'The World's Fastest Stoner' wants to one day run a four-minute mile stoned

[slimvictor]

The World's Fastest Stoner" slowed under the Santa Monica Pier, pondering where to run.

Just moments before, Chris Barnicle had a commanding lead in a 4.2-mile race that snaked along the beach and through Venice. Now, he had a sudden case of: Dude, where's my finish line?

Barnicle had sped so far ahead of the pack that there were no other runners or race officials in sight, no signs leading the way. Still, a casual observer might wonder whether his current predicament had less to do with signage than with the marijuana coursing through his body.

Barnicle wiped the sweat-matted hair out of his face — and diversion be damned — ran at a pace that challenged the image of the stoner as sloth-like and stationary. The former NCAA All-American burned through an extra quarter-mile, crossing the finish line from the wrong direction.

For the second time, Barnicle won a championship in the pot-themed 420 Games. If Red Auerbach celebrated a big Boston Celtics victory with a stogie, the 29-year-old Boston native celebrated his by smoking a joint in his van.

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http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-adv-super-fast-stoner-20160420-story.html

 

[thujone]

ran at a pace that challenged the image of the stoner as sloth-like and stationary.

how and why is this still a stereotype? just off the top of my head i can name schwarzenegger, phelps and ross rebagliati; three wildly successful athletes known to toke. this stereotype is seriously well past the best-before date, time to retire it!

 

[Felonious Monk]

They also don't him any credit for the 420 Games being poorly organized. Nobody in that event knew where it ended (or even the exact course of the race).

 

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Smoking makes my lungs hurt and interferes with my ability to breathe. It's too athletically disruptive for me. I can't see how anybody can partake of a drug by this ROA without hindering their performance.

 

[cj]

I loved getting blazed before my intramural basketball games. Fun timrs.

 

[.:Holy::Toast:.]

Smoking makes my lungs hurt and interferes with my ability to breathe. It's too athletically disruptive for me. I can't see how anybody can partake of a drug by this ROA without hindering their performance.

Not to mention strenuous exercise can make me reeeeally dizzy when I'm baked.
Def don't want to faint while on a treadmill

 

[slimvictor]

I agree that vaping or using edibles are far preferable for a serious athlete, or even a regular person going for a jog or swim, like me.
Still, I really like smoking a hit or two and going for a jog, or a bike ride.

 

[pofacedhoe]

wax = fuck all lung heat and almost like not smoking at all

 

[Clocktower]

I will probably switch to vaping soon, but I have been enjoying a short daily smoke-and-run for several months and it has been wonderful. The sticking point of vaping for me is that it often makes me feel more sluggish than does smoking, but I think if I find the right strain to do it with it will help me find the right balance.