pot + college running = ?

In my DI experience testing occurs roughly every other year. Might be more for high profile programs. I have no DIII experience but I would think there is a good chance that you would be tested at least once in a career and could lose a year of competition.

It is on the NCAA banned list. You only have four years left to race; up to you if you want to risk losing eligibility. At least you would not be risking a scholarship.

Ncaa only drug tests once during championship season sometimes so yoi won't fail a drug test. I smoked 4 dayz before test once and passed

Smoking is bad for one's health. Period. Not much else to say.

You have no way of knowing if it's affecting your performance or not. Maybe you would've run 4:15 or better without the pot. If you're serious about running you'd give up the weed for a few years until you "retire" from competitive running.

outsiderunner wrote:

Smoking is bad for one's health. Period. Not much else to say.

I mean that's just not true

Will you get tested? Probably not but if you do you're out

On the flip side, if your coach and or athletic staff somehow discover of your habit then they are required to take action; this could mean reporting you to NCAA and letting them determine your fate or more likely the school will suspend or kick you off the team

Fetty Wap wrote:

outsiderunner wrote:

Smoking is bad for one's health. Period. Not much else to say.

I mean that's just not true

It actually is true. And op, how do you know it hasn't negatively impacted your running? You could've been even better.

I see stuff linking marijuana use and mental illness in the news, and this backs up what I've seen with my friends who used to use. Anyway, I'd also encourage you to quit. Why would you put some chemical in your body when you know how good running and being healthy can make you feel?

Also, I don't know who you hang out with or are uing for your comparison, but for the general population vaping marijuana 1-2 times a week is a LOT (just letting you know that you're setting the bar very, very low).

I was a pretty awful runner ( relatively speaking ). I did have 4 all american teammates

D3 doesn't drug test. You will be fine. Enjoy college.

Every division claims they "drug test". I ran NAIA for 2 years and never heard a word about it, even though we had to take the "Play NAIA" course evaluation which said we would be drug tested on a consistent basis.

Transferred to a D2 school for my final final years and I was in fact drug tested once a season (always happened around conference time). I had a few buddies who ran D3 and they were never tested. I'm sure you'll be fine

ryanhallsoffday wrote:

You have no way of knowing if it's affecting your performance or not. Maybe you would've run 4:15 or better without the pot. If you're serious about running you'd give up the weed for a few years until you "retire" from competitive running.

Or maybe he wouldn't have broken 4:30 if he wasn't smoking.