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UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10
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Have to share this quote from Saturday’s Guardian mag -

“Runners run because they like running 🏃‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️- joggers jog because they like cake 🍰”

Discuss?

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

That is a dilemma which has been at the back of my mind since I joined C25K and the forum almost a year ago, the difference between jogging and running. They are really the same, however, my own definition is if a person can run a 5K in less than 30 minutes they are running, +30 minutes, jogging, BUT we are all runners if we are not walking, perhaps there are more scientific examples of the difference between the two.

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate10 in reply toAlMorr

But then there's sprinting. A sprinter might leave us for dust in under 1/2 k but we might be minutes ahead of them over 5k and be over the 30 minutes mark....

Maybe jogging is not getting out-of-breath but running is.?

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply toKatnap

I remember Katnap being a spectator at a 10K event a few years ago and cheering the runners on, there was this slight incline at about 3K to go where I was watching, some of the gasps and panting from some of the runners was very off-putting, you could hear the echo of the panting from nearby houses coming back, it sort of put me off ever running longer than 5K, I like to feel tired after I run, invigorated but not shattered or out of breath like many of those runners were.

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toAlMorr

Oh were we supposed to be discussing running? I’d focused on the cake 🍰

ButtercupKid profile image
ButtercupKid in reply toBaddieThePirate

After my own heart there 😂

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toAlMorr

Do you like cake Al?

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply toDexy5

I love cake Dexy, especially on special occasions such as when I graduated, ran my first full 5k and got a PB for a 5K as well.

I went for a 8k walk this morning and at the end of that bought a very small cake, during the walk I ran for about 5 minutes to make sure that my legs were still in running order.

Coddfish profile image
CoddfishGraduate10

The official definition of running is about whether in parts of the movement both feet are off the ground at the same time. It doesn’t mention cake. I think that’s what happens when Igo for a run at jogging speed. I like running. I don’t go fast. I like some but not all types of cake. Does that perhaps just make me human?

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toCoddfish

Doubt it!

Coddfish profile image
CoddfishGraduate10

“I suspect that the sun, moon, earth, stars, and heaven, which are still the gods of many barbarians, were the only gods known to the aboriginal Hellenes. Seeing that they were always moving and running, from their running nature they were called gods or runners (Thus, Theontas)...”

— Socrates in Plato – Cratylus

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toCoddfish

Do Gods eat Angel cake after running?

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

😂

Maybe we should take the other side after a run... this looks good! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil...

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

Oh yesss 👍

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

Oh yum!

Coddfish profile image
CoddfishGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

Definitely

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

I don’t like cake... I do like 90%+ chocolate... maybe I could go for the Devils food cake I linked.

I jog because I like ale and wine... I run because I like more ale and wine.

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

🤪🍺🍻🍷🥂🏃‍♂️

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

Whoops I picked up the wrong phone. That was from Dexy5

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

😂

I also remember the old milk adverts when I was young. If I drank milk I may be good enough to play for Liverpool... if I didn’t I may end up playing for Accrington Stanley... as a proud MUFC fan I took no chances there... still don’t drink milk other than in tea and coffee!

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

Just goes to show the power of advertising, 1980s advert.....

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pieK7...

Millsie-J profile image
Millsie-J in reply toDexy5

COYB!

K8nno profile image
K8nnoGraduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

Accrington Stanley......Who are they?

Jundal profile image
Jundal in reply toK8nno

EXACTLY!

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toJundal

Ooh, haven’t heard that one for a while now 😀

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toK8nno

League 2 champions, for the next few weeks 😀⚽️👍

Coddfish profile image
CoddfishGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

Having your cake and eating it?

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10

Well I definitely consider myself a runner. No one can get as hot and red as I do while jogging. But I do like a bit of cake and a cappuccino after a run. And because I run I can! 🍰🏃🏽‍♀️

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

That was from dexy5 too. I’d better stop drinking wine. 🤪🍷

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

I read that a glass is good for the heart... can’t get it on prescription though!

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

Get off my login woman🏃‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

Sorry, 📱 mix up. 😂

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate10

Cake is for all occasions!

Are we saying runners are more careful about diet than joggers? Who cares! Let them eat cake! 😁

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayGraduate10

I run to save time! I need to stay active to keep the type 2 diabetes out of my life but the power walking was just taking too much time. However, it’s interesting to see what performance I can ease out of this old frame of mine. Thankfully, I find cake easy to avoid and the occasional “historic building tour” of Bristol doesn’t seem to have much impact on my waistline.

