Tips for Night Jogging

Hit the roads after a stressful day, and by the end of the run, you start to entertain the possibility that perhaps your boss only seems to be the devil incarnate. Even if you feel tired from a long work day, you usually feel better after you’ve warmed up when you run in the evening than at any other time of the day. Getting out for some miles after work is also a wonderful way to separate your professional life from your personal life. Some runners swear by their late afternoon/ early evening runs even if they have already had a morning or noontime run. They get tremendous energy from this doubling.

But consistently getting in your runs after work can be tough if you’re not dedicated. You’re seldom going to get a call early in the morning from your boss asking you to come in two hours early, but the same isn’t true when it comes to staying late at the office. If you have a family, they might be in the reasonable, even endearing habit of wanting to spend time with you when you get home from work, rather than watch you dart out the door in your running shoes. There’s also the matter of holding up others’ mealtimes to consider.

Having someone to run with right after work can help mightily in sticking with it. It’s often easier to find running partners for the afternoon, when people tend to be congregated in fewer areas, than in the morning, when you’re scattered all over the place. Another solution is to start your run from your office. By the time you’ve finished your run, the traffic will be lighter, and you can go home and devote your entire attention to what’s waiting for you there.