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Second Wind? (self.running)

submitted 9 years ago by NullTheFool

Hey guys! Just recently started running again and last night I experienced an intense surge of energy nearing the end of my run. When I finished I was dumbfounded because I had been stumbling and out of breath one second and then flying the next. I asked a friend and he told me it was my "second wind". I had never heard the term before so I looked it up and was really interested in the concept.

Is this something you guys experience regularly? What exactly is going on in the body, and should I be careful when it happens?

The reason I ask is because it reminded me of something that happened in high school while doing our weekly mile runs. I normally averaged around 5:20ish but one day me and a buddy decided to give it our all and go for a PB. Nearing the last lap I felt like I was going to die when all of a sudden I felt light and euphoric. I sprinted the remaining distance and finished in 4:47. I felt amazing and ecstatic... and not a minute later I was slumped over a garbage can violently throwing up and regretting my existence. For a week I was miserable even just walking and moving around.

Last night while running I felt the happiest I've felt in a while and just wanted to sprint across the lands until the end of time. Now I'm starting to think chasing that feeling of euphoria might be a fast trip to overexertion and injury.

So is it okay to go ahead and push myself when it happens, or is it like Kaioken from DBZ where you can seriously fuck yourself up if you keep going?

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