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One of America's favorite pastimes Is jogging an American fad that will quickly fade away in the next two to three years, or a serious sport? Jogging, a recent sports fitness craze, is sweeping the nation from coast to coast. From the sandy beaches of Long Beach to the smoggy skyline of Boston, people everywhere are joining the jogging sensation. Jogging has caught on even in Omaha, where a surprisingly large number of joggers are seen everyday running the sidewalks in their sweat suits. Serious joggers jog for pure enjoyment and satisfaction. Sharon Stein, a serious jogger of four miles per day, said, "It's (jogging) exhilarating! It lets me release all of my built-up tension that I've gathered throughout the day." Jogging can be as inexpensive a sport, or as expensive a sport as the jogger intends it to be. Stein said, "The only thing that I really invest my money in is a good pair of shoes," otherwise, "any old pair of _ripped
sweats, T-shirts, sweat shirts, or gym shorts will do just fine ." This fall four Westside students Peg Bloomingdale, Kit Brune, Kelly Krhounek, and Chris Perrone ran in the 26mile Omaha marathon. "To train completely for a marathon two to three months of long training prior to the race is necessary, but we used cross country as our basis," commented Perrone.
Krhounek added, "I knew I'd never be in as good of shape as I was now to run in a marathon." Americans of all ages have .:aught on to the trend and right now there seems to be no end in sight to jogging's popularity. jogging around ~egency Lake, Sharon Stein, gets her daily exerc;.ise. Stein runs an average of four miles per day, in every season .