NEWS RELEASE: Multitasking in the Maldives: 5-Ball Joggling 10K World Record Attempt Set for Oct. 5

Maldives: The destination paradise of sun, sand, coral reefs, aquamarine shores – and soon – joggling! The family and I will be visiting the Maldives in October, where I'll attempt to become the first person to race a 10K while juggling five balls every step of the way for a new Guinness World Record. Read all about it:

Addu, Maldives aerial view (Photo: Ibrahim Asad)

Multitasking in the Maldives! Kapral to Run 10K While Juggling 5 Balls for a New ‘Joggling’ Guinness World Record

TORONTO – JUNE 24, 2019 – Putting the “world” in Guinness World Records, Michal “The Joggler” Kapral of Toronto, Canada is taking his beanbags and running shoes to the Indian Ocean destination of the Maldives in a quest for a new world record in the sport of joggling – running while juggling.

On October 5, 2019, Kapral, 47, will attempt to become the first person to run 10km while simultaneously juggling five balls every step of the way. The record attempt will take place at the Coca-Cola runinaddu event in Addu, the southernmost atoll of the world’s flattest country.

“Joggling sparks joy in people everywhere I go, so I can’t wait to showcase this sport in the Maldives for some record-breaking history almost halfway around the world from my hometown,” Kapral says.

Kapral holds the world record of 2 hours 50 minutes and 12 seconds for the fastest marathon joggling three objects, set at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2007. He also set the unofficial record of 2:55:25 for fastest joggling marathon without dropping a ball, at the 2016 Chicago Marathon.

There is no current record for the 10km distance juggling five objects, but Kapral’s goal is to break one hour. The five-ball 5K world record is 27:06, set by Matt Feldman of the U.S. in 2011. Guinness World Records rules say jogglers must be juggling the cascade pattern every step of the way forward, and in the event of a drop, must return behind the drop point before continuing.  

“When you’re running while juggling five balls, every mile feels like a marathon,” Kapral says. “The five-ball 10K joggling race is going to take some next-level hand-eye-arm-leg coordination, endurance and focus.”

Kapral’s Guinness World Record attempt is being supported by the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (@VisitMaldives) and the race sponsor, Total Fitness Group. Kapral’s juggling ball sponsor, Sport Juggling Company, is creating custom multicoloured beanbags for the occasion.

Despite being a nation of nearly 1,200 islands and 26 atolls, the Maldives has a thriving road racing and running tourism scene, with about a dozen races per year across the country, including several marathons.

Read more about Kapral’s joggling experiences on his blog, The Bloggling Joggler, at http://www.thejoggler.blogspot.com.

For more information, contact Michal Kapral at mekapral@gmail.com or on Twitter at @mkapral.

Michal Kapral training in Toronto for the 5-ball joggling 10K (Photo: Lauryn Kapral)