Step 1. To reach the high start low
8 steps to runners high
A state every runner wants to reach, yet few do. Working together with sport scientists and athletes, the following guide was created to prime runners for reaching flow state.
Make sure for your run you have a shoe that’s light and supports a fluid transition to allow you to move how you were meant to. A shoe like the Cloudflow.
Step 2. 1 day before
The day before your runner’s high run, do an intense workout. Muscles in recovery provoke neurotransmitters into action, priming them for next day’s run.
Step 3. Early start, cold start
The day before your runner’s high run, do an intense workout. Muscles in recovery provoke neurotransmitters into action, priming them for next day’s run.
Step 4.
Stress hormones contribute to the high, so trick your body into producing them by yelling at the top of your lungs for a full minute.
Introducing the Cloudflow
See why the Cloudflow is the perfect shoe to get you to flow-state: runner’s high.
Endocannadinoids
At the heart of runner’s high lie Endocannabinoids – yes, the
Step 5. Can’t speak
Running at over 80% intensity is where you want be – a speed at which you can’t hold a normal conversation.
Step 6.
Listen to your body, and don’t worry about personal bests, times or tools. Focus on your surroundings, your route and your rhythm.
Step 7.
The day before your runner’s high run, do an intense workout. Muscles in recovery provoke neurotransmitters into action, priming them for next day’s run.
Step 8. Good day’s and bad weather
Sunny, clear days can result in sensory overload, and rain-running triggers the body’s immune system - both leading to more Endocannabinoids.
The High
Of course, you could just take the shortcut to runner’s high by running with the Cloudflow, but with these steps, your high will come. Some people describe their high as a disappearance of pain, time and effort. Others say it makes them feel invincible. Whatever your runner’s high may be, share it when you get there with: #OnARunnersHigh
Performance running comfort
The Cloudflow is a new level of comfort for performance running shoes.
