tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696210727400005363.post8459579135916154345..comments2019-05-19T03:59:01.337-07:00Comments on Bob's STILL a Triathlon Newbie: Running without runningBobChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02672658100069081582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696210727400005363.post-86787507004653949952011-05-10T10:40:30.873-07:002011-05-10T10:40:30.873-07:0010:30/mile is the slowest pace I found that requir...10:30/mile is the slowest pace I found that requires most beginners and ex-runners to put in a level of effort that is significantly more difficult than slow jogging, a pace where good form makes a very clear contribution to both speed and efficiency. It is also the fastest pace I found below which relatively few running injuries occur.<br /><br />If you look at the Wikipedia entry for jogging, you will see 10:00 mentioned. Others use 11:00/mile as the pace that separates jogging from running. And I've met good runners who consider anything slower than an 8:00 pace to be jogging.<br /><br />There is no single universally agreed upon definition of the line between jogging and running.<br /><br />For my purpose, to get beginners and ex-runners running with comfort, 10:30 seems to be the best place to draw the line. That particular speed fits well into the training plan.<br /><br />It is also a good "Git 'er Home" pace that many fit people can sustain after bonking. I see too many exhausted runners lapse into a really bad jogging gait that punishes them. To prevent injury, I'd rather make jogging off-limits, and encourage people to stop completely and rest for a few minutes, eat a snack, drink, then resume running. Walking is safe, but the transition back to running for an exhausted runner is very injury prone, so I advocate a complete stop.<br /><br />The goal is for running for beginners and re-beginners to be comfortable and injury-free. I want to help create runners who can run for the rest of their lives, and not burn out or leave the sport due to injury. Putting the run/jog line at 10:30 serves that goal fairly well.BobChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672658100069081582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696210727400005363.post-69304359627437940322011-05-10T07:35:48.282-07:002011-05-10T07:35:48.282-07:00Just curious: why is a 10:30 pace "the defini...Just curious: why is a 10:30 pace "the definition of running"...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com