Running vs. Jogging

Jessamine
Jessamine Posts: 226 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
When does jogging transition into running? How do you define the two?

I feel like I jogged myself through C25K (nothing wrong with that) the first few times. This time around I want to RUN. So I been going through the program on the treadmill in order to force myself to run at 6+ mph, or a 10 minute mile or better. That feels a bit slow now that I've been doing it for a few weeks.
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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    they are the same. i think the difference is hyped up by running snobs who want to differentiate themselves as being more authentic than others. one person's run is another person's jog.

    if i'm moving at a pace that's too fast for me to walk then i'm running regardless of the pace. if i'm running at a pace that i can't keep with for more than 20 seconds then i'm sprinting
  • missallenxox
    missallenxox Posts: 175 Member
    yeaaaah.. i dunno i use to wonder this. but seriously everyone has different size legs etc so how can u truly base a difference based on speed etc lol! in my opinion the only thing i think it running your going all out, where jogging is maybe a slower run . all in all i consider it the same!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    No difference. Though Pearl Izumi pissed a lot of people off with their "we are not joggers" advertising campaign.
  • briebear77
    briebear77 Posts: 253 Member
    I believe it's called "yogging"
  • Liquid741
    Liquid741 Posts: 292 Member
    it's the same...although, I consider treadmill jogging and when it's not hades hot outside, ill go for a run. But basically the same thing.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Humans have 2 modes of motion. Walking, whereby one foot is constantly in contact with the ground; and running where (however briefly) both feet are off the ground. (well maybe 3 if you included hopping but I don't foresee that becoming the next fitness craze....)

    Jogging generally refers to running at a leisurely pace. Some runners take offense at being called joggers, personally I couldn't care less what term people use as long as you're out there moving and getting your heart rate up.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Humans have 2 modes of motion. Walking, whereby one foot is constantly in contact with the ground; and running where (however briefly) both feet are off the ground. (well maybe 3 if you included hopping but I don't foresee that becoming the next fitness craze....)

    Jogging generally refers to running at a leisurely pace. Some runners take offense at being called joggers, personally I couldn't care less what term people use as long as you're out there moving and getting your heart rate up.

    Dang, most of those people who denegrate jogging are those that cannot jog (or run) - ignore them all :oD
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    I believe it's called "yogging"
    I'm super slow. I call it "slogging" :laugh:
  • L00py_T0ucan
    L00py_T0ucan Posts: 1,378 Member
    I believe it's called "yogging"
    I'm super slow. I call it "slogging" :laugh:

    ^ you totally took my answer! :wink:
  • CLSostarich
    CLSostarich Posts: 18
    Awhile back when I told my husband I was going for a run, he said that what I did was jog, not run. I did feel offended by that, lol. It felt like he was downgrading it, as if it didn't take as much effort. I think that's what makes people angry. No, I'm not an olympic sprinter and I'm not going to win any timed races....my pace is only 8.5-9 mph in the grass or 7.5-8 on flat ground but I'm running damnit!
  • freew67
    freew67 Posts: 348 Member
    I am more of a wogger then a jogger.
  • xxTAMxx
    xxTAMxx Posts: 573 Member
    Joggers bounce up and down at stop lights. Runners just stand there, looking pissed.
  • freew67
    freew67 Posts: 348 Member
    http://www.yogawiz.com/blog/walking/normal-walking-speed.html

    They have running and jogging as seperate things.. I figured Id post it for a laugh. :)
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    http://www.yogawiz.com/blog/walking/normal-walking-speed.html

    They have running and jogging as seperate things.. I figured Id post it for a laugh. :)

    Especially the sentence........"However, since the average human running speed is between 12 mph and 15 mph. " :huh:

    I know lots of fast runners, I don't know too many that can sustain 5 minute (or faster miles) for any distance. The author clearly doesn't know what she's talking about and should probably go back to writing school (weird sentence "However, since....." and then left hanging)
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Joggers bounce up and down at stop lights. Runners just stand there, looking pissed.

