Pshorty's Group-GO NATHAN!!! (Page 27)

That just means you have six people to catch!

His cables probably aren't tight enough.  Happens often.

Thanks for the congrats! Well, my race report is up. A bit long winded, but I think it'll be helpful to remember all of it for the next time I go into a race with confidence thats out of proportion with my training . . .

Yeah, I use the front mounted aero drink.  Holds enough for an Oly tri and is simple.  That never reach thing not only looks wierd but it's huge.  I don't think I'd ever need it.  Even in a Ironman situation, you're grabbing bottles at aid stations and it's easy to refill the aerodrink.  I'd bust my reaching to the back to stick a water bottle in that never reach.

pshorty - 2008-04-24 5:15 PM Looks like I timed things pretty well. I am sick as sh-ee-at today.

Feeling any better?

I met Paul in Boston (was it really just a week ago?) -- he's actually much more fit looking than in his avatar picture, which makes him look strangely short, squat, and covered in hair. He's not like that at all.

Nathan asked me where my computer was mounted so it didn't interfere with the aerodrink.  Here is a pic, but it's kinda hard to see.  When I get my aeros back on, I'll snap another.

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Nathan, sorry for the late reply on the heart rate data. I find that my average heart rate for a half marathon is brought up to about 88% when I take into account my final kick. (I've only done this test for one 1/2 marathon distance . . .)

I generally race at 75-80% of Max HR for races 5 miles to 13 miles . . . 

92% does sound a bit high, but then again I tend to watch my HR and check in every minute or so to make sure its in the window where I want it . . .

I'm still learning about how to work with Heart Rate and data, so I KNOW there are better people on this site to ask about it . . .  

I got to look for terrorists today. 

Not as cool as it sounds. 

gracetheterp - 2008-04-28 7:46 AM

TheMaz - 2008-04-27 12:00 PM

Paul, you may not know, is actually doing really cool research an agricultural issues and some progressive-sounding education for farmers on green farming techniques . .

P So I lost the race- Nick crushed me by a solid 5:30 (even with a 44:26 mile pace for the swim). I still had an awesome race (for me) though so I'm really pumped. Will put the race report up later. I have my bike computer on my aerobars, sideways Don't think that really helps anyone, though.

Good race -- can't wait to read the report. How'd you do coming out of the swim?

So, I assume BF solved his bike problem? (Next time, just let a little air out of the tires . . . .

This is cool finding out what everybody does.  I'll go more into detail.

If you're familiar with how a bank works, you know that basically they take deposits and lend them out.  They have to keep a certain amount of money in a cash reserve to cover any loans that go bad.  This is where I come in.  I go through loan file after loan file looking at payment histories and financial statements, assesing any risk in the loan portfolio and classifying loans as necessary.  Oooh... how fun right?  Every quarter I take the report our accountants file with the FDIC and generate a report for the board of directors that includes all kinds of exciting stuff like reserve coverage, portfolio concentration, delinquency ratios, etc.  Mmm... numbers.  I love them.  Basically, we the risk in the banks portfolio and make recommendations.  We're the bad guys in a good market, and the guys everyone pays attention to in a bad one.  The real estate market is making things pretty interesting, and really busy, right now.

I do all this for a community bank with just over 2billion in assets, as opposed to the trillion something of a Bank of America.  We're located all over Mississippi and have moved into Mobile, AL and Destin, FL.  A very cool mix of markets from chicken farmers to real estate developers.

Hard to be involved in the enviro stuff, especially poo related, when I play with numbers all day.  I did graduate from Mississippi State, though.  It's has one hell of an ag school, and even has a cow with a hole in it.

Here's a better view of where my computer is mounted so the aero drink has no problems.

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