Difference between jogging and running

Joanna2012B

I don't really care what anyone calls it or me. I run...sometimes I run slow, sometimes I run fast.

MeanderingMammal

mhwitt74 wrote: »

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

You don't. Speed related nonsense doesn't add value. I ran a marathon today at a pace that wouldn't pass the "runner" threshold above. That doesn't account for the terrain, surface quality, cumulative elevation or the environmentals.

Bry_Fitness70

I think that the term "jogging" is primarily used by non-runners (especially the elderly) to describe "running".

SCoil123

For me on the treadmill a pace of 4.5-4.7 is a jog, light run without shortness of breath. When I get above 5.0 I'm running and above 6.5 I'm sprinting and can't catch my breath after a minute or two.

The pace depends on the person and their fitness level.

peckchris3267

"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

MeanderingMammal

peckchris3267 wrote: »

Other differences, including how your body burns calories and how your muscles react to the two exercises, define jogging and running.

So what are these differences then?

Would you define Ultrarunners as jogging?

DresdenSinn

For me an "easy jog" is 6mph where as a "race-pace run" is about 8mph, full out "sprint" is 10/11mph

VintageFeline

I feel like jogging is what we did in the 80s. Running is what we do now.

Speed is relative.

Long and short. IDGAF.

lemurcat12

http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/the-curse-of-the-jogger

lemurcat12

More seriously, jogging was a term that used to be used for recreational running, to distinguish it from people who were training for running events (and jogging might be used for running for those whose main sport was different, like with the boxing). Now jogging sounds kind of anachronistic, since it's not used much any more, perhaps because so many people who run for fun also do timed races and try to improve their performance. But also perhaps because of things like Fun Runs (not Fun Jogs), even though the majority of people in those might well be going quite slow, doing their first 5K, etc.