Runner's high: why joggers are turning to joints
Despite its common association with lazy behaviour, cannabis is becoming popular in the long-distance running community, reports Chas Newkey-Burden
I’m sprawled out on the sofa, exhausted but feeling wonderfully tranquil and reassured – everything in the world seems to have a warm glow about it. I’m also ravenously hungry, and I know that anything I eat or drink will taste divine, but I'm not sure I can muster the co-ordination to walk to the kitchen and find sustenance. Instead, I might have a little nap.
Question: have I just a) run a half marathon, or b) smoked pot?
In my case, the answer is ‘a’, but it could just as easily be ‘b’. Long runs and fat spliffs have long been said to bestow similar effects – and now scientists think they have discovered why.
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