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[TRAVY]

Do you get Runners high

I feel strong after 10km but 20km plus I on a runners low. I think it has something to do with the time.

[JustinS007]

TRAVY, on Jul 31 2008, 07:08 PM, said:

Do you get Runners high

I feel strong after 10km but 20km plus I on a runners low. I think it has something to do with the time.

When the glycogen starts to run out (~2hrs) it gets hard to keep going at the same pace. It's natural to feel a bit low at this point. The secret is to find ways to maintain the high.

And yes, I do suffer from Runners High

J.

[miners]

shoot yeah! But I reckon it has to do with running at speed rather than distance (just another excuse not to train for a marathon). I'll consistently get the endorphin hit after speed-work or tempo runs.

The other runner's high from a cruisy run over the beaches doesn't really count I suppose - still feels good though

bring on the opiates

Edited by miners, 31 July 2008 - 09:01 PM.

[mikel]

I also get a runners high and i think the best runs for this are tempo runs and intervals a fast pace also increases the endorphins more for me. Also late night running or very early in the morning when it is still dark and there is no one around, the moon and stars look amazing, i always seem to run faster in the dark.

[JustinS007]

mikel, on Jul 31 2008, 09:12 PM, said:

I also get a runners high and i think the best runs for this are tempo runs and intervals a fast pace also increases the endorphins more for me. Also late night running or very early in the morning when it is still dark and there is no one around, the moon and stars look amazing, i always seem to run faster in the dark.

Yeah running in the dark does it for me. Something about the mystery and potential danger I guess.

J.

[Huff]

Not only but also get Non-Running Low

[Hildabeast]

Definitely! When I run with my husband (who rides along with me - lazy bugger!), I always get really lovey-dovey towards the end and start telling him how much I love him! He must start to wonder what I say to my other male training partners during the week...

But I find that my body starts adapting to the workload and I have to do more and more to get the high. I hadn't had the feeling for a while until I did a 22km run with a 30 minute interval session on the track in the middle of it - that certainly did it for me!

[julz83]

i can remember the exact moment when i was running and i felt that 'natural high' feeling. up until then running was purely something for fitness and to zone out. now it is so much more. and i love it.

[volc]

I used to get it all the time when I was young, fit and fast(er). I associate it with running speed and effort (as several others have mentioned), but definitely more with the speed than with effort.

These days carrying a few extra kgs and being a lot slower I don't get a high anymore, but running still makes me feel great.

I sometimes get a high in spin classes though...

[slowmo]

this may help (so I've heard)

slowmo

Edited by slowmo, 01 August 2008 - 12:34 AM.

[Jason M]

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an elusive euphoric feeling, sometimes encompassing inner harmony, feelings of disembodiment, and even occasional orgasmic sensations.

Yes definitely get this is at time from running.
When, where and how varies a bit, but typically the following are the typical times when I am likely to experience it:

- long, easy run when my legs are fresh, and easy is actually relatively quick, then about 55-70min in a switch seems to flick and its the runners high

- sprint distance duathlon or triathlon race the final run can do it

- solid interval session when the pace is between half-marathon to 10k race pace

- tempo type run

The other requirements seem to be beautiful surroundings, good weather, feeling fairly stress free before the run and not carrying over much fatigue from previous training.

[Chunderbolt]

I never really thought I did.

But then my wife started noticing how much I “really, really love” her after a run.

All is good with the world after a long run.

[cRJrun]

Oh yeah!!!!
That's what has kept me running.......waiting for the next one and never knowing when this will be.....Bring it on and keep 'em coming !!!!!

[RunLikeForrest]

I do! I'm not sure if it's the endorphins, or if it's just being proud of myself for having gone out there, no matter what the weather is and put some km's in.

But I wouldn't run as much if it didn't exist that is for sure!

[Paul Every]

After all my miles and years of running, I still experience the runner's high.

Some lone hours on some quiet bush trails, or gliding through the kilometres chatting and laughing with a friend, or a solid, hard race; it all leaves me in a mellow, yet uplifted mood.

There is something special about long runs in the bush that touch my soul in a very primal way. It reaffirms and reassures me that I'm a part of the natural world and cleanses my soul.

[Emrun]

Hell Yeah!!

Usually when I have one of those perfect runs where the effort feels low but the pace it high and I finish with a big stupid grin on my face.

Having been out for just over 3 weeks with a stress fracture (7 days until I can start running again and counting!) and I can assure you there is no such thing as a Deep Water Running high or a Cycling on the windtrainer high

[trailpuddin]

Paul Every, on Aug 1 2008, 06:06 PM, said:

There is something special about long runs in the bush that touch my soul in a very primal way. It reaffirms and reassures me that I'm a part of the natural world and cleanses my soul.

Nicely put!

[SpartaJen]

Paul Every, on Aug 1 2008, 06:06 PM, said:

There is something special about long runs in the bush that touch my soul in a very primal way. It reaffirms and reassures me that I'm a part of the natural world and cleanses my soul.

Completely agree with this. I discovered a wonderful quote when I was in Nepal that sums it up perfectly for me:

"The body roams the mountains & the soul is set free"

- Hsu Hsia-k'o - China C17th

[Fitnhealthy]

I get the runners high especially after a tougher run!

The best feeling ever and I love it. You feel on top of the world...

Doesn't happen often, but does happen

[miners]

Emrun, on Aug 1 2008, 06:41 PM, said:

I can assure you there is no such thing as a Deep Water Running high or a Cycling on the windtrainer high

I may refute this. I overdid it once on the wind-trainer and suffered a massive head-spin and greyed out. Wasn't quite as pleasant as your average high admittedly ...

[Jander]

Always get it! I even get a lift when thinking about a run I'm going to do...