jogging vs running
dcaldwell446
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I'm 59 have been walking regularly 15 miles a week but now I think its a good time to start running should I just jog or run at a little quicker pace?
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Jogging first build up go by how you feel0
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thanks0
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Whether it's running or jogging depends on your speed. Take baby steps if you've never run before. Go to an actual store that specializes in running shoes to be fitted for the appropriate sneakers. That will mean the difference between an enjoyable experience and absolutely destroying your body. And, if needed, ice your shins down after the first few times. Try a walk/run program where you build up to being able to run without stopping.0
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I tried running a couple of months ago, and couldn't sustain it for more than a few minutes at a time. But last month I tried jogging, and have been doing it every day since. I started at 4.8 mph, for 10 minutes, with a goal of doing 30 minutes straight. Now I do 5 mph, for 45 minutes straight. Start at a reasonable pace and you'll work your way up to where you're comfortable, yet sweating like crazy.
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I don't understand the title, "jogging vs running". It is just a different name for the same thing.
Whatever you call it, the activity is a good cardio exercise. Don't overdo it, avoid injury, and it can be a lifetime activity.
When walking you always have at least one foot on the ground. When running/jogging there is a brief period during each stride when both feet are off the ground.0 -
Apparently 'running' is defined (by a local running club mind you!) as doing a 8-9minute mile whilst 'jogging' is running a mile in 11-13 minutes. Not sure where I fall as I do a mile cross country in average of 10.5 minutes and a mile on the road in about 9.5 minutes!0
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Apparently 'running' is defined (by a local running club mind you!) as doing a 8-9minute mile whilst 'jogging' is running a mile in 11-13 minutes. Not sure where I fall as I do a mile cross country in average of 10.5 minutes and a mile on the road in about 9.5 minutes!
That is just elitist runner talk. There is no mechanical difference between running at 11 minutes and running at 8 minutes. There is a definite mechanical difference with walking.
I wonder what the running club elitists call it if you are faster than 8 minutes per mile?
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This. General consensus is that they are pretty much the same thing. OP, if you want to start running, the best advice is to start off very slowly (and get good shoes!). There is an app called C25K (couch 2 5K) that a lot of people here have had good success with. There is a group here somewhere for it too. Good luck!beemerphile1 wrote: »Apparently 'running' is defined (by a local running club mind you!) as doing a 8-9minute mile whilst 'jogging' is running a mile in 11-13 minutes. Not sure where I fall as I do a mile cross country in average of 10.5 minutes and a mile on the road in about 9.5 minutes!
That is just elitist runner talk. There is no mechanical difference between running at 11 minutes and running at 8 minutes. There is a definite mechanical difference with walking.
I wonder what the running club elitists call it if you are faster than 8 minutes per mile?
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dcaldwell446 wrote: »I'm 59 have been walking regularly 15 miles a week but now I think its a good time to start running should I just jog or run at a little quicker pace?
Beginners should start at an easy pace. See point 6 of this guide:
http://www.runnersworld.com/beginners/running-101
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ha agreed! I always thought the jogging title was for those 'runs' that were, well, for looks. If you are out there working, sweating, increasing your heart rate, and doing what you can, you are running.
Or as an old running partner used to say, 'if I've got my running shoes on and I'm moving faster than a walk, I'm running. Shuttup.'
It's effort, not speed. Some of us will never see an 8 minute mile again; I know I won't. But I will see 20, 26, 30 miles again.0 -
beemerphile1 wrote: »Apparently 'running' is defined (by a local running club mind you!) as doing a 8-9minute mile whilst 'jogging' is running a mile in 11-13 minutes. Not sure where I fall as I do a mile cross country in average of 10.5 minutes and a mile on the road in about 9.5 minutes!
That is just elitist runner talk. There is no mechanical difference between running at 11 minutes and running at 8 minutes. There is a definite mechanical difference with walking.
I wonder what the running club elitists call it if you are faster than 8 minutes per mile?
Yea this. I go by my pic linked above. The difference between "jogging" and "running" to me is a state of mind, not a speed. I know people who are "joggers" who run 9 minute miles. I know people who I would call "runners" who can barely make 12 minute miles.
Not that I feel the need to put people in buckets like this - but to me "jogging" is exercise. Something you do because you feel like you need to get in shape or something. Running is something you do because you love to be out doing it. You do it because you love running, not because you feel like you have to do it.0 -
well said beemerphile
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I also have been walking for a while. (50yo) Last night on my walk, with the dog, I couldn't get my heartrate up during the walk so I jogged for about a minute and up shot my h.r. to where I wanted it... I will now include short jogs during my walks to get more cardio work.
(of course in an area nobody could see me...hehe)0 -
For me it depends on the day. I walk/jog/run or a combination of all three when I go out. I base it on how I feel. Some days it is all walking others it is all jogging. Most of my all running or mostly running days are saved for races. Have Fun that is the most important thing.0
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I'm pretty sure joggers wear headbands. That's the rule I always heard.0
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »I'm pretty sure joggers wear headbands. That's the rule I always heard.
I often wear a head band when I run in the dark. I guess that makes me a jogger.
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beemerphile1 wrote: »Apparently 'running' is defined (by a local running club mind you!) as doing a 8-9minute mile whilst 'jogging' is running a mile in 11-13 minutes. Not sure where I fall as I do a mile cross country in average of 10.5 minutes and a mile on the road in about 9.5 minutes!
That is just elitist runner talk. There is no mechanical difference between running at 11 minutes and running at 8 minutes. There is a definite mechanical difference with walking.
I wonder what the running club elitists call it if you are faster than 8 minutes per mile?
So agree...it's just a way to put people down. Jogging=running. Running speeds vary person to person.
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By these definitions, I am a bouncy, fast walker.0
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MFP says I run in place while Strava says I ran. None of these apps have called me a jogger yet.0
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dcaldwell446 wrote: »...should I just jog run or run at a little quicker pace?
Fixed it for you.
Run at a pace that you can comfortably maintain for the duration of your planned run. General convention is to hold a pace that allows you to complete a sentence at a time. Much more than that you're going too slow to challenge yourself, and if you can't then you're running a bit too fast.
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Ugh, one of my pet peeves. Jogging is a term that was invented during a time when people thought that running could be bad for you. So they took the same activity and gave it a new name and said "No, running is a competitive sport, jogging is recreational exercise and easier." IT'S THE SAME THING. If you go out and put one foot in front of the other, don't discount the activity or cheapen it for the rest of us. We are runners, the pace doesn't matter. Some people think running=sprinting, jogging = going around the block. NOPE all runners. To the girl who tried running, and hated it and started jogging and loves it: You tried running too fast and hated it and then you started running at a pace that was more appropriate for you and love it.
Rant over, but blood pressure still elevated.0 -
jogging is just a half-assed run, doesn't matter what speed it is 0
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Peeve of mine too. I'm a slow runner. A writer described running as a "controlled fall" and I can tell you, going from completely sedentary to running was a production for me. I had to tell myself to lean forward until I felt like I was falling.
Members of our local walking club can outpace some of our runners.0
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