Four tips to stop the chafing
When I came back from running the other day, I felt a sharp pain when I took off my shirt. It turns out that I experienced a terrible amount of chafing on my nipples. The troubles of a marathon joggler…
When I came back from running the other day, I felt a sharp pain when I took off my shirt. It turns out that I experienced a terrible amount of chafing on my nipples. The troubles of a marathon joggler…
The heat wave here in Chicago is killing me. Yesterday my schedule called for a 17 miler. I finished about 10 miles. Here are my excuses for doing less than I was supposed to. 1. Heat. Can you say 95…
According to my training schedule, Friday is supposed to be a day of rest. I rested with a 5 mile joggle in the treadmill. The treadmill settings I use are 8.0 speed, 0.1 incline. That let's me finish a 5…
While I've posted lots of things about running, I haven't posted much about learning to juggle. That's because it's a thing that is much easier to teach someone in person. However, I found this great website run by some pHD…
The speedster joggler is at it again. Michal Kapral is trying to break the world record for joggling a 5K. The current mark of 16:55 set by Kirk Swenson has stood since 1986. These were the early days of joggling. …
My joggling training for the Toronto Waterfront marathon so far has been difficult. The legs are sore, the weather has been hot and my brain has just not refocused. Sometimes it's challenging to get "up" for training. But I had…
Ok, maybe Milwaukee isn't really a "foreign" city but it is certainly different than Chicago. I once joggled their marathon, and while I really enjoyed the free-flowing kegs of beer at the end of the race, there could've been a…
In Chicago, summer brings hot and muggy days which will make any joggler thirsty. Did you know that runners lose between 6 and 12 oz of fluids every 20 minutes of running? Jogglers lose even more because of the added…
There was a question the other day at the IJA Joggler's forum about official rules of joggling. Since there is no official "joggler circuit" or "joggler league" there really aren't any official rules. But if you are interested in trying…
At long last, I've got a new pair of shoes. The last pair of Reeboks have been officially "retired". This means that I will use them as my daily walk around shoes. It also means that I'll have to figure…