Sarah Palin is Joggling?
In an attempt to keep an eye on all things in the joggling world, I find all sorts of mis-uses of the term joggling. The errant use of the term Joggling is varied but it typically takes the following form.…
Joggler Completes 25th Marathon
It's taking me forever to finish my Chicago Marathon joggling race report, so I thought I'd just quickly put down my time and alert you that a race report is coming. Time: 3:39:36 Darn! Miss a palindrome by 3 seconds!!…
What Do You Think About the Day Before a Marathon
Please pardon the following self-indulgent joggling post. I'm just feeling a bit anxious about tomorrow's race and writing is a good distraction. Plus, it may be comforting to other runners to know that even after dozens of races, a veteran…
10 Tips for Combating Nervousness Before a Race
Debra writes...I know you've done many marathons and other races and you have the Chicago marathon coming up this weekend, do you get nervous even after doing so many? I don't get sick or anything, but I always wish I…
Joggling Stories Around the Country
We here at JYAJ scour the news feed around the Internet searching for all things joggling. Here are some stories of real people doing some real joggling. More proof that the sport is much bigger than a single odd-ball in…
Jesse Joyner – A Joggler with a Message
We first met Jesse Joyner at the recent IJA Joggling Championships. He finished second in the 5K and medaled in a bunch of other races. He is a professional juggler and agreed to an interview with JYAJ. Joggling Introduction: Jesse…
Struck By Lightning and Other Odds of Dying
While joggling the rainy Chicago Half marathon I got to thinking about lightning. Would they cancel the race if it started to thunder & lightning? Maybe, but I've never been in a race where that's happened so who knows. Thoughts…
5 Key Measures of Fitness Health
While sorting through some old work papers, I found a Personal Fitness Profile. It had all the measurements from my fitness health profiles from 2003-2008. My fitness scores in the various areas are interesting to me but what would probably…
FIRST Marathon Training Assessment
While reading the excellent Half-Fast running blog, I noticed that Vanilla was going to try the FIRST marathon training program. This is a program in which you get to "run less often and still get faster". It's the 3-day a…
What Does Joggling 20 Miles Do to Your Body?
In 15 minutes, I'll be venturing out on my last 20-mile joggling run before the Chicago Marathon. I thought it would be interesting to do a before and after look at certain body/mind statistics. Before running 20 miles Weight =…