Whats the difference between running and jogging

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  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    I consider jogging to be an 11-12 minute mile pace, and running to be an 8,9, 10 minute mile pace. I think of race walking as a 12-13 minute mile pace.

    Then what do you consider 5, 6 and 7 minute pace? Flying?

    It's all relative to the individual's pace. I may saying I'm jogging during a recovery run.

    I'd never tell anyone else that they are jogging. It's all running.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    I consider jogging to be an 11-12 minute mile pace, and running to be an 8,9, 10 minute mile pace. I think of race walking as a 12-13 minute mile pace.

    Ever see an 8min/mi racewalker? I have, and I was running next to them.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    There's only one difference between runners and joggers. You're not going to insult a jogger by calling him a runner.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Jogging- Fast walking, slow running... This is just my definition lol.

    we call it "yogging" in the military- and it's typically associated with your speed and intent.

    One walks, or one runs. There is nothing in between.

    In the military environment walking whilst wearing fighting order and a daysac would be described as a Yomp; 5mph over rough ground like Dartmoor.

    says you- rucking is it's own thing. We always called it yogging for an easy jog.

    If you had a ruck sack- you were rucking- and nothing else.

    I still call one a run and one a yog.

    I'm completely competent in understanding that I'm technically "running" but if I tell my bestie I'm going running when I have no intention of going RUNNING- but merely shuffling/yogging- she's going to be pissed.

    In my world- there IS a difference. I honestly don't care about what any one else's world is.. you are running walking- flying- sprinting- it's a way of communicating what you're doing with someone. You have the same words or you don't. My friends know what I mean- and they did back then.

    you are free to call it whatever you like. I will continue to lable my workouts as
    walking-
    yogging-
    running-
    sprints.

    You are under no obligation to agree or like it.
  • Michelle_Padgett13
    Michelle_Padgett13 Posts: 417 Member
    If it's just about effort, then I've been a runner since day 1, when I was running a 17+ minute mile. Yes, that's slower than most people walk, but I weighed 250 pounds, had to ice my feet and ankles after every run, eat ibuprofen like they were skittles, and take at least 2 days between runs to recover.

    I felt discouraged about it at first, and said things like, "I'm just jogging" since I was so slow and could only run for 5-10 minutes at a time.

    Then I realized that I was pushing my edges out farther and farther, just like an Olympic athlete. Yes, an elite runner can run a marathon with a sub-10 minute mile, but if she needs ice and painkillers and days of rest after her marathon, then we're doing the same workout.

    After I thought about that, I started treating myself like an athlete: eating lots of food, training hard (three 15 minute miles is training hard when you're 200+ pounds), using recovery therapies, and focusing on performance instead of just weight loss.

    I've been running since January 2013, and I'm still slow (my fastest mile pace is about 10:30), but who cares? My first half marathon is coming up at the end of September, and if I can make it under 3 hours, I'll consider that a win.

    So if we're going on mile time, I'm "just a jogger." But if we're going on effort, passion, and training goals, then I'm a runner.

    I like "runner" better. :smile:
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    You are under no obligation to agree or like it.


    Oooohhhhh touchy...

    Take it you were Air Force then ;)
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    You are under no obligation to agree or like it.


    Oooohhhhh touchy...

    Take it you were Air Force then ;)

    lulz nopes.

    I ran with Army/USMC.

    Are you kidding- the AF doesn't ruck :tongue:
  • DavidMartinez2
    DavidMartinez2 Posts: 840 Member
    Joggers don't get pissed when you call them runners.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    Are you kidding- the AF doesn't ruck :tongue:

    Fair point, you don't need them when you're billeted in a five star hotel rather than a PB
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Are you kidding- the AF doesn't ruck :tongue:

    Fair point, you don't need them when you're billeted in a five star hotel rather than a PB

    precisely!
  • brustman1369
    brustman1369 Posts: 4 Member
    Joggers are the ones who bounce around at stoplights. Runners stand there looking pissed.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    Joggers are the ones who bounce around at stoplights. Runners stand there looking pissed.

    What are the ones that just stand there patiently waiting for the light to turn?
  • Huppmanj
    Huppmanj Posts: 60 Member
    All semantics. Different people have tried to come up with definitions, but none of them are definitive. Essentially jogging is a lower intensity form of running but how that gets defined isn't universally accepted.

    Personally, I tend to think I jog on my recovery days and run the others. But that is just me.

    Some people have started to consider or use it as an insult, which i guess was inevitable. I would call somebody out who told someone they were only jogging and not running. Pure ignorance and sounds like an attempt to knock the runner down.

    So don't worry, it's a not clearly defined subset of running.

    There is a definitive definition:

    One foot in contact with the ground at all times during the stride= walking

    Both feet leave the ground at the same time during the stride=Running

    Physiologically, there is no such thing as "jogging".

