Yes this is Facepunch, fat nerds who sit in front of their computers all day.
(Disputable statement ^^^).
Anywho, I myself enjoy the act of running. Some people call it a sport, some call it cross country.
I think running in itself stirs something in my soul. I just feel really good when I'm running, in any weather.
I run marathons once in a while, and I usually dress up just for the heck of it.
Example:
[URL="http://www.brightroom.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=62250&BIB=2477&S=230&PWD="]http://www.brightroom.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=62250&BIB=2477&S=230&PWD=[/URL]
my most recent run.
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I guess I should include what you should do to run for a marathon.
First find one in your area. It would be a nice thing if it was for a good cause too.
Now start a bit of jogging/running every day until your marathon.
It is important to stretch before you run, and a warm up wouldn't hurt either.
Drink lots of water also.
Now in the final week before the marathon, don't strain yourself. On the night before eat something protein, and if you can fish would be good too.
In the morning, eat light, you don't want to puke, (I almost got puked on in my most recent one, heard someone retching, then some splashing, luckily I turned around in time to see a jet of concentrated vomit come flying at me, I dodged luckily.)
I recommend something bread-like, maybe half a muffin or so.
Stretch before the marathon, warmup. And you are ready to go.
(Make sure to run when the starting gun/horn goes off.)
Pace yourself.
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So facepunch who else runs (for fun) here.
(Running from bullies/monsters/gangbangers/chavs/parents do not count as running for fun.)
Maniac Magee
I absolutely love running. I'm in Cross Country and Track & Field at my high school. I also train with another running team for marathons; I've run 3 marathons so far, and am about to run my 4th in less than 3 weeks.
I live for running now.
Corría de la policia todos los días cuando era joven.
Terrible thread.
But I live to run.
put one foot in front of the other
Your the awesome kid with a box on his head?
Oh, and I just saw the name of the race you had up there. I almost ran that one myself, except I got sick.
I only have decent stamina (10km run before I pass out and cry myself to unconsciousness), but I'm a great sprinter. Last I had done, 100 meters in 10.50 seconds. Obviously no Olympic record but hell I'm proud of it for being such a short bastards.
KSI I am the one with the box on the head, it was supposed to be robotic like, hence the shirt.
MELON That sucks you got sick, they had awesome food after.
EXPLOITS You should work on getting faster.
[QUOTE=Exploits;20524728]I only have decent stamina (10km run before I pass out and cry myself to unconsciousness), but I'm a great sprinter. Last I had done, 100 meters in 10.50 seconds. Obviously no Olympic record but hell I'm proud of it for being such a short bastards.[/QUOTE]
My 100-meter is a wimpy 13.-something. I don't train for sprints in Track, but still. :saddowns:
[QUOTE=lefundoof;20524788]EXPLOITS You should work on getting faster.[/QUOTE]
I've tried, 10.50 is my best. Being 5'8" and simply having long legs, I've never exceeded or even reached the same speed again.
I'm thankful for running because if I didn't run in races, I would have to buy shirts.
What a funny thought.
I love the feeling I get after I run, but I hate shin splints so much. Working on strengthening my leg muscles at the moment so they'll stop.
[QUOTE='[DJ Ria];20524926']I love the feeling I get after I run, but I hate shin splints so much. Working on strengthening my leg muscles at the moment so they'll stop.[/QUOTE]
Oh god shin splints. They totally fucked me over the last half marathon I did.
Cross Country runner over here.
I can't do extremely well in long distance, I clock a mile at around 6:45. But damn I sprint very fast, I love being very tall.
Me too, I have marathon and lightweight pro already. :smug:
[QUOTE=deadshot;20525158]Me too, I have marathon and lightweight pro already. :smug:[/QUOTE]
Oh wow.
Also, am I the only one who's out of breath from reading the OP? :v:
The thought of me running a marathon makes me exhausted.
