For some people running gets a bit dull. To be great you have to log hundreds, even thousands, of miles a year. To fight the boredom, Carthage College sophomore, Tyler Wishau has incorporated joggling into many of his cross country…
It's been a while since posting an update to the joggling streak so here it is for the curious. After reading the story about John Chandler's 25 year running streak, I thought it would be fun to see how long…
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…
We first learned of Lenny Ferman from his excellent showing at this year's IJA Joggling Championships. He won the 3-ball 800 and 1600 events. We were fortunate to get this Jacksonville, Florida native to answer a few questions about his…
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.…
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…
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…
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 biggest race of my running season will be tomorrow. It will be my first ultra marathon and hopefully a successful breaking of the current 50-mile joggling record of 8:52:07. It was set in 1989 by the most prolific world…
So, tomorrow is the 50-mile joggling world record attempt and you might be wondering how a joggler prepares. Here are the a few things to consider when preparing for a big race. 5 Key Preparations A Week Before A Big…