MrFreefall383

Sorry, just having fun. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You're lying to yourself. The Bush administration could probably prove you are one, so you better start doubting your own sincerity. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Are you sure you aren't a terrorist? No one's ever sure they're not a terrorist in this day and age. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Flying is fun. I went for my pilot's license years ago, but never achieved it due to academic issues. Now I've changed, could definitely get it no problem, but don't have the money. So I'm now living vicariously through you adventurechick, good luck. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

So far I've gone shooting today, got to hold a bullpup semi-auto rifle today worth over $2,000. Yum. Now I just have to fire it and I can die happy. As for tomorrow, I'm going to be playing soccer with my closest group of friends as we do every Sunday. Other than that, my weekend will not consist of much of anything. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I've only done a few really stupid things in my life, most of which below the age of 12 luckily enough. I used to blow things up in the back yard, usually hidden in the bushes. My younger brothers were really into that kind of stuff, I was more into the control of such dangerous materials through rocketry and other similar endeavors. When the standard up and down of rocketry got boring, we'd scrape a new engine cylinder clean of propellant, dump it in a small tinfoil wrapping, shove a fuse in it, and tuck it into the torso of a GI Joe. Needless to say, kaboom was fun, so we did it regularly. Thankfully no one got hurt, but I still love blowing things up, only now it's even more dangerous, and the explosions are usually bigger. But they're far more rare, as responsibility usually trumps fun. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Just some minor points on what you said trauma. With the cold muscle thing, the best thing you can do is a short and light jog on your way to the track, or from the parking area to the trail, or from whatever short distance away from your running area. Even 30-45 seconds of very light jogging can "prime" your circulation for a good run. As for proper body position when you run, check out The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness by Stew Smith. It's probably very available at a local Borders or Barnes & Noble here in the states. If that's not available, check Stew Smith's website, www.stewsmith.com, and that should give you some ideas on how to run more efficiently. As for motion control, it all comes down to whether your ankle rolls outside or inside. If it's outside, it's over-pronation, and if it's inside, it's under-pronation. Very few people can successfully run as more than minimal under-pronators, but many people can run with up to severe over-pronation. It's up to you to judge how much your ankle rolls inside or outside, and if it looks more serious than just a touch of outside roll, then you're probably a moderate-to-severe over-pronator. In that case, look up motion control running shoes and find some that will give you medium to high motion control. I've heard that caffeine can be a help and a hindrance. It can help to boost your blood a little bit, give you a little jolt to get moving, but it can also dehydrate you quicker. Because your blood's on "speed mode" so to speak, you're burning nutrients a bit quicker, and you'll need to drink a little more water or electrolyte-heavy drinks to bring your body back into balance. Remember, balance is key to all workouts. As for breathing, this is the complicated one. You had it the wrong way trauma. But that's OK, it's an easy thing to overlook. The best respiratory pattern for running is a long inhalation through the nose with a long exhalation through the mouth. It should almost be a yawn. Breathing in through the nose is important because you're meant to breath through your nose. Your respiratory system's primary intake orifice is the nostril. So breath in through your nose, and breath out the CO2 through your mouth. Also, bear in mind that breathing in through your mouth can dry out your throat, making it harder to intake fresh oxygenated air (friction inside the mouth and throat), and can build up CO2 in your system, which is the quickest way to cramps in the lungs and diaphram, otherwise known as "stitches." Sorry for the novel, but hopefully it helps just one person. Good luck. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

A few of the less obvious possibilities are that you have too much motion control in the shoe. If the shoe's arch-conformity is pressing into the bottom of your foot a little more than it should, that would possibly cause numbness in the toes. The other possibility is like bloody_trauma suggested, that you're pounding your feet. The lighter your feet fall, the more efficient you'll be. Right now, it doesn't matter if I'm running 3 miles at a 8.5 minute pace, or 1.5 at a 7 minute pace, nobody ever hears me coming. My feet are 95% silent right now, which means I won't get as tired as quickly. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, seems a bit weird. Irwin gets killed by a stingray stabbing him in the heart, and this old guy gets stabbed a couple months later the same way. Are stingrays trying to take over the world or something? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

If I only need to drink a beer or two, then it's just loosening up, unwinding a little, taking the edge off. If I'm having more than that, I usually have something screwing with my mind that I need to get away from in a real big hurry. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I'm impressed with the fact that your cat could eat around the eyeballs without benefit of fork, knive or opposeable thumbs. Cool. Disgusting, but cool. Yeah, she's trained well. Oddly enough of course, when she's doing the indoor thing, whether it be using the litter box or eating the regular cat food from her bowl, she's sloppy as hell. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, gotta love cats. Whenever mine catches a mouse, chipmunk, or other very small furry animal, (which is rare now because she's a fat, old, lazy bitch who suddenly doesn't like the cold anymore) she puts it on the mat outside the patio door, leaves it there for 12-48 hours proudly prancing around it as if she just committed some kind of divine act, then eats every part of it with the exception of the guts and eyeballs. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Eh, I'm in the mood for several ice cold beers and an unknown number of shots of... something. No drinking for me tonight, lest I find myself in a coma tomorrow morning. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

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

And that's a damn good thing. As for me, I'm just too damn cool to be cloned. No clone could ever be quite as good as this original. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Excellent information! As another noob with not quite enough reserve knowledge, thanks for the assistance. "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

She can still go to your room, I'm not stopping her. Just making sure I get her next. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Never any need to apologize for that. Horny potty-mouthed midgets are fuuuuuuuuuun. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Saying sorry is for those who have something to be ashamed of. I'm not ashamed that I dislike the French and get simple amusement out of the Brits. They're funny people! "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, send some happy pills this way. With any luck I won't have to flush them out of my system like you did, and I can maintain that happy fuzzy state. Unless of course they're cyanide pills, in which case it might be a not-so-happy state. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You killed Kenny! You bastards! "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Let's not go there, I don't want to be too obnoxious. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You usually see that sign in the women's bathroom on prom nights. That's awful. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, actually that's kinda scary. Think of all the placards for stuff that you'd never think anyone was stupid enough to try. If someone actually tried them, wow, that doesn't speak well for the future of the human race. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche