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 v.— «The world’s two fastest marathon “jogglers”—will face off in an epic battle for a new Guinness World Record at this year’s Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17. Kapral, 33, senior editor at the Toronto office of Westford, Mass.-based Captivate Network, and Warren, 24, a West Virginia native and laughter researcher at Harvard, will race each other in the prestigious and legendary 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon, each juggling three balls from start to finish.…“There is no recorded case of a showdown like this in the history of marathon joggling, which dates back to the early ‘80s.”» —“Running: It’s a Toss-up – World’s Top Two Marathon ‘Jogglers’ Battle for Guinness World Record at Boston Marathon” in Toronto, Canada RunnersWeb.com Apr.8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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