Frequent readers of Just Your Average Joggler know my desire to live to 107. You also might know of my penchant for conducting experiments on myself. For example, there was the time I went an entire week without spending any…
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…
Since I'm a chemist I read lots of science stories. And a story about an obscure world record a couple of chemists set, reminded me of a few other interesting records I've read and been meaning to pass along. Here…
We spend a lot of time on this blog giving tips on how to run and how to joggle. Well, here is a resource for all the casual jugglers and juggler wannabes out there. Learn to juggle resources 1. Juggling…
In doing a little research on 100 mile ultras, two blog posts caught my eye. The first was on by Carey who published answers to some FAQs about running a 100 miler. These were based on a list put together…
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…
It's been proven that running and juggling is good for your heart. Scientists have shown over and over that regular, vigorous exercise (e.g. joggling) reduces the risk of heart attack and improves survival rates if you happen to have one.…
You did it. You trained hard all summer long. You got up early on weekends to finish those long runs. You had all your workouts scheduled and the big race came and went. It was exciting. You even set a…
Well, perhaps "takes over" is a bit of a stretch but there have been a few media outlets that were interested enough in the recent 50-mile joggling world record that they did some interviews. Joggling on TV I have my…