Swimmer Daniel Coughlin鈥檚 Quest to Measure the Runner鈥檚 High
What exactly is a runner's high? Scientists describe it as a fleeting euphoria鈥攁 calm, almost transcendent state brought on by prolonged, punishing exercise. But for Daniel Coughlin (BS biology '26), a varsity swimmer and team captain at American University, it wasn't theoretical. It was something he felt during his early-morning practices at the Reeves Aquatic Center, where workouts begin before most of campus is awake.
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