Regularly taking common pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be a faster way to increase your muscle mass and strength and make you a better runner. The science According to this research published by the Human Performance Laboratory at…
If you like to juggle but don't want to spend the money on an expensive set of clubs, consider making your own. Jonathan Poppele has put together these detailed instructions for making your own out of a soda bottle and…
Yesterday, I had a decision to make. Would I stop the running and juggling streak at 444 days or not? I really didn't know. The streak had become such a regular part of my life that it was difficult to…
I'm torn. If I joggle today, it will be 445 days in a row, thereby shattering the possibility to the palindromic and aesthetically pleasing of a 444-day streak. On the other hand, it will give my legs a much-needed rest…
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…
No time for a formal blog post today, but I wanted to report that I will be joggling the Shamrock Shuffle 8K today. One of the countries biggest 8K races. It should be fun. Right now however, I regretting the…
As regular readers of JYAJ, you may have figured out that my favorite number is 44. I'm actually a fan of numbers in general and was pleased to find this Archimedes-lab site. In it, you can get answered the question…
Last Sunday was my final really long joggling training run for the London marathon. 20 miles of pure joggling fun. Typical of this year's Chicago winter, it was snowy. The bulk of the snow fell on Saturday so what was…
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…