My Friend, the Joggler

My friend Zach Warren just made another world record! This time it's not for unicycling, it's for joggling. He and another joggler ran the Boston Marathon yesterday and he beat his own past world record. Pretty cool, eh?

There's video of a newscast about him here, and here's the original pre-marathon Globe article about him, and here's the latest Globe article.





If you're curious about why he's joggling (and unicycling, the next world record to be set by him), check out www.unicycle4kids.org. He spends his summers in Afghanistan teaching kids circus tricks. Along the way, they learn about brushing teeth, washing hands, and most importantly, how to laugh in such a war-torn country. I am on the email recipient list and his stories were amazing. Some parents had never--never--seen their children laugh or sing. With the Afghan Mini-Mobile Circus, the kids sing, play, clap, and more. If there's one thing that will build up trust between Afghanistan and the United States, it's connecting through loving the same children.