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toSkiMonday

Tee hee hee. Bet the tour was good

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayGraduate10 in reply toBaddieThePirate

The tours are going great thanks. Although we always plan to finish around 6pm but then overrun.

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toSkiMonday

Are you the tour guide? I used to be a tour guide in a show cave once upon a time..

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayGraduate10 in reply toBaddieThePirate

I arrange the starting place then discuss suitable venues during the tour so I guess you could call me the tour guide. By "show cave" do you mean somewhere like the Blue John Cavern?

I noticed that you've done the Marple park run so you probably know Hazel Grove which is where I'm from.

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply toSkiMonday

Poole's Cavern. I've been through Hazel Grove but not to it.

WalkingWithLabradors profile image
WalkingWithLabradors in reply toSkiMonday

Another here running from the DT2 monster. 👍🏻

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayGraduate10 in reply toWalkingWithLabradors

For me, the DT2 is my stick and chasing performance is my carrot.

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66Graduate10

As my weight is stable at about half a stone less than my pre run weight, I don’t want to be any lighter, and I can eat chocolate, including my famous triple chocolate brownies, I have clearly reached equilibrium... so who cares ??? 😊🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toBeachcomber66

I think I need a Red Cross box with triple chocolate brownies in Beachcomber. Or I need to accompany you on a run to the special cafe in the woods.

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66Graduate10 in reply toDexy5

North East corner of North Yorkshire probably a bit off the beaten track for a morning run!! I think that post run triple chocolate brownies should be free on prescription... 😊

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10

And chocolate, and biscuits.

theoldfellow profile image
theoldfellow

I'm an endorphin addict pure and simple. Plus I have religious urge to convert everyone to getting both feet off the ground together, together.

🙏

Millsie-J profile image
Millsie-J

Then there are those Race Walkers, I read that some of these move at 6mins a mile which is far quicker than I run/jog 😯. I've seen them in Marks and Sparks roaring towards the Meal Deal. I think they like the desserts and wine more than the cake!

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toMillsie-J

It’s funny how they get there so quick and then take ages to choose their individual options of starters, sides, mains, desserts and wine!

Millsie-J profile image
Millsie-J in reply toDexy5

Mr M says the same teehee!

Millsie-J profile image
Millsie-J in reply toMillsie-J

Im working on my elbow technique, so I can join the scrum! 😉 i like wine too!

Windoze profile image
WindozeGraduate10

Its muffins or nothing mate. Blueberry ones with a large latte...anything else is just a no 😂😂😂😂

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Graduate10

I have nothing more to add except that I am creased up laughing at the way these conversations so often end up 😂🤣😂🤣

UpTheStanley profile image
UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toSandie1961

That's OK, I wasn't expecting a serious discussion when I kicked this off - wasn't expecting that blasted milk ad to get in there though :-(

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

🤣🤣 🥛

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

It could be worse... every year my local team gets a mention in FA cup coverage as part of the record win/loss... wouldn’t be so bad if I’d been from Preston I guess!

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply toUpTheStanley

😂🤣😂🤣

misswobble profile image
misswobbleGraduate10

If there’s no cake at the end of a race I get proper miffed. It ruins it 💪 Bah

It’s happened a lot to me recently 🤯☹️

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply tomisswobble

That’s just awful, must have been inexperienced race organisers!

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply tomisswobble

😧

grumpyoldgirl profile image
grumpyoldgirl

mmmmmmm, cake........ (wanders off to kitchen....)

Realfoodieclub profile image
RealfoodieclubGraduate10

Years ago, I went to the winter run in London on a cold February Morning, I was struggling to run 5km at that time and was in awe of all the runners I was going to see that were going to be running 10km. one of them was our own ju-ju- doing her first ever 10km event. I saw everyone off then waited at the finish line for them to come in cheering each and every one, There were many different paced runners that day but they were all runners in my book and when we met up afterwards I had the biggest tub of home made chocolate cake for everyone so I would have to say cake goes with whatever type of runner you are as every single one of them tucked in.

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply toRealfoodieclub

You are officially invited to my first 10k event 😂

Realfoodieclub profile image
RealfoodieclubGraduate10 in reply toUnfitNoMore

If I lived near you I would bring you cake 🍰 for your first 10km event. 😀.

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toRealfoodieclub

Is Portsmouth too far??!🤔

Realfoodieclub profile image
RealfoodieclubGraduate10 in reply toDexy5

A little, 🍰. 😀.

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy5Graduate10 in reply toRealfoodieclub

😂😂

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