Runner's high
<p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="runner">runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="immensely">immensely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="runner">runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>".</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="run">run</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="Runner">Runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elation">elation</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="me">me</span> <span word="included">included</span>, <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> 5 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> – <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workout">workout</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chore">chore</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joints">joints</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Gone">Gone</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="heartedness">heartedness</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permeate">permeate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effortless">effortless</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="remarking">remarking</span>: <span word="Gee">Gee</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="runner">runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>). <span word="For">For</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="exhilaration">exhilaration</span>, <span word="euphoria">euphoria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ecstasy">ecstasy</span>.</p>
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