When I read the title I instantly thought of Runners High. I actually have a friend who is extremely Straight Edge and he hates cross country runners because he thinks all of them run to get a legal high. I love to laugh at him all the time.
running is broing dirt biking is better bc is fun
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pushbikes are gay tho
[QUOTE=G12-A5;20525263]When I read the title I instantly thought of Runners High. I actually have a friend who is extremely Straight Edge and he hates cross country runners because he thinks all of them run to get a legal high. I love to laugh at him all the time.[/QUOTE]
I have never heard of "Runners High" before. :raise:
[QUOTE=Kamikazemelon;20525351]I have never heard of "Runners High" before. :raise:[/QUOTE]
From Wiki
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[/B]Runner's high Another widely publicized effect of endorphin production is the so-called "[B]runner's high[/B]", which is said to occur when strenuous exercise takes a person over a threshold that activates endorphin production. Endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts, when the level of intensity is between moderate and high, and breathing is difficult. This also corresponds with the time that muscles use up their stored [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen"]glycogen[/URL]. During a release of endorphins the person may be exposed to bodily harm from strenuous bodily functions after going past their body's physical limit. They may be able to keep running despite pain, and thus possibly come to bodily harm from endorphin release. Workouts that are most likely to produce endorphins to the extent of damage at the body's physical limit include sports and other strenuous exercises.
However, some scientists question the mechanisms at work, their research possibly demonstrating the "[B]high[/B]" comes from completing a challenge rather than as a result of exertion.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-10"][11][/URL] Studies in the early 1980s cast doubt on the relationship between endorphins and the runner's high for several reasons:
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[*]The first was that when an antagonist (pharmacological agent that blocks the action for the substance under study) was infused (e.g. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone"]naloxone[/URL]) or ingested ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naltrexone"]naltrexone[/URL]) the same changes in mood state occurred as when the person exercised with no blocker.
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[*]A study in 2003 by Georgia Tech found that runner's high might be caused by the release of another naturally produced chemical, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandamide"]anandamide[/URL].[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-urlCNN.com-11"][12][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-pmid14625449-12"][13][/URL] The authors suggest that the body produces this chemical to deal with prolonged stress and pain from strenuous exercise, similar to the original theory involving endorphins. However, the release of anandamide was not reported with the cognitive effects of the runner’s high; this suggests that anandamide release may not be significantly related to runner's high.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-pmid14625449-12"][13][/URL]
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In 2008, researchers in Germany reported that the myth of the runner's high was not a myth but was in fact true. Using PET scans combined with recently available chemicals that reveal endorphins in the brain, they were able to compare runners’ brains before and after a run.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-pmid18296435-13"][14][/URL] The runners the researchers recruited were told that the opioid receptors in their brains were being studied, and did not realize that their endorphin levels were being studied in regard to the runner's high.
The participants were scanned and received psychological tests before and after a two-hour run. Data received from the study showed endorphins were produced during the exercise and were attaching themselves to areas of the brain associated with emotions (limbic and prefrontal areas).[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#cite_note-urlYes.2C_Running_Can_Make_You_High_-_New_York_Times-14"][15][/URL]
It is now suggested by many that endorphins are some of the many chemicals that contribute to runner's high; other candidates include [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine"]epinephrine[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin"]serotonin[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine"]dopamine[/URL] and more.
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[QUOTE=G12-A5;20525426]From Wiki
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Well shit, now it all makes sense. I love that feeling :buddy:
I can't run because my fucking bad knees and eczema act up if I do.
Like really god damn bad man.
[QUOTE=Levithan;20525502]I can't run because my fucking bad knees and eczema act up if I do.
Like really god damn bad man.[/QUOTE]
I had really shitty knees when I started running. Sure, it hurt like a bitch, but I eventually got my legs strong enough to the point where it was all good.
My brother has eczema, though, so I kinda know what you mean. :ohdear:
i like running, and wouldn't mind getting involved in track & field, but i run out of breath to easily. :(
I get hives when I sweat, so I generally don't run.
I walk every day on a 1.4 mile route during the spring/summer (And due to this, I gain several pounds during the winter when its too damn cold to walk for fun) I do this to keep alert and as a new study suggests, keep my memory in-tact.
It also helps me to work off the hot pocket a day and the hours of sitting in front a computer monitor. I find it very enjoyable to make a quick run around the block when I'm waiting for something but due to my severe asthma and hives it makes it quite difficult to run for any extended period of time or go for long walks on very hot days.
I run the mile every week at my school but other than that I don't do to much running.
I'm short so I can't run fast.
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