Debate Over Running While High

[Nzoner]

From The Wall Street Journal

Dude,where's my running shoes

Here's a small part of the story rest is in the link.

Unusually candid about his marijuana usage is Collins. During a typical week at his home in Steamboat Springs, Colo., Collins runs approximately 150 miles and consumes marijuana four or five times. He doesn’t smoke the plant; instead he eats marijuana-laced food, inhales it as water vapor and rubs a marijuana-infused balm onto his legs.

Collins is no back-of-the-pack stoner. In 2014, his first year as a full-time professional runner, he won five ultramarathons. His third-place finish at the Fat Dog 120, a well-known 120-mile race in British Columbia, was the top American result.

[ChiliConCarnage]

Those ultramarathon people are crazy. That has to be awful for you physically

[kepp]

The longest distance week I had last year while marathon training was between 55 and 60 miles. I can't imagine doing 150 a week. CRAZY

[TribalElder]

That is crazy shit

[Ace Gunner]

wow. let me know when the debate begins.

[philfree]

I'm not a runner but when I work out I like to be high and before it's over it's like breaking on through the other side. Endorphin explosion.

[ModSocks]

That's impressive.

I don't smoke until my day is over. The kid is in bed, my work is done etc because it makes me feel lazy.

I've been smoking for years and i've heard stories about how people like to be physically active while high.

Im not one of those people. If im going to smoke, it pretty much means that im going to do absolutely nothing for the next 2 hrs.

[kepp]

I doubt there's been any actual scientific study on this. I know there are OTC medicines that you don't take when you're planning a tough workout. NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, specifically. They can give you liver or kidney failure if you have too much in your system during extremely intense workouts. And since your body has to filter out all drugs, I imagine there's an unsafe amount for marijuana as well.

[saphojunkie]

My brother used to do that. Pretty much got him through his marathon.

My problem is that I become more intensely aware of my body. It's like the exact opposite for what I need to go on a long run.

Now, lifting weights...

[kepp]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

My brother used to do that. Pretty much got him through his marathon.

My problem is that I become more intensely aware of my body. It's like the exact opposite for what I need to go on a long run.

Now, lifting weights...

I'm thinking heavy lifting while high would be unsafe

[ROYC75]

Awh schucks, he'sjust wanting to take the high road.

[Nzoner]

Originally Posted by kepp

I'm thinking heavy lifting while high would be unsafe

No shit,no bench presses for me.

[redfan]

I'm for it. But running an ultra marathon? **** that noise. The original marathoner died after he was done.

[Rain Man]

Ultra is a weird sport. I've run a couple of races that also had ultras, and you can't really tell those people apart from the people like me who run shorter races. I would expect them to all be lean little whippets of people, but they're not. They pretty much look like normal folk.

That said, I've run a couple of races with Mario Macias, who is different. (When I say "run with", he disappears over the horizon in the first 90 seconds.) Man, when you see that guy run, you know that you're seeing a runner. In one race that I was in, he was below a 1:03 for a half-marathon. It was a downhill race, but it was also at 8,000 feet, and he was below a 1:03.

[Jimmya]

Crazy a** people!