joe S http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/types-of-juggling-runners/comment-page-1/#comment-28888 Joe S Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:37:59 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/?p=2257#comment-28888 Nice post. Glad you talked about this topic. Joggling is diverse and filled with creativity, and that's what makes it appealing. It's multi-faceted and people can focus on different aspects of joggling. Juggling has for years been stereotyped as only one type in the minds of the public-clownish, entertaining, toss juggling done in circuses mainly. But, slowly it's been expanded into many different forms (contact, sport, hobby, technical, freestyle, etc.). Joggling has a little less years under its belt than juggling, so I think it's nice that it can start out with more diversity. It's a sport, hobby, way of life, exercise, artistic expression, and form of entertainment. I've enjoyed exploring and expressing some of the creative sides to joggling, along with the marathon joggling and race joggling. Nice post. Glad you talked about this topic. Joggling is diverse and filled with creativity, and that’s what makes it appealing. It’s multi-faceted and people can focus on different aspects of joggling.

Juggling has for years been stereotyped as only one type in the minds of the public-clownish, entertaining, toss juggling done in circuses mainly. But, slowly it’s been expanded into many different forms (contact, sport, hobby, technical, freestyle, etc.). Joggling has a little less years under its belt than juggling, so I think it’s nice that it can start out with more diversity. It’s a sport, hobby, way of life, exercise, artistic expression, and form of entertainment.

I’ve enjoyed exploring and expressing some of the creative sides to joggling, along with the marathon joggling and race joggling.

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