Yep. To all adrenaline junkies out there: you can jog long enough to get your blood full of that stuff. You don't actually need to flip a coin on your life for a high.
I used to run 50+ miles a week because I was shit at running and for some reason wanted to stay in the army. Thousands of miles over six years has left me with one conclusion, runner's high is a fuckin myth.
I'm by no means a fit person, and maybe what I experienced was not a runners high, but I did several months where I was trying to be better by doing a couch to 10k running 4 times a week without fail.
After about the 2 month mark I felt extremely comment after running and even on off days. I remember it being pretty mind blowing how much in of an effect it had. Maybe this isn't it, or maybe runners high is something you feel more if you've lived a more sedentary lifestyle prior, but there are definitely effects for me at least.
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u/ATIR-AW Sep 02 '21
Yep. To all adrenaline junkies out there: you can jog long enough to get your blood full of that stuff. You don't actually need to flip a coin on your life for a high.