Like all other brilliant ideas, this one started with a ‘I wonder how it is like to….’
I joggled for the first time yesterday evening at the neighborhood park – that’s jogging while juggling for those of you too lazy to click. It didn’t help that the area was dim and the street lamps only served to blind me momentarily each time I stumbled into their range. And it didn’t help that there were groups of people chatting and strolling akimbo effectively blocking everything behind them on the jogging path.
Surprisingly, joggling was a lot more intuitive than I had expected. It’d probably require a lot less concentration if I could actually see what and where I was throwing but I did notice that my drops reduced quite a bit after the first 10 minutes of running. I probably kept at it for about 3km before stopping not so much because it was tiring but because it was frustrating to not be able to see. I think I should be able to pull this off over a 10km distance because I was definitely forced to slow down significantly to coordinate with my throws. I’m estimating a 1:40 finish time for that distance with energy to spare. On my last laps, I tried out juggling variations and realized that I didn’t feel like I was exerting more energy than stationary juggling.
I might probably try joggling again but I doubt if I could pull it off at an organized run given that sweaty oafs are pushing and running into me as it is.
I did some joggling in a recent parade (needed to catch up to the float which would sporadically speed up) and I found it pretty fun. I will probably try to do some joggling at home to get some cardio exercise. Hell, I think that will become my third pillar of exercise for this summer. (mixed with rock climbing and slacklining)
Congratulations on your first joggling experience!
If you practice joggling for a bit, a 10K is certainly within range of anyone in decent shape.
If you do try a race, be sure to stay off to one side. That reduces the amount of contact you’ll have with other people & makes it easier for the crowd to cheer you on.
Thanks Perry!
I don’t think 10km is going to be tough – 10km in a decent enough time’s the main concern. I’d really prefer to be good at this before doing a race because it shuts people up better.