Facts About Running

What are Endorphines?


Get High, with out the drugs! During work-out or exercise the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus releases Endorpines "Endogenous Morphine". This substance helps produce analgesia and the feeling of being high or well being. The intense the work-out or exercise is the more the substance is produced, and would help achieve the "Endorphine Rush" which is a sense of immense power overflowing from the body.

Last Seven Days

One week left and its time for Condura Skyway Marathon 2012. This will be my first full-marathon in my running career, which is actually exactly 3 months on race day. I had spoken to ultra-runners(runners who do 50k or more) last weekend, and asked them for some advises or tips for running a full-marathon. They told me that to run a marathon one must go through training of at least one year and is subject to the body strength and limits. Those words were from professionals who run regularly on ultra-marathons. I was enlightened and lifted from my frenzied hunger for my first marathon and from my plan to run an ultra-trail(a hundred kilometer mountain run). Learned a lot from the talk and started projection on how will progress.

Year Starter 2012

January is about to end, and there will be no more racing for me until the end of month. This month has been a blessing, a successful year starter for me as a running enthusiast. It has been a wonderful experience to be able to participate in 2 annual big races namely Bull Run and Timex Run. These two races are annual races where a huge number of runners from enthusiasts, amateurs and pros participate.

Thoughts About the Suicidal Baptismal Run

   For now running is only a recreational activity. I can't consider my self as a full-fledged runner, I think I still have a lot to go through. As of now I'm considering two things, to run half-marathon (21k) and a full-marathon (42k). These two criteria would definitely differentiate jogging from running.