ANYONE who competed in or witnessed the Carlisle half marathon and 10k event last weekend may have spotted a man juggling while running. 

Scott Jenkins discovered 'joggling' in 2018 and hasn't looked back since, competing a number of short races, 10ks, half marathons and even a full marathon while keeping three balls in the air. 

He made the train journey from Edinburgh to compete in Sunday's half marathon for the first time, and managed to complete the 13.1 mile event without dropping a single ball. 

While some might see it as impossible, the 27-year-old wants to bust the myth that joggling isn't achievable, and spread awareness of the sport in the UK. 

Speaking to the News & Star, he said: "I've been joggling for six years and running since I was a kid. When I finished university and started working my performance was plateauing so I needed something to keep me motivated to keep running. I'd started juggling at university as well so I just combined the two."

There are around 30 jogglers in the UK but it is a growing community, as Scott received messages from across the world after a recent BBC interview.

The weekend in the border city was a memorable one for him as he enjoyed a perfect run with no drops, while he also took on Carlisle parkrun on the Saturday.

He added: "It wasn't my first rodeo but to have no drops was great. The course was really fun, especially going through the shopping centre. Some people say 'how can you see where you are going?' but as anyone who has learned to juggle knows, you are able to look through the pattern.

"It is easier than it looks, if you can juggle and you're in good shape, you can almost certainly joggle.

"I'm not looking at any particular ball, I'm able to look ahead, see the corners and other runners and smile and joke with the crowd. Some might call it dangerous but I can see exactly where I'm going.

"Hopefully I'll be back either next year or in the future."