Subject: RE: favorite sport vs best sport UrsusAdiposimus - 2010-06-12 8:14 AM My best is the bike.......but my favorite is the run. There is NOTHING on earth better than runner's high. OK maybe one thing. But still.
That feeling I get 45-50 minutes into a long, slow run at an 8-9:00 pace - amazing. I have never ever gotten "biker's high."
Does anyone know if there is some kind of scientific explanation for why it's easier to get runner's high than "biker's high?" I think it's partially because biking is so much more of an adrenaline rush that it's harder to relax and just go into Zen mode.
Don't get me wrong, I love my bike and biking, but I just get two very different sensations. Running makes me feel like I can have tantric sex while levitiating for 6 hours, whereas biking makes me feel like I want to gnaw on human flesh. Funny I get bikers high much easier and it is more intense than running. It's hard to to explain but when I ride I feel one with my bike and all I have to do is will myself and I go there. I think the speed difference between bike and run adds to the joy of cycling. I'm best on the bike and truly love it. |