Big marathons like London, Chicago, and New York attract different types of runners. There are the pros who are out there to win fame and fortune. In the London Marathon, the top runners share $295,000 in prize money. There are…
Not much time to write but I just wanted to let everyone know that I finished the London Marathon in a decent 3:35:36. I'll have a more thorough write-up tomorrow but three highlights It rained from mile 10 through mile…
While joggling can slow some people down (Michal gives a nice breakdown of how much), it can also help you focus. This makes running easier and for me, it seems to speed me up. I'm often asked how fast I…
The El was slow, our meet-ups already left, and there were only 8 minutes to get to the start. I kissed my wife, wished her well and was off. With three dirtied yellow Gballz in hand, I did my best…
I found this entry in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary a bit troubling. According to them the term joggle means "to shake slightly" or "to move shakily or jerkily". That's not right! There's nothing shaky about joggling. In fact, it's a…
Friend and fellow international joggler Hendrick recently completed his second joggling 10K. He heard many different comments and came up with a list of responses that any joggler could use. Joggling Responses As a joggler, you'll get lots of comments…
Sunday's workout featured 18 miles of joggling on snow covered, icy paths. It even had 3 incidences of slipping and falling without making a brilliant saving catch. The pain experienced and the annoyance of running so slow is starting to…
The headline of this Reuters story seemed a bit misleading, Tokyo Marathon Runner Solves Mystery of Sore Nipples. While it is an amusing recap of one man's struggle through the Tokyo marathon, the entire solution to the sore nipple problem…
At 3:48 am a pounding headache woke me up. My tinnitus rang as loud as a fire alarm and my head felt like I'd just been cold cocked by an angry drunk after telling him he'd have to get through…
It's midway through training for the London Marathon and it's starting to wear on me. Maybe it's the looming daily run of the joggling streak, the constant leg and body pain, the hours of feet pounding, or this crappy Chicago…