It always made me feel better. That runner’s high...
It must be genetic. I was talking to my dad about not feeling the high from running or exercise in general, and my dad said he never got anything out of it either except the desire to stop.
I always used to run in the early morning—around dawn. And then ate a healthy breakfast. By healthy I mean Large with eggs, bacon, etc. I don’t know if it was really a “high” but I felt better all day long. Happier. More energetic.
I’m trying to remember if I ever got a runners high. I usually felt great during and after races, but even if you added up the times from every race at a meet it would total less than 2 minutes, most meets would be less than 1minute, not enough for the endorphins to kick in. Probably the thrill of competition.
I have zero desire to push myself like I did in high school and college-walking is good enough for me and I should do more of it. Waitressing, though, has me moving as fast as I can for a few hours a night-it has to help!!