    Unless you're a horse.

    ^ THIS!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    All semantics. Different people have tried to come up with definitions, but none of them are definitive. Essentially jogging is a lower intensity form of running but how that gets defined isn't universally accepted.

    Personally, I tend to think I jog on my recovery days and run the others. But that is just me.

    Some people have started to consider or use it as an insult, which i guess was inevitable. I would call somebody out who told someone they were only jogging and not running. Pure ignorance and sounds like an attempt to knock the runner down.

    So don't worry, it's a not clearly defined subset of running.

    There is a definitive definition:

    One foot in contact with the ground at all times during the stride= walking

    Both feet leave the ground at the same time during the stride=Running

    Physiologically, there is no such thing as "jogging".

    Unless you're a horse.

    ^ THIS!

    But technically isn't trotting the thing- not jogging?
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i always thought of it as joggers are more recreational about it, runners are doing it to participate in races or to improve their athleticism for their sport.

    sort of like the difference between some who cooks and someone who is a chef
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Joggers are the ones who bounce around at stoplights. Runners stand there looking pissed.

    What are the ones that just stand there patiently waiting for the light to turn?

    Canadians
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Jogging is slower running. But guess what you are still running ... same thing, just without quite the same speed and effort.
  • Michelle_Padgett13
    Michelle_Padgett13 Posts: 417 Member
    All semantics. Different people have tried to come up with definitions, but none of them are definitive. Essentially jogging is a lower intensity form of running but how that gets defined isn't universally accepted.

    Personally, I tend to think I jog on my recovery days and run the others. But that is just me.

    Some people have started to consider or use it as an insult, which i guess was inevitable. I would call somebody out who told someone they were only jogging and not running. Pure ignorance and sounds like an attempt to knock the runner down.

    So don't worry, it's a not clearly defined subset of running.

    There is a definitive definition:

    One foot in contact with the ground at all times during the stride= walking

    Both feet leave the ground at the same time during the stride=Running

    Physiologically, there is no such thing as "jogging".

    Unless you're a horse.

    ^ THIS!

    But technically isn't trotting the thing- not jogging?

    It's trotting if you ride English, it's jogging if you ride Western. (If you're going faster, it's cantering in the English traditions and loping in the Western ones.)
  • JoelleAnn78
    JoelleAnn78 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I've considered myself a runner since day one. I have friends that run at a MUCH slower pace than I do and they consider themselves runners. I also have friends that run at my pace, or faster, that say they are jogging. I think it is all semantics.

    I think people in my life -- I wouldn't speak for anyone else -- that refer to jogging are the ones that have no intention of trying to go faster or farther. A friend said to me the other day, "Running has been great for you. I'd like to try, but I think I would have to just jog. I'm not cut out for running." I couldn't quite figure out that logic, but I think it is what I referenced above. She wants a stress reliever, a slow and comfortable pace that is more about enjoying the outdoors and burning off some energy. She has no intention of racing, pushing or trying to go faster/further. That's the best I can figure.

    I also find that the people (again, only in my life) that say they jog are embarassed about their pace/speed in comparison to others. I make a point EVERY TIME someone refers to jogging in a negative light to say, "Jogging is running!" I really hate when people use the term jogging as a negative. Are your feet moving? Are you sweating? Are you feeling like a runner? Yeah - cuz you are. I agree with the statement above about your husband joining you if he thinks jogging is so easy. :smile:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    All semantics. Different people have tried to come up with definitions, but none of them are definitive. Essentially jogging is a lower intensity form of running but how that gets defined isn't universally accepted.

    Personally, I tend to think I jog on my recovery days and run the others. But that is just me.

    Some people have started to consider or use it as an insult, which i guess was inevitable. I would call somebody out who told someone they were only jogging and not running. Pure ignorance and sounds like an attempt to knock the runner down.

    So don't worry, it's a not clearly defined subset of running.

    There is a definitive definition:

    One foot in contact with the ground at all times during the stride= walking

    Both feet leave the ground at the same time during the stride=Running

    Physiologically, there is no such thing as "jogging".

    Unless you're a horse.

    ^ THIS!

    But technically isn't trotting the thing- not jogging?

    It's trotting if you ride English, it's jogging if you ride Western. (If you're going faster, it's cantering in the English traditions and loping in the Western ones.)

    I'd beg to differ- both should have a working trot- just because you put a saddle with a horn on the horse doesn't mean the horse shouldn't be able to actually trot.

    I think what they have done with western classes trotting is just insane- same with the lope- which I would consider a separate gate from a canter, but yes- I know they are both 3 beat gates. Actually I wouldn't consider it a gate at all- they all look like lame ducks limping around the arena.

    it's a useless test of a horse's abilities. I can't stand it.

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