Difference between jogging and running

mhwitt74

At what speed do you move from a jog to a run?

gerla_k

I don't think there's any difference.

TavistockToad

they are both the same thing... if both feet are off the ground you're running.

richardpkennedy1

Jogging is slow running. Kind of like the difference between a trot and a gallop for a horse

richardpkennedy1

For me, running is anything over 10 km/h. 7 to 10 km/h is a jog. Anything lower is walking. It depends on your fitness level. Some people would be running at 8 km/h

scorpio516

Jogging is only the term for running during boxing training. I.e. road work. Otherwise it's a worthless word. There is only walking and running, and the difference is physical not speed - both feet off the ground is running

rybo

There is none. Only people who like to argue say there is.

Bluepegasus

A jogger is the most insulting thing to a call a runner!

peckchris3267

"You might think running and jogging mean the same thing, but in fact they are actually different. The obvious difference between the two is the pace. Jogging is defined as going at a pace of less than 6 mph, while running is defined as anything faster than 6 mph. Other differences, including how your body burns calories and how your muscles react to the two exercises, define jogging and running."

http://livehealthy.chron.com/running-vs-jogging-3628.html

peckchris3267

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/02/03/why-jogging-may-be-better-for-your-health-than-running/amp/

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Jogging_vs_Running

BruinsGal_91

jemhh

There's no meaningful difference. Your average person need not worry about it.

Heather4448

Joggers always find the bodies.

feisty_bucket

Bluepegasus wrote: »

A jogger is the most insulting thing to a call a runner!

I prefer "trotter".

MobyCarp

I had never seen the definition that jogging is 6 mph or less. It makes me think, perhaps joggers are people who think in mph while runner think in minutes per mile? 6 mph = 10 minutes per mile. I can't run that slow. It's in the dead zone, faster than I can walk but slower than I can run. So by that definition, I *never* jog.

But I do get directions from my coach that include workouts like, 4x100m stride with slow jog between. In this context, "slow jog" is an easy run with no particular effort. Even if I'm doing it at 8 minutes per mile. (7.5 mph, for those so inclined.) In this context, baseball players run the bases when the ball is in play. They jog after they hit one out of the park.

In another context, "jogger" is an insult to runners. It implies someone who is out just to burn calories, not for fun or any particular fitness benefit. In this context, the description of the difference between joggers and runners is:

ninerbuff

richardpkennedy1 wrote: »

For me, running is anything over 10 km/h. 7 to 10 km/h is a jog. Anything lower is walking. It depends on your fitness level. Some people would be running at 8 km/h

You can "walk" at 6.8 miles per hour? You must have really long legs then.
I'm pretty fit and at 4.0 that's a very fast walk for me.

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stanmann571

ninerbuff wrote: »

richardpkennedy1 wrote: »

For me, running is anything over 10 km/h. 7 to 10 km/h is a jog. Anything lower is walking. It depends on your fitness level. Some people would be running at 8 km/h

You can "walk" at 6.8 miles per hour? You must have really long legs then.
I'm pretty fit and at 4.0 that's a very fast walk for me.

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Euro Communication difficulties. 6.8 kph is 4.25 mph or 14 minute mile. Fast, but not blazing.

pacingoamy

No matter the speed, I always say I jog because to me, I am working more for distance and stress relief than time. I do my 'minimum' 3 miles then sometimes extend that to 5 based on how I feel.

ninerbuff

stanmann571 wrote: »

ninerbuff wrote: »

richardpkennedy1 wrote: »

For me, running is anything over 10 km/h. 7 to 10 km/h is a jog. Anything lower is walking. It depends on your fitness level. Some people would be running at 8 km/h

You can "walk" at 6.8 miles per hour? You must have really long legs then.
I'm pretty fit and at 4.0 that's a very fast walk for me.

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Euro Communication difficulties. 6.8 kph is 4.25 mph or 14 minute mile. Fast, but not blazing.

My bad. I really wish we would have just gotten rid of the English measurement standard when I was a kid.

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dewd2

Running is what runners call it. Jogging is for the media and people that don't understand. They may be the same ones who think in mph/kph and those that do it for weight loss only. They probably (incorrectly) think that running has to be fast and that all runs must be 'all out'.

Once you start running and start hanging with others you will pick up on the jargon and learn how to do it properly. In the beginning, call it what ever you like. Just get out there and have fun.

spiriteagle99

Minutes per mile vs. miles per hour is more a question of runners who use a running watch vs. runners on treadmills - at least for me. My TM uses mph in .1 increments. My watch uses minutes per mile. I have a cheat sheet so I can translate between the two.

The idea that jog vs. run depends on an arbitrary speed is absurd. I know people who race as hard as they can who can't break a 10 minute mile, and others who are running slow and easy at 7 minute miles between speed reps. If both feet are off the ground at the same time, it's running.

erienneb66

All I know is I sure as heck can't run, and maybe that spastic thing I can do that gets me faster than a walk would be considered a jog? It's like..barely faster than my walk but hey. Gotta start with something.

TavistockToad

erienneb66 wrote: »

All I know is I sure as heck can't run, and maybe that spastic thing I can do that gets me faster than a walk would be considered a jog? It's like..barely faster than my walk but hey. Gotta start with something.

:huh: really?!

kavahni

Semantics only.

GottaBurnEmAll

If both your feet are off the ground at some point, you're running. Running is a gait, not a speed.

Jogging is something you hope happens to your memory when you know you needed to get one more thing at the grocery store, but you're not quite sure what it is.

texasfarmer

I don't know about so many miles an hour qualifies one as a jogger vs runner, but what I do know is I'm not the fastest, but I've done 8 HM and 1 full marathon! I AM a runner!!!

Christine_72

Jogging is what most people do. Running is what you'd be doing if you're being chased by an axe murderer aka running for your life.

TimothyFish

I've always thought of jogging as a less efficient way of running in which you tend to bounce up and down more than someone who is focused on getting to a destination would do. Shorter strokes and higher jumps.

kwtilbury

To me, jogging describes one type of running at a prescribed pace. Other types could include running fast and sprinting.

scorpio516

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

Minutes per mile vs. miles per hour is more a question of runners who use a running watch vs. runners on treadmills - at least for me. My TM uses mph in .1 increments. My watch uses minutes per mile.

More like treadmill vs everyone outside.
Back in the pre smartphone, pre-gps watch world, we just used a stop watch and did quick math. Minutes divided by miles is easy. Figuring out the delta in time since the last mile marker is easier. Hitting the lap button at the mile markers is easiest.

Since you have the time and distance, time per distance is easy. Speed, distance per time is harder in what we are used to! Youd have to convert your time into hours first. Unless you want meters per minute, that's easy but not standard for anything

amusedmonkey

Apparently I'm a jogger because I run for calories and I think in kph, and I should be ashamed of myself. I'll go create a thread about mean people and complain about "jogger shaming". It's fascinating how words can carry so much meaning beyond what the dictionary can teach you. All in good fun, I just find this fascinating.

For what it's worth, in my mind "jogging" is basically an easy optional recovery run or a random relatively relaxed recreational activity outside of your plan that you do just because you feel like it. Running carries a more structured and goal oriented feeling. Words do have layers of meaning, even at an individual level.