I was reading Ugly Toes today and saw MG wrote "Another 3 mile boring treadmill run this morning. Yawn." I too have been feeling the dullness of the treadmill lately. This is even despite the fact that I'm joggling on…
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…
Previously on JYAJ, we featured a story about Brad Alsop who was running 131 marathons in 131 days. Well, I was curious to see how he did and went back to his website to see. He made it! 131 marathons…
Imagine this. You spend 8 hours, 23 minutes and 52 seconds running and juggling your way to joggling world record glory. You take over 80,000 steps and make that many throws and catches. You burn over 7500 calories while taking…
After reading Randy's glowing report about the Chickamauga Battlefield marathon, it made me think about my favorite marathon and why. Having done 23, my favorite marathon is the Chicago Marathon. In this joggler's opinion, it is the best marathon you…
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…
When I first started running, I used the cheapest running shoes available. Don't even remember the brand name, but they were white with velcro closures instead of shoelaces. In 1992, they cost me $20 (US). Over the next decade plus,…
After joggling any marathon there are a variety of pains you'll no doubt experience. Fresh off joggling the 2007 Chicago Marathon, I took note of all the pains felt and how long they last. Hopefully, this helps you prepare for…
Continued from part 1 Joggling the First Half John Kelly stayed with me during the first mile dropping back somewhere near State Street. I weaved through the stampeding crowd joggling, smiling and winking at spectators along the way. When you…
Whenever you do a race, have a goal. Any goal is fine. For example, finishing in a certain time, joggling a set distance, breaking the world marathon joggling record or juggling the whole way without a drop are great examples.…