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Running can be more aimed aimed at training for races, or just for improving yourself, raising your mean heart rate much higher than jogging and for longer periods of time. This increased heart rate and other metabolic rates work much faster in developing the human body than by jogging. Running is when you run sub 7:30 minute miles for more than half of your workout-and you usually cross much greater distances.

For example, during my training for a marathon, I'll head out for ten-fifteen-20 mile runs and run many sub 6:00 minute mile runs. This accelerated workout will strengthen my heart, lungs and body to the point where I can run the marathon handily, where as a jog might get a person across a finish line at a much slower time. And there are the group of runners who just jog as part of their training regimens to get across the finish line of all kinds of races, including marathons. After completing a marathon, I've often marvelled at the perserverance of these joggers in crossing 26 miles to the finish line. They may not be as trained as a marathon runner, but still get across the finish line, albeit at a much slower time.

Jogging is more aimed at the beginning runner, or the athlete just looking for a little excsersise to reduce stress, get a little fresh air, improve their physique (usually in combination with other excersises and equipment). Many good runners have started off as joggers. This much slower form of running helped develop them to the point where they could run fast and over sustained periods of time. Jogging has become so synomous with running, and the term has been used interchangably with running. But joggiong is usually at a nine-twelve minute mile-much slower than running-but usually more than enough to stimulate the cardiopulmonary system to be able to get many aerobic benefits.

Jogging may be more of just completing the race; running is more of a better trained athlete-who may be competing in a race. Both may be wanting a personal best, except the latter runs faster and is far more competitive. Both forms of training provide excellent benefits to the body, and increases longevity. Heart rate and blood pressue drops, muscle develops. In fact, many joggers definitely become runners as soon as their ability, confidence and strength increases over time. Even those who don't become runners benefit for many years doing jogging, even supplementing their physical regimens with weight training, swimming, bicycling or other training.

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