Computing the Nielson Handicap
2006 April Nielson 2 Mile Challenge Name Finisher Handicap Actual Time Difference H. J. Arnold 52 0:21:51.9 0:19:55.934 -01:55.966 Sona Grovenstein 48 0:20:32.5 0:19:09.657 -01:22.843 Deann Totzke 50 0:21:11.7 0:19:51.048 -01:20.652 Les Bell 32 0:17:30.9 0:16:35.176 -00:55.724 Tony Thompson 4 0:12:59.4 0:12:05.616 -00:53.784 Dennis Stalnaker 42 0:19:16.8 0:18:29.917 -00:46.883 Terry Kurtz 8 0:13:23.1 0:12:58.528 -00:24.572 Phil Goulding 14 0:14:22.7 0:13:58.324 -00:24.376 David Minter 3 0:12:13.9 0:11:49.918 -00:23.982 Eric Hansen 37 0:17:24.2 0:17:01.605 -00:22.595 Don Holkum 49 0:19:20.5 0:19:12.236 -00:08.264 Eric Peterson 2 0:11:15.4 0:11:13.969 -00:01.431 Carl Nelson 15 0:14:01.2 0:14:00.622 -00:00.578 Mike Gleason 9 0:13:19.0 0:13:18.76 -00:00.24 Jayme Ramson 17 0:14:11.5 0:14:12.585 +00:01.085 Marlena Grovenstein 16 0:14:03.9 0:14:05.819 +00:01.919 Amy Batson 18 0:14:22.2 0:14:24.418 +00:02.218 Adam McKittrick 51 0:19:49.7 0:19:52.485 +00:02.785 Taylor Fogg 28 0:15:49.9 0:15:57.059 +00:07.159 Dean Buck 31 0:16:20.1 0:16:27.768 +00:07.668 Robert Castaldi 7 0:12:37.5 0:12:47.432 +00:09.932 Jason Evans 26 0:15:29.8 0:15:43.835 +00:14.035 Ronald Casados 53 0:19:53.5 0:20:08.459 +00:14.959 Lile Budden 5 0:11:51.1 0:12:08.456 +00:17.356 Kevin Houghton 19 0:14:10.4 0:14:27.998 +00:17.598 Jeth Fogg 35 0:16:30.9 0:16:51.699 +00:20.799 Heather Evans 36 0:16:27.5 0:16:55.337 +00:27.837 Jeffrey Jury 10 0:12:51.5 0:13:19.738 +00:28.238 Karin Moe 34 0:16:13.3 0:16:45.881 +00:32.581 Barbara Casados 59 0:23:04.5 0:23:38.689 +00:34.189 Rick McKittrick 27 0:15:21.4 0:15:55.809 +00:34.409 Roger Pumphrey 41 0:17:37.2 0:18:12.198 +00:34.998 Brandon Valdespino 38 0:16:31.5 0:17:13.273 +00:41.773 Chris Wood 56 0:20:18.2 0:21:06.207 +00:48.007 Sharon Greenbaum 23 0:14:10.7 0:15:03.952 +00:53.252 Johanna Moe 58 0:22:25.6 0:23:24.733 +00:59.133 Mike McKay 62 0:26:46.8 0:27:48.843 +01:02.043 Colleen Ryan 29 0:14:54.9 0:15:58.801 +01:03.901 Daniel Polak 40 0:16:30.9