jump it off the deck, shove it into overdrive...
4 F-18s were flying formations above me during my lunchtime run around the flightline. There was also a Diamond Katana that looked like it wanted to play, but the warbirds were doing laps around the little white plastic propeller plane.
Apparently there are 5 Hornets and 5 Harriers parked out on the tarmac. I'm going to guess the opening of the World Series is going to be exciting. And loud.
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I've been trying to run the flightline 3 times a week at lunch for the last few months. I rarely make all 3 days, but when I slack off and it has been a while, I just start up again when I'm ready. There is a fitness circuit on one side of the runway, so the run is something like: Run 1.5 miles, do 4 sets of 4 pull ups on a high bar, run .5 mile to the next station, do 4 sets of 20 push-ups and 20 sit-ups, run the final 1.5 miles. I'm still too fat to join the air force, but my pants fit a little better and my arms and shoulders are noticeably more muscular.
It's frustrating when you first start really working out and your weight shoots up 5 or 6 pounds before starting a slow decline. I've noticed this several times over the years, so think I it's just a thing. My endurance goes up, my muscles become more pronounced, and body weight is the last thing to adjust. If I wasn't such a hedonist when it comes to good food and spirits maybe that would be different, but then I'd be different, and what's the fun in that?