Editing Jogging (section)

==History==
[[File:Villa del Casale - mosaique femme sport.jpeg|thumb|A detail of an ancient mosaic depicting a young woman jogging with dumbbells, fourth century AD]]
The word ''jog'' originated in England in the mid-16th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog|title=Jog |work=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> The etymology is unknown, but it may be related to ''shog'' or have been a new invention.<ref>{{Cite web |title=jog {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of jog |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/jog |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=etymonline |language=en}}</ref> In 1593, [[William Shakespeare]] wrote in ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]'', "you may be jogging whiles your boots are green". At that point, it usually meant to leave.<ref>Crystal, David. ''Think On My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language'', Cambridge University Press, 2008. {{ISBN|9780521876940}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=wKx9aaj1ZK0C&dq=jog+etymology&pg=PA238 on p. 237] at Google Books</ref>

The term ''jog'' was often used in English and North American literature to describe short quick movements, either intentional or unintentional.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} It is also used to describe a quick, sharp shake or jar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-18 |title=The Dreaded J-Word |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20793158/the-dreaded-j-word/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Richard Jefferies]], an English naturalist, wrote of "joggers", describing them as quickly moving people who brushed others aside as they passed.<ref>Jeffries, Richard. [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/thpnr10.txt ''The Open Air''] at Project Gutenberg</ref>  This usage became common throughout the [[British Empire]], and in his 1884 novel ''My Run Home'', the Australian author [[Rolf Boldrewood]] wrote, "Your bedroom curtains were still drawn as I passed on my morning jog."

In the United States, jogging was called "roadwork" when athletes in training, such as boxers, customarily ran several miles each day as part of their conditioning.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} In New Zealand during the 1960s or 1970s, the word "roadwork" was mostly supplanted by the word "jogging", promoted by coach [[Arthur Lydiard]], who is credited with popularizing jogging. The idea of jogging as an organised activity was mooted in a sports page article in ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' in February 1962, which told of a group of former athletes and fitness enthusiasts who would meet once a week to run for "fitness and sociability". Since they would be jogging, the newspaper suggested that the club "may be called the Auckland Joggers' Club"—which is thought to be the first use of the noun "jogger". [[University of Oregon]] track coach [[Bill Bowerman]], after jogging with Lydiard in New Zealand in 1962, started a joggers' club in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] in early 1963.<ref name=vgrat>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T7pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2989%2C558389 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Leutzinger |first=Dick |title=Bowerman calls joggers' turnout at first meeting 'very gratifying'|date=February 4, 1963 |page=3B}}</ref> He published the book ''Jogging'' in 1966, popularizing jogging in the United States.