Track Joggling

It’s been over a month since I have joggled.  It’s really hard to find the time these days. So, I decided I would get up early this morning, and do some track joggling.  I know this wasn’t exactly the smartest idea, since I did a long run on Ridge Road yesterday, and I started feeling some twinges of calf problems again.  But I rarely get the chance to joggle any more that I went with it anyway.

It was a sauna out there again this morning.  I got to the track at 7:05 AM , and had it all to myself.  I started off with a half mile warm up.  I was really rusty.  My throws were all over the place.  For some reason my left-to-right throws were going way out in front, and my right-to-left throws were coming back and hitting me in the chest.  I slowed it way down to get my throws under control.

After a half mile of this, I thought I was about ready to try a timed mile.  I started my stopwatch, crammed it in my pocket, and rushed off joggling.  I immediately had a drop.  Not a good start.  But suddenly something clicked.  I focused and picked it up a notch.  I didn’t have another drop for the rest of the mile.  When I crossed my finish line, I reached for my stopwatch:  7:50.   I had just joggled a sub-8 minute mile.  I was pretty happy.

For the rest of the morning, I did three easy half-mile sets just to get to 3 miles on the day.  I was slowing down.  After every half mile, I had to dry off my beanbags because they were so slippery with sweat.  Sometimes when I would throw, I’d watch beads of sweat go flying in every direction.  So I took it very easy, and made sure to drink a lot of water.

In all, it was a good day.  I haven’t joggled in a while, so that felt good.  And while I’m happy with my 7:50 mile, I think it’s a good baseline to work from.  I guess my next goal will be 7:30.