Runner's High or Running High

Presentation Year

2026

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Cannabis use has been associated colloquially with laziness, but inactivity in cannabis users has not been supported by research. In fact, more research is showing people are pairing cannabis with physical activity for a variety of reasons. The purpose of this study was to understand the prevalence of and cannabis use behaviors among distance runners who participated in the Avenue of the Giants 10k, 1/2 Marathon, and Full Marathon in Spring 2025. 42% of the sample of 151 participants reported consuming cannabis and 95% of the total sample reported they don't think athletes who test positive should be banned from competition. Edibles and smoking were the primary methods of administration, use a combination of THC and CBD, and their cannabis consumption was not related to training. Future research will investigate whether cannabis use played a role in race performance and race experience within this sample.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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school-applied-health-ogle-whitney-203686-4x3.pdf (3.44 MB)

Primary Contact: First Name

Whitney

Primary Contact: Last Name

Ogle

Primary Contact: Email

wlo8@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Faculty

Primary Contact: Phone Number

6307403051

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4'x3'