Question about "jogging" vs. "running"

[losingit]

One of the 5K's I'm looking at doing in September has a list of things not allowed on the route. It has the normal things you'd expect: strollers, roller blades, scooters, etc. But it also lists "jogging" in that list of no-nos. And that made me wonder...

What is the difference between "jogging" and "running"? Is it a difference in miles per hour? If so, what would you say is the mph for each one? If not, what would you say the difference is?

I'd think this is the 5K I'd like to do, but I don't want to get into any trouble for "jogging" when I think I'm "running".

Thoughts?


Edit... Hmm...I just looked at the page again, and the word used is "joggers". It comes right after "strollers" so I don't know if they mean jogging strollers or people jogging. Hmm. I emailed them for clarification.

Comments

[temve]

My money is on "three-wheeled strollers people use when jogging with infants", because these, while still more mobile than regular strollers, could still get in the way in a crowd of race starters.

[losingit]

Yeah, when I re-read it, that seemed to make more sense.

[vyola]

From the context I'm guessing a jogging stroller as well, but I'm sure they'll tell you in their reply.

I've only participated in one organized run - I'm deliberately not calling it a race, because it wasn't for me - and it was open to strollers and nordic walking canes and baby carriages.

On the one hand I felt very welcome in the relaxed atmosphere, and I think the staggered starts (based on self-reported time estimates) worked well, on the other hand the 10km runners had to repeat the same circuit, so it was very difficult for us walkers and slow joggers to pass some of the less considerate stroller and cane users without stepping out in front of a runner coming up fast from behind.

You're lucky, or made a good choice, to be in a race where unwieldy and space consuming equipment is not allowed.

[losingit]

Yeah...I know they have a semi-staggered start... They start with elite runners and survivors, then runners, then walkers. So we'll see what happens. :)

[ilanarama]

I agree with the other posters - they're talking about equipment, not about speed.

The difference between "jogging" and "running" has been hotly debated on running forums and mostly comes down to connotation and semantics.

And btw I was passed by a woman pushing a double stroller in a 5K last year - she ended up taking third (and fourth and fifth :-) place! The world record for running a marathon pushing a baby stroller is only about half an hour longer than the world record without - and an hour and ten minutes faster than I've ever run.