Joggler Press
Chicago Tribune – Thursday, October 26, 2006
This was an interview they did right at the end of the race. It’s not my best picture but it was fun to see in the paper. I especially liked that they have me juggling and 2 of the balls are in the air. (Click on picture to enlarge)
October 21 & 22, 2006 – WGN Radio Interview
These guys saw the article in Time Out Chicago and we did 2 interviews of about 10 minutes each. It was my first time on the radio. It was great fun. That Nick is a hoot. Click on the picture to listen.
October 19, 2006 – Time Out Chicago Magazine
This article was written by a free-lance writer (Susan Muskovitz) who happened to see me running along the Lakefront path. She wrote about it in her blog and contacted me after I left her a comment. It was great fun to do the interview and the photo shoot.
March 2006 – Chicago Athlete Magazine
I didn’t know it at the time but someone took a picture of me running the Chicago Shamrock Shuffle and put it on the front cover of Chicago Athlete Magazine. I only found out about it when one of my friends told me they saw it.
October 2005 – Windy City Sports
A fun article in Windy City Sports magazine. They profiled a bunch of different people doing the marathon and someone tipped them off to my story. Back then the world record for joggling a marathon was 3:20:49. Oh, how times have changed.
October 2004 – Runner’s World
This is one of the first bit of press that I ever received. I was really happy to get this small write-up in Runner’s World. We did a photo shoot and everything. That was cool.
March 2004 – Chicago Sun Times
I don’t remember the date exactly but I got my picture in the Chicago Sun Times. I was training along the Lakefront path and a photographer happened to be out there taking pictures. He was amused by me and snapped a photo for the newspaper. My mom was so proud.
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Perry —
I’m a freelance writer in Chicago. We touched base a couple months ago, after I passed you running along the Lakefront and blogged about the encounter.
I’d love to interview you about your very unique hobby. I cannot guarantee publication, but I plan to pitch a piece to Chicago Magazine or Time Out Chicago. Think it could be great material in anticipation of October’s marathon. I assume you will be participating?
If you have any interest in an interview, please contact me through my website, http://www.indie-pen.com.
I hope to hear from you soon!
What does joggling actually mean?
In the UK its a method of putting recessed lips onto metal sheeting – using a tool called a joggler.
Do you carry such a tool (and suitable sheet steel) around with you whilst running marathons?
Joggling : Running whilst juggling.
I hadn’t considered carrying a “joggler” with me while I run. Do you think it will help? I’m willing to try anything that might help me run faster. Except banned substances of course.
Who wants to be the first person to run a marathon while juggling three jogglers? It would be the joggler joggling marathon! I have seen photos of these tools, though, and they look pretty heavy. Maybe a 5k? I can see the headlines now: “Joggler Joggler Sets New Record”.
I’m in for that Michal. I was actually thinking of asking you to do a tandom joggling marathon with me. We’d run side-by-side for the whole race passing bean bags between us. Although, I might be just a little too slow for you. 🙂