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Michal Kapral: The Joggler
 Michal "The Joggler" Kapral is a competitor in the fringe sport of joggling, the combination of running and juggling. After reading about the sport of joggling in the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1980s, Michal had dreams of one day becoming the world's fastest joggler. His dreams came true in 2005, when he ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) while juggling three red Exerballs every step of the way. He won a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Marathon While Juggling Three Objects with a record time of 3:07:49 and henceforth became known as “The Joggler”
His record was short lived; Zach Warren (“the other joggler”) took record in Philadelphia (November 2005) and again in the 2006 Boston Marathon Joggling Duel (with Michal) with a new time of 2:58:23. Not shy of a challenge, Michal smashed the record again in the 2006 STWM with a new time of 2:57:53!
The other joggler (Zach) stunned the joggling world again in Philly (November 2006) with a record time of 2:52:15, and the stage was set for joggling duel rematch in the Salt Lake City Marathon (April 2007). Michal did about 35,000 catches and four drops – not bad. He sprinted at the end and came in at 2 hours, 53 minutes and 28 seconds – “a personal best, the best I could have done, but one minute and 13 seconds shy of the record that I so desperately wanted. Just over 3 1/2
 minutes later, Zach came across the line, looking probably much the same way I did when I finished: like burnt toast.”
Michal is adept at juggling in his personal life too. He not only works full-time and beats Guinness World Records, but is also co-founder and director of Fitness At Heart with his wife Dianne. Fitness At Heart offers personalized and group fitness programs. Michal and Dianne fully support the the SickKids Foundation >> Liane Forrester Fund and donated 10% of all sales in September and October 2006 to this cause. What an amazing team!
Michal currently holds three Guinness World Records:
• Joggling 10K at 36:27 – without a drop – at the Longboat Toronto Island Race (2007)
• Joggling 30K at 1:54:44 – four drops – at the Around the Bay Race (March 2007)
• Fastest Marathon pushing a pram at 2:49:44 for pushing 20-month old daughter Anika in the 2004 STWM.
We are thrilled to have Michal back as our Celebrity Runner in the STWM 2007. What record will he go for this year?
Visit The Blogging Joggler to find out...
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