is smoking weed ONCE bad for a runner?

That's the drug equivalent of asking what can I run a 5k in if I ran 12x400 in 75.

I know people who break 4 and smoke regularly!

Reefer Madness wrote:

It will only affect your performance if you THINK it will affect your performance.

If you end up smoking everyday, not running as much and waking up to bong hits every morning, then yes, it will affect your running.

It is possible to find a moderation and it's definitely possible to try MJ. Anyways if you ever get in to the scene and you can buy a vaporizer.

Or it may make you write like a moron, unless this guy ALWAYS wrote like one.

Let me see if I can translate this for us: "moderation" is a noun so we know we can find one, but this guy lets us know that "it is possible" ... uhh, thanks.

It is also possible to try marijuana, according to this expert. Thank you again, this is helpful.

"Anyways" is not a word, and "in to" should be one word ... so I have no idea what he is trying to tell you here, but apparently once you get hooked as strongly as he is, you will be into the "scene" and then you should buy a vaporizer.

Congratulations! I bet your parents are very proud of you.

...several weeks is false.

you'll notice almost no difference and wake up with a scratchy throat at worst. So drink water before and after and during the night. Wake up the next morning, eat breakfast, don't be a fag, and go for your normal run in the afternoon feeling proud of yourself for not being a looser.

Also, the only aspect of the "several weeks comment" that might be true could be referring to like epithelial lining or mucus membranes or cilia of the throat, I'm not exactly positive and im sure as hell not doing research but no irreversible damage is done from smoking for less than at least 5 -10 years... Il tell you that much

I'm sorry English is not my first language.

I thought I expressed my basic points, but I guess I wasn't clear enough. Maybe I'll take up the time to compose an essay for you later.

Glad you got the holiday spirit, I bet your family enjoys their time around you!

FYI, anyways is a word.

Also, when I said it's possible to try marijuana, I meant it's possible to try it without having a negative experience or it producing a negative outcome.

Maybe you should try debating the topic instead of my post/word structure.

i smoke alot, like 3 times a day, and i still ran 25:50's for 8k this fall, it's just a matter of making sure you get your training in

you know I love getting blazed and watching ghandi, but I always feel bad because I get really hungry and poor ghandi is starving himself

WEED? wrote:

still no intelligent answers

How can you say this when the very first response was not only an intelligent answer, but the correct answer.

derej wrote:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=57DdviStOFo

that clip alone makes me want to see the movie

only if it leads to smoking weed twice, then three times, the 4 times....eventually your lungs are as gray as a cigarette smokers and it has impacted your running...whether you want to admit it or not.

as an avid pot smoker and elite runner i can personally attest that smoking a couple of times a week has not affected my running. i am running pbs at 25 and smoking pot now but not when i was in university.

if you think about it, to get high you need only say 5-10 good inhales, the smoke is in your lungs for a few seconds, so if you think that having smoke in your lungs for 1 or 2 minutes a week is going to affect your running then i call bs

I would like your opinion on whether you would be able to run under 13:20 and 27:50 if it weren't for your pot smoking. Or if YOU THINK it makes just a 1-2 second difference in a 5k, or you think it makes no difference at all.

The only guy I have known who was a great runner and smoked pot was ... well, I guess I don't want to throw him under the bus so I won't tell you but he ran 28:50 on the track in the 80's while living in Tennessee. I am sure I have known others as I know and have known more than 20 guys who have run under 28:45, but I have no way of knowing if they smoked in their personal life.

Did you smoke in University or before that?

Where's marijuologist when you need him...

nice try but not buying it wrote:

only if it leads to smoking weed twice, then three times, the 4 times....eventually your lungs are as gray as a cigarette smokers and it has impacted your running...whether you want to admit it or not.

The lungs do have the ability to fix themselves and would take several years of hard-core smoking to get anywhere near gray (it's actually black from the tar I believe) lungs.

Besides, you can eat weed to attain a high and as was already mentioned, you can purchase a vaporizer.

