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Chicago Man Breaks World Record For Juggling A 50-Mile Ultra Marathon

Posted November 2nd, 2007 at 3:06 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Trail / Ultra

perry romanowski joggler juggling runner Chicago’s very own “joggler” Perry Romanowski broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest 50-mile ultra marathon done while juggling with the incredible time of 8 hours, 23 minutes, and 52 seconds. While accomplishing this feat at the Chicago Lakefront 50/50 ultra marathon, he managed to finish the entire distance with only 4 drops.

The sport of joggling was first invented in the early 1980s. Participants are required to continuously juggle 3 balls while running every step of the race. Guinness World Records rules state that if the joggler drops a ball, he must return to the drop point before continuing. The previous record for joggling a 50 mile ultra marathon of 8:52:07 was set by Ashrita Furman in 1989. In the Lakefront 50/50, Romanowski came in 16th place overall despite joggling the entire race.

Romanowski, a 38-year-old scientist at Alberto Culver, has completed 23 joggling marathons but this was his first ultra marathon. “I wasn’t fast enough to break the world record for shorter distances, so I figured I would try the 50 miler,” said Romanowski. “If you can’t go faster, go longer.”

Note: Romanowski was interviewed on TheFinalSprint.com Podcast, the most listened to podcast in North America, back on February 7, 2007. Click here to listen to the interview on-demand at no charge!

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Podcast 10: Interview with endurance “joggler” Perry Romanowski

Posted February 7th, 2007 at 12:22 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today’s podcast features my interview with an incredibly unique and impressive athlete. His name is Perry Romanowski and he is a part of rare breed of runners who “joggle”.

These endurance jogglers are actually able to juggle while running at competitive paces (even during an entire marathon)!

Download the podcast to learn more about joggling and hear Perry discuss why he loves it, how he got started, his training, what happens when he comes to an aid station and his goal of joggling through an entire ultramarathon!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Perry Romanowski
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 12.7MB
Length: 00:18:34