Lately i've been doing my night run after my usual 2-3 late afternoon beers (I usually drink them after). It feels so much better, like i'm entering the run with the notorious 'runners high'. I'm averaging the same pace as I would normally run, but feel much looser and 'floaty'. Apart from the occasional beer burps, it is a nice euphoric run. Does anybody else do this? Is it bad for me to run while slightly buzzed?
yea I have its awesome, I would only recommend it for medium or easy effort distance runs tho, beer in the stomach slows you down for anything fast. I havent heard anything on 1 or 2 being bad for you 3 is questionable depending how heavy you are and over what period of time you had them
Definitely. Our team does a few alcohol-fueled runs a year. Theyre a blast. The run feels amazing at first, but dehydration is very easy. Beer, or any alcohol really, dehydrates you. This added to sweat lost while running means you can get dehydrated quickly. can lead to baddd hangovers..
Glad i'm not alone. We used to do quite a few drunken runs (and races) when I was in college, but I think it's expected then (lol). Healthy certainly wasn't my primary concern back then.
Sometimes I'll stop at a bar 2/3s through an easy run and have a beer or two. It makes the last 1/3 go by easy. Plus it's nice to talk to friends for a bit.
I've never had beers before a run though.
I've actually never ran drunk, but went to practice high in HS all the time, and ran in college high pretty often as well. Loved it. I have not smoked weed in over 2 years though.
This might sound weird, but I have hypothesized that running while drunk a person can run at a faster pace more easily. For me, I have timed myself running loops considerably faster than on average. I honestly think that it has something to do with the theorized central governor. If you can turn off certain parts of your brain, including the parts that are for "self-preservation," you can increase your performance significantly.
I hate running while drunk or even buzzed. Not for me. When I'm drinking/drunk, the last thing I want to do is run. I will play baseball or football or almost any other sport/activity while drunk. But I cannot stand doing mileage drunk.
NOP-E wrote:
This might sound weird, but I have hypothesized that running while drunk a person can run at a faster pace more easily. For me, I have timed myself running loops considerably faster than on average. I honestly think that it has something to do with the theorized central governor. If you can turn off certain parts of your brain, including the parts that are for "self-preservation," you can increase your performance significantly.
I like this theory. It definitely does feel like my body is try to let loose more without the permission of my brain.
Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:
I hate running while drunk or even buzzed. Not for me. When I'm drinking/drunk, the last thing I want to do is run. I will play baseball or football or almost any other sport/activity while drunk. But I cannot stand doing mileage drunk.
I could see myself getting hit smack-dab in the face with a football or baseball if I was drunk. haha
Can'tstop wrote:
Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:I hate running while drunk or even buzzed. Not for me. When I'm drinking/drunk, the last thing I want to do is run. I will play baseball or football or almost any other sport/activity while drunk. But I cannot stand doing mileage drunk.
I could see myself getting hit smack-dab in the face with a football or baseball if I was drunk. haha
To me it just feels natural, after all the years of tom foolery in college. No fall Sunday would pass without us drinking and tossing the pigskin. I play in a flag football league now and usually drink a 6-pack of 16 oz Budweisers throughout the course of the game(s). But I also gave up drinking in January so it kind of puts a damper on football now.
One time I went for a run after drinking a bunch of red wine. Puked it up. When you puke up merlot, it falls out of your mouth in red clumps. Very disgusting.
The time I went for a run after drinking whiskey was very successful, however.
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One time before practice in college I met up with a friend for a drink at a place next to school that had all top shelf whiskeys for well prices on Wednesdays.
The bartender was super new and didn't know what they were doing. We asked for whiskeys and they just poured us an entire glass. They knew it was a little (or a lot) more than they were supposed to pour but weren't sure how much to charge for it. They just decided to charge us $4. Best deal on Maker's Mark I've ever seen.
That combined with a beer made the intervals I had to do at practice pretty interesting. I literally had to run from the pub to practice to get there in time. Just felt super floaty the whole time.
On my birthday I went out for lunch with a friend, drank and then did a track session in the evening when I was still drunk. Not a great idea.
On a dare, I once ran a balls out 400 in 59 seconds while drunk. Not 2 beers drunk, I'm talking 6 shots of vodka drunk.
are there really grown men who get drunk off 6 shots of vodka?
i have never wrecked my car while drunk and then run 3 mi home to get away from the police
Only when running from the cops after hitting the bars until 2 am. Pro tip: Mom was right—nothing good happens after midnight.
If you're a skinny 5'8" 125lb runner then 6 shots of 80 proof vodka just might do it.