There's been several threads on Letsrun alone about this, much less the rest of the internet. G-d forbid someone uses the search function. Guess I'll be smoking the Christmas trees for you guys who don't.

I posted this on a different thread, but since 14 flat wanted to discredit my experience based upon my poorly written post(s) I thought I would post this here too. It's a bit long, but it's about the benefits of vaporizers vs. using a flame to smoke. Even smoking once in a while shouldn't have much of an impact on the lungs.

Yes, smoking anything can produce negative effects upon your health. Though, it depends how often you use, how much you use, and if you're not running/doing aerobic work to continue to help strengthen your lungs. Over longer periods of using you can develop the smokers cough, even from solely smoking weed, and believe me, it's a nasty cough to have. It burns the back of the throat and sipping water doesn't alleviate the pain.

If you are a daily smoker or a regular smoker and you do care about running or not damaging your lungs, it would be wise to look into purchasing a vaporizer. The high is different and may take a day or 2 to get used to and about a week or so to fully understand how to operate, but there are a lot more benefits associated with it.

First of all, the negative effects associated with smoking are eliminated. I haven't had a smokers cough since I switched to a vaporizer close to 5 years ago, nor have I had difficulty running. After getting out shape and smoking multiple times a day, everyday, for about 6 months, I could still run a mile, but it hurt. It felt like I was breathing through a straw. Since I've switched to a vaporizer, I've felt the ability for oxygen to flow freely into my lungs, often times lungs which had been recently absorbing the marijuana mist that a vaporizer produces.

Among other benefits are an elimination of any sort of crash. After a while of smoking, I'd feel high for 20-30 minutes then drop all of a sudden and feel shot (drowsy/cloudy). With the vaporizer, you generally get a more stimulating high (though it depends on the marijuana type/genetics) and a more clear high, all of which has little to no comedown! I'd actually describe it as a 'motivating high', but a high will always be subjective. The comedown, if there is any, is more of a gradual fade back to normal.

Additionally, vaporizers can be used inside (usually a must since they need to be plugged in, though there are car adapters and outside outlets). Depending on the weed, it can still leave a smell, but having a fan to circulate the air will allow the mist dissipate and the room will be back to smelling like normal shortly after, allowing for much better discretion.

I'm practically writing an essay at this point, so if you made it this far thanks for reading, but to finish this off here's a few other vapo benefits:

-Need LESS marijuana than you would with smoking, big benefit actually. Reduces total consumption and amount needed, thus saving you money.

-No need for lighters, calloused thumbs, accidental burns, or no potential for burn holes

-MUCH better taste. The first few hits taste exactly like weed smells. As the bud turns brown, it tastes different, but overall much better than smoking. Smoke tastes gross to me now.

-Stronger high. This is all subjective, but if I ever do smoke, I get higher for about a minute after the hit, but then I feel practically sober. Plus, the amount of pot consumed in one smoking hit could pack a bowl, or more depending on the size of hit, in a vaporizer.

If anyone has any questions about vaporizers or how they work please feel free to ask. I've essentially used a vaporizer multiple times daily for the past 58 months, a few days off here and there. I'm not trying to brag, I'm sure many of you would think that's something that I should feel ashamed about, but I'm neither ashamed nor proud. I just enjoy its mental and phsyical stimulation, even the medicinal benefits like a reduction in nausea. I just wanted to share my experience in the hopes that if someone does want to use marijuana, they are aware they can use it with a safer althernative.

Well hope everyones Christmas was merry!

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I am a division 1 runner and i smoke a lot of weed.

as much as a few ounces a month to myself...I run fine...but when i quit for outdoor...i run better

But the worst thing about weed is how you smoke it...i smoke blunts 90 percent of the time and the blunt is the worst part, not the weed inside it

honestly you could smoke as much as you want and still run fine unless youre competing at a very high level where a second or two can kill you...but dont over do it with the munchies or you will gain weight fast