running or jogging "that is the question"

[DDH]

Okay, I know this is going to sound like a silly question, but I really don't know the answer. What is the difference between running and jogging.
I know at 4 mph, I am really just jogging I guess, but I want to work up to running so whats the difference? I am heavy and when I run or jog, it feels like running cause it's hard and I can't breath, but for others I am probably just at a fast job, or even slow jog.

I guess I just want to know when I can actually say I am running and not just jogging, or does it really matter.

[crazybikinchic]

I don't think it matters as long as you are out there moving your feet.

I too am amoung the very slow joggers.

[VeloVT]

It's not a speed, it's a state of mind .

[rocknrollgirl]

I agree, state of mind. The only people that would tell you otherwise are those "runner" types.

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

[OakLeaf]

+1 on state of mind.

I finally felt like a runner after I finished my first 5K at the end of January. My time was nothing special, it was just the fact that I'd focused my training, done specific work to reach a specific goal, and accomplished it.

Now that I'm just doing occasional maintenance miles and focusing more on cycling, I have a hard time claiming to be "running." "Jogging" is such a derogatory term, I don't voluntarily use it of myself, but I don't feel I have a right to claim "running" at the moment, either.

[KSH]

I'm really not sure. I personally don't care.

I just get out there and do my thang.

On my longer running sessions (anything over 6 miles), I do a 5 minute walk/2 minute run combo... and I call that a run session. It's running for me!