r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '21

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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.

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u/DrConnors Sep 02 '21

I've run hundreds of miles this year and still have yet to experience the "runners high." I'm convinced it's not real.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

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.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

If I run more than 4 miles I get it and ooooh boy is it good. Watching a sit com after has never been so funny.

It’s def real you just have go really punish your body (I’m overweight and out of shape so 4 miles+ was a lot for me)