Jogging / Running - What's the Difference?
What is the difference between jogging and running? hm? What do you think? My thoughts next week. Well, N's school had their annual jog-a-thon and it was very cute. Imagine 24 5-6 yo's lined up and ready to go, then watch their energy dissipate over the course of 4-5 (or in one case, 6) laps around the quarter mile track. I was really proud of N. Although he does not have the build of a runner, he is very competitive and ran 2nd fastest! Not that it was a race, but everything to him is a competition of some kind.
Many kids walked most of hte distance, which is not a bad thing. The point is that they were outside on a beautiful 67 degree, sunny autumn day. At the end, many thought they had gone at least 100 laps. Hilarious. But they may as well as they felt proud of what they had done. The energy with which they undertook this was infectious.
After they left, I stuck around for the 2nd graders. It was interesting that they did not have the same competive and energetic approach as they schoolmates two years younger. Although one boy was on his 7th lap when I left.
Tomorrow I head to Denver with my friend Anne and baby J. We are staying with my parents for a couple nights, but the point of the trip is to run / jog / walk the half marathon in the 2nd Annual Denver Marathon. None of us are exactly prepared, but we will all endeavor to do our best. I am not holding out hope for a PR like a two weeks ago, but I do hope to enjoy the weather, the fall colors and my friends. Most of all, my friends.
3 Comments:
Good luck in Denver. Enjoy the experience. In the end, you'll forget the time and remember the moments.
Running vs. jogging. Jogging is what people did in the 80s. It involved a lot of coordinated clothing and bouncing with a lot of good 80s hair a la Farah Fawcett before surgery.
Running is pushing yourself physically farther than you ever thought you would. It's about distance and courage.
Suppose it doesn't really matter. Does it?
And there is nothing more inspirational than watching kids run. I always sign The Boy for events we run in. He just goes. He does his best... and he really doesn't care. It rocks. Kids... they run. It's pure and natural. It just happens. (And it is so inspiring to watch.)
DUH! THE POINT OF THE TRIP IS TO SEE ME!!!! ;)
Just kidding, and N looks awesome out there, just like his mama!
Have a great time and say hi to all the PIMs for me! According one of the triathlon books I was reading I think they consider less than 10 min/mi running, more than that and its a jog.
In the book ChiRunning he talks about watching kids run and that is the way we should all run, relaxed and comfortable.
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