    LOL and I just thought the bouncers were dieing for a pee.........
  • LanderRose81
    LanderRose81 Posts: 237 Member
    Maybe we should all say we are going out for a "jun?" :laugh:

    In all honesty I have wondered the same thing at times myself - and even asked my hubby why he says; "you don't run - you jog." To which I reply - "at least I'm off the couch!" :laugh:
  • fasterandbetter
    fasterandbetter Posts: 101 Member
    http://www.yogawiz.com/blog/walking/normal-walking-speed.html

    They have running and jogging as seperate things.. I figured Id post it for a laugh. :)

    no human being can run at 15 mph for long distances, marathon world record is 2 hours 3 minutes which is about 13 mph and we are talking here about elite athlete runners, she clearly does not know what she is talking about.
  • shivaslives
    shivaslives Posts: 279 Member
    I try not to get bogged down by the semantics. To use a quote that is not my own "People that matter don't mind and people that mind don't matter."

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  • elizabethmae1214
    elizabethmae1214 Posts: 38
    Joggers bounce up and down at stop lights. Runners just stand there, looking pissed.

    THIS
    Hilarious!
    I call myself a runner, and I never bounce while waiting for traffic. I pause my Nike+ and scowl at my inability to "make the light" LOL
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    http://www.yogawiz.com/blog/walking/normal-walking-speed.html

    They have running and jogging as seperate things.. I figured Id post it for a laugh. :)

    no human being can run at 15 mph for long distances, marathon world record is 2 hours 3 minutes which is about 13 mph and we are talking here about elite athlete runners, she clearly does not know what she is talking about.

    Besides which 15mph is what the four minute mile was run at - I am damn sure I could NOT run the four minute mile :laugh:
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    Running is just like jogging. But faster.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i suppose someone like usain bolt could manage a 15 mph distance for awhile but how many of us are usain bolt? :laugh:
  • ChristyU74
    ChristyU74 Posts: 234 Member
    I'm so slow, I almost don't consider it either running or jogging. I've said for years that I "shuffle." So when Party Rock Anthem came out, I loved it! "Everyday I'm shuffling..."
  • GaryRussell123456
    GaryRussell123456 Posts: 87 Member
    Awhile back when I told my husband I was going for a run, he said that what I did was jog, not run. I did feel offended by that, lol. It felt like he was downgrading it, as if it didn't take as much effort. I think that's what makes people angry. No, I'm not an olympic sprinter and I'm not going to win any timed races....my pace is only 8.5-9 mph in the grass or 7.5-8 on flat ground but I'm running damnit!
    Only 8.5-9 mph. Since when was that slow? 9 mph will see you complete a 5K in less than 21 minutes.
  • cyndimcd
    cyndimcd Posts: 106 Member
    Running philosopher George Sheehan said that the difference between a runner and a jogger is a signature on a race application. If there is a finish line of some sort, even your own personal goal, I say you are a runner.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Joggers bounce up and down at stop lights. Runners just stand there, looking pissed.

    "Like"
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    Running philosopher George Sheehan said that the difference between a runner and a jogger is a signature on a race application. If there is a finish line of some sort, even your own personal goal, I say you are a runner.

    ^^This! If you are out on the road, trail or treadmill putting in the roadwork, you are a runner.
  • LanderRose81
    LanderRose81 Posts: 237 Member
    Running philosopher George Sheehan said that the difference between a runner and a jogger is a signature on a race application. If there is a finish line of some sort, even your own personal goal, I say you are a runner.

    Love this!!! :drinker: Cheers!
  • rydn4h2o
    rydn4h2o Posts: 255
    I am more of a wogger then a jogger.

    Some friends on here as well as myself use this term!
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    I saw it posted somewhere, and I apologize I can't quote or give credit but the gist of it, was that jogging is not real, it's a myth, anything faster than a walking pace is running.

    Just scrolled down and saw that Geaorge Sheehan quote and I like that one too!

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