Run To The Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide To Running

Sha'Carri Richardson thought she was going to the Olympic this summer after winning the 100m sprint.  But when she tested positive for THC after the race, she was disqualified. Like Richardson, several elite athletes have made headlines recently, while the use of marajuana has pretty much been an open secret among the best of the best. But why?  What is the science behind this controversial plant?  What researchers are starting to learn is that the natural runner’s high that we feel when we go for a run is directly related to the one you get from THC and NOT from endorphins like so many believe. Now there’s a whole lot more to this topic than getting stoned and going for a run, I promise you, and today I’m going to talk to the investigative journalist who literally wrote the book on it. Josiah Hesse’s work has been featured in publications including Vice, The Guardian, Politico, and Esquire.  In his new book, RUNNER’S HIGH, Josiah takes us on a journey through the secret world of athletes who experience astou