Tag: Runners

The Runner’s High — Endorphin Rush or Endocannabinoids?

The endorphin rush is an expression widely used in popular culture that refers to feelings of euphoria, elation, endurance, and decreased anxiety and pain supposedly caused by the release of endorphins in the brain. The endorphin rush has sunk deep roots in the popular culture. There ar...

Cannabis and the Pursuit of the Runner’s High

When I run near my home in Portland, Oregon, I’m more likely than not to catch a whiff of weed in the air. It might be wafting from a dispensary, or a passer-by, or a wake-and-baker on their front porch. I’ve always felt a vague sense of superiority — I’m sweating it ...