MrFreefall383

Good point brierebecca, and that's what I've always heard as well. The base fact is that when you're running outside, you have to move your body forward, which makes it harder to keep a consistent pace. You get a better workout usually because the average person can't maintain one set pace running on a track or on the street. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Ah yeah, well most of you at least want that running-refined butt, and if you're keeping up for the most part, you probably have it at least part of the way there. It's that cold in Atlanta? Well damn. But then again, what's cold to you? And as for the nastiness of a gym in the winter, that's why I was intent to get cold-weather gear. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

It just seems to me like Kiefer needs to be in the action. Why do you think it took him so long to become an executive producer on the show? How can you be the lead character and still fulfill your duties effectively as an executive producer? You're meeting on storylines and fine-tuning the season as a desk jockey, then jumping right out in front of the camera and sticking a knife in some dude's throat. How do you keep both worlds happy? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Scandalous. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You girls and your little obsessions. Jack Bauer is still Jack Bauer, even if he's just been delivered from a year and a half of interrogation by the Chinese. As for Jack being killed off, it won't happen in this season, but probably next season. Kiefer signed on for another 3 years with the show, and I doubt he'd stick around purely as an executive producer for two seasons. He loves the show, or he wouldn't have been around this long, but he doesn't love it enough to stick around as a pencil-pusher. I say this season he's going to survive again, and next season, somewhere near the very end, he's going to be killed on duty, and his team will finish the mission and avenge his death. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

ACME, good luck not getting hurt. And you're right, UA is good for all winter sports, including skydiving, which is going to be an added benefit in a few weeks when I finally have the money to jump again. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, that's definitely something you get used to. Just focus on your breathing closely on all your runs. If you can keep breathing out through your mouth and in through your nose, it'll be less of a problem. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I think the new trailer looks damn good, and I have a feeling Jack Bauer is still NOT going to be killed off, despite the fact that they keep saying in the trailer that "One man must be sacrificed." Jack's been killed twice in 5 seasons. First in season 2 by Kingsley's goons, then in season 4, the last episode. For all intents and purposes, he was literally dead. They made him dead for several minutes before reviving him... barely. Jack Bauer's already been dead, they can't do that again just yet. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Good luck, feel better. I did some sprints today. To clarify of course, I'm not following the Couch-to-5k, or the 10k. I just keep my own schedule, which usually works out well enough since I used to run 6 miles easily. Sprints went well, as did my 3 mile run yesterday, which I did in roughly 24 minutes. 8 min/mile is where it's at. Oh, and for those of you who are crazy enough to run outdoors in the dead of winter like me, but would rather not freeze your skinny little running-refined butt off, I've got two words for you all: Under Armour. I will absolutely swear to their compression gear. It works like a dream. Keeps your body temperature normal, contains moisture to keep you dry, and it just feels really goooooooooooood. Cold compression gear will run you about $50 for the long-sleeve shirt, and $50 for the legging, but it's more than worthwhile in my opinion. I only bought the shirt yesterday, but I'm going to buy the legging tomorrow, and I'll update my review as soon as I have the full set and can get in a good run in everything. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Awesome, thanks for the information. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Just wanted to bump this thread up a little. I stated in my last post that I broke the 3 mile mark again for the first time in months as of Friday. I ran another 3 miles today, and despite the cold and some lingering pain in my right lower leg, I managed to cut a minute and a half off my total time. I'm humping it back into my prior state of conditioning, and I'll keep you folks updated. Also, if you have any other workout related questions, feel free to respond in this thread or send me a PM. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

It is all about priorities, I agree. I always find myself stuck not running because of other commitments. If it must be done, it must be done. Though I find that if I have at least an hour to spare, a good run can clear my head, make it easier to focus on whatever other tasks I have at hand. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Sexy girlfriend. You better keep her locked up. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Of course it is. Crankiness is no excuse not to run. I've been pissed off enough to put my head through a wall, and running calms me down. Running is great for those moments. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

One doesn't "find" the time for a relationship, it just happens. And if you're lucky, it happens well. Me, I'm not that lucky. Never have been, probably never will be, but for the remaining year and change until I turn 25, I'm going to keep hoping I will get lucky. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Single male looking for a skydiving chick. Yet another. Wow, guys don't have it easy. As for the contributor above me, I would've said single for life, but I'm still just barely young enough to give a flying fuck. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Ah yeah, OK, so you guys are trying for the 5k. 3 miles is fun. 6 miles is no fun. Early last semester, sometime around late February, after getting back from my semester internship in Washington, DC and overworked shins and knees, I managed to blow the 3-mile mark out of the water. I ran it in somewhere around 23 minutes. Just over 7:30 per mile. I decided after a few days of light lowerbody work to recover, I'd run 4 miles for the first time in over a year. Only one problem: I felt like a badass by that point, and when I went back to the treadmills in the school gym a few days later, 4 miles came and went, 5 miles... see ya. I came to 6 miles, and thought, "Well, I could do another mile, but I don't want to push it too hard." 6 miles was done in less than 54 minutes, under 9 minutes per mile. I continued running 6 miles every other day into mid-March, at which point I took a bad step, rolled my ankle slightly, and my right lower leg stopped keeping up. I was looking forward to a 6 mile run in Georgia over spring break, up and down the Sink Trail, "3 miles up, 3 miles down." Those of you who've seen Band of Brothers know what I mean. Unfortunately with an injured ankle, that just wasn't going to happen. I kept my running shoes at home, and came back a week later knowing how badly running injuries can mess up one's rhythm. Haven't run 6 miles since then, and only Friday finally got back over the 3-mile hump. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

By the way for those of us who don't subscribe to a set routine except in rare instances, can someone elaborate on this whole Week 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. thing? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

damn straight... wait what are you saying exactly? and in response to this... I am in the military and I'd still have to pay to learn how to fly... adventurechick here is quite the lucky little vixin in my opinion... Tits are good. They open doors depending on how presentable they are. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Break it first, then fix it. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

That's true as well in some cases. Luckily I don't have the problem of too small nostrils. If you do have that problem, however, you might be better off training to breath in through your mouth. As for the complete use of the diaphragm, that's why I said it should be like a yawn. I've always been told not to make it a long and forceful intake and exhale, because that tends to build bubbles in the fresh oxygen intake, which can accelerate the onset of CO2 induced cramps. You can survive longer if you make your breathing long, regular, and thereby efficient. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

pst he's employede by the USAF Thanks for the information Squeak. Icon, flare to land, squat to pee, huh? Remember, God doesn't think he's a fighter pilot. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Sexy picture. Chicks who can fly rock my socks. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Lucky I don't know your employer then, it would probably just open you up for more poking and prodding from me. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Ouch. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche