Won the battle, lost the war

Finishing time: 2:53:28, 3 1.2 minutes ahead of Zach. What a race!

I'll be writing a race report when I get home, but it was a joggling battle for the ages. I pulled ahead at 22 miles.

Here's an article.

Thanks for all of your support.

One day

Still packing. It takes a long time to pack when you're travelling with two toddlers. It'll be their first airplane ride.

Wish me luck, or split a beanbag or something.

Two days ... DON'T PANIC

Today's plan: Eat carbs, drink water, avoid twisting ankle or dislocating shoulder

Reebok sent me my new gear today and it looks amazing. Unfortunately the new running singlet and shorts weren't ready, so I'll be joggling in last year's yellow and gray kit.

The forecast for Saturday in Salt Lake is a high of 14C and scattered thunderstorms. Let's hope the storms scatter somewhere else during the race.

Thanks for fellow joggler Anders Kierulf, who also happens to live in Salt Lake City, for the link to this article in today's Salt Lake Tribune.

Three days to go ... aaaah!

Three days away from the marathon. Questions on my mind:

1. Will this be my last joggling marathon?

2. Will I sleep in on marathon morning and miss the start of the race?

3. How much does 1,300 metres of altitude affect a joggling marathon record attempt?

4. Will I finally beat Zach in a head-to-head joggling duel?

5. Will I drop a ball at the start of the race?

6. Will I do something embarrassing that will be immortalized in a documentary film and on national Canadian TV?

7. Is marathon joggling inherently embarrassing or heroic?

Four days to go

Today's joggling plan: 6 miles home from work (4 miles at marathon pace)

Yesterday I did an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune. The story should be appearing in Friday's paper. The reporter also interviewed Zach and the race director, Scott Kerr.

Conditions for race day look excellent for a record-breaking joggle: High of 10C, cloudy, 30% chance of showers.

Things should be interesting on the race course. The documentary film crew will have two golf carts covering the joggle-off, and CBC TV is planning to use a motorcycle.

Here's the race video from last year's Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The Joggler makes two appearances at 2:48 and 0:37.

Poor joggling weather at Boston Marathon

I'm very happy that Zach and I agreed not to race the Boston Marathon again this year. Running conditions are atrocious – wind and rain storms – and joggling in this weather would have been suicide.

My weekend was busy with some family fun, and filming with Benjamin from Chump Change Productions. My interview yesterday for the documentary was much better than the one with Evan Solomon because my cold was gone and my allergies were under control.

Good luck to all of my Longboat Roadrunners and RunningMania.com friends who are battling the elements in Beantown.

Friday ... feeling good

It's Friday and I'm feeling fine.

Benjamin, the documentary filmmaker from Chump Change Productions, is going to be shooting some footage of me joggling home through downtown Toronto.

Check out the joggling duel poster (above) that Perry Romanowski put together. Classic!