A hell of a way to start a race. I'm surprised you didn't run it D!
SkyDive Ultra: Free Fall to the Starting Line
A hell of a way to start a race. I'm surprised you didn't run it D! SkyDive Ultra: Free Fall to the Starting Line
One of the comments below:
Thos people are crazy! I wouldn't risk my life by going to Florida!
LOL
One of the comments below: Thos people are crazy! I wouldn't risk my life by going to Florida! LOL
Too funny...
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The RD is friend of mine actually. This is too far from me to run it and it fell right after Disney so it's always a conflict. But the race and the RD are awesome.
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I have two problems with this thread; skydive, and ultra. Other than that it's great.
You actually can run the races without the skydive and there is a Hm, full, 50K, 50 miler. Everything for everybody.
Oh yeah? Well fried hot dogs are just as good as fried baloney if you know what you're doing.
A couple of hours before I read this thread, I was reading a story in Readers Digest about a parachute jump where the chute didn't open correctly. I used to think it would be fun to do this - no longer.
And there's this...
Amazing Video Shows Plane Narrowly Missing Skydivers in Mid-Air.
That was scary!
Cy has a great video of himself skydiving. I wish he were not so shy and showed it here.
No more marathons
You are more likely to be killed by bee stings or being hit by lightening. Well, not really - more people will die from those things each year but then more people are exposed to those. IIRC - there are about 20 to 30 skydiving fatalities in the US each year, or about one death for every 20,000 skydives. Those are actually pretty good odds.
DW and I used to skydive in Florida back in the late 80's and I can say it is an exhilarating sport. Yes, we had a couple of moments of unexpected drama (DW had a jump where she had to go to her reserve chute and I had broken steering lines that caused me a few anxious moments) but what a thrill.
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Lordy, I hope there are tapes.
He's a leaker!
That was scary! Cy has a great video of himself skydiving. I wish he were not so shy and showed it here.
DW and I have one of the two of us, but it's on a VHS. Maybe some day I'll get it converted to digital and post it on youtube.
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Yes!
Oski, lol....
You are more likely to be killed by bee stings or being hit by lightening. Well, not really - more people will die from those things each year but then more people are exposed to those. IIRC - there are about 20 to 30 skydiving fatalities in the US each year, or about one death for every 20,000 skydives. Those are actually pretty good odds. DW and I used to skydive in Florida back in the late 80's and I can say it is an exhilarating sport. Yes, we had a couple of moments of unexpected drama (DW had a jump where she had to go to her reserve chute and I had broken steering lines that caused me a few anxious moments) but what a thrill.
Maybe so, but you have 100% chance of FALLING THROUGH THE SKY FROM A TREMENDOUS HEIGHT. That kind of thrill I can do without.
Dave