It's 5:38am and I'm ready to head out to the marathon. Since there's still about 10 minutes before leaving, there's time for a quickie joggling post. Yesterday, I went to the expo and was amused by the following moment. At…
The email below is what the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon sent to participants yesterday. It is not the kind of thing you want to read. I recall the heat of joggling last year's Madison Marathon nearly wiped me out. Heat…
Remember last week when the Sun-Times was looking for advice from marathon running veterans? Here is a list of the top ten tips for marathon newbies that I put together. Well, some of those marathon answers made it into the…
Dear friends, family, and curious onlookers, As many of you know, I will be joggling the Chicago Marathon on October 7th this year. It'll be the 10th time I do this marathon and I'm looking forward to having a great…
Hey everyone, take a look at who is the featured runner today in the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon 30 in 30 series? For the 30 days prior to the Chicago Marathon they are featuring all types of different runners. Today,…
Someone from the Chicago Sun-Times asked marathon running veterans for hints to pass along to first timers. I know a few first timers like Pink and The Brewmaster so here are a few things learned from doing 9 Chicago Marathons.…
The Chicago Marathon will commence in 52 days. That's 26.2 miles for those of you who were curious. Here are some other interesting ways to look at the marathon. 1 Marathon = 1660032 inches 42.165 kilometers 230.56 times up and…
My sister told me about Abraham Munoz who is attempting to break the world record for juggling a soccer ball while running the Chicago Marathon. The current world record is 7:18:55 and was set by Dr. Jan Skorkovsky in the…
Some time ago I said that I was going to attempt to joggle a 100-mile ultra marathon. Well, today I'm announcing that I will not be making this attempt in Kansas. Here are my excuses. 1. I haven't trained nearly…
It used to be standard advice that marathon runners should drink as much as and as often as they could. Experts said "if you wait until you're thirsty, it is too late. You are already dehydrated." But then you started…