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What's the difference between jogging and running? I know, silly question...

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TJFlute

Nothing, I think.

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CDOW17Graduate

thought as much - they get interchanged quite alot, but I heard someone say that peeps get more injuries from jogging than from running....so go confused.

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AliB1Graduate

i don't think there is either

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Greg_MGraduate

a jog is what we think we do and a run is what we think everyone else does!

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AliB1Graduate in reply to Greg_M

think that is very true!!!!!

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sfb350Graduate in reply to Greg_M

Yes !

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CDOW17Graduate

Love this Greg!!

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pitzpaluGraduate

Haha Greg . So true, I'm still to embarrassed to call myself a runner.

Jogger it is until I can go faster than a brisk walking pace lol

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AliB1Graduate in reply to pitzpalu

I'm still very slow but I AM a RUNNER!! I do think we need to keep telling ourselves that's what we are as we are out there doing it! So pitzpalu you are a runner too!!!!

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MirellaGraduate

This sounds reasonable

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CaroleCGraduate

Anything faster than your fastest walking pace is a run...no matter how slow.

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OldgirlGraduate

I always assumed that running was faster i.e. sprint, relay runsetc while jogging was more of a relaxed - - - - jog!! That was until I tried it now I know that jogging takes as much effort as running but yet to try a sprint!! I will when hell freezes over perhaps. :P

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happierswimmingGraduate

the cut-off point always used to be in the timing- a runner was someone who could do a mile in 6 minutes or less. For me, if I'm not walking, I'm running!

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pitzpaluGraduate

Haha thanks alib1.

I'm a runner, I'm a runner, I'm a runner :-)

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Anonymous36Graduate

I imagine there aren't as many marathon joggers as there are marathon runners!

I'm a runner, all be it in slow motion :)

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glendam52Graduate

Well done Greg thats great and so true.

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Angel-CakeGraduate

Love it :D

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AlaiyoGraduate

I heard several answers: 9mph minimum to run, a different gait (regardless of speed) in running that has both feet off the ground at each step - similar to the difference between a horse's trot and canter, a state of mind or tendency to run in races and so on. Here is my very favorite quote I read somewhere:

"A jogger is domesticated. A runner is wild."

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pitzpaluGraduate

According to all of the above in Alaiyo`s post, I`m a jogger again then :)

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stephd83

My understanding is that when running there is a moment between steps where both feet are off the ground, whereas when jogging one foot is always in contact with the ground (so basically, jogging=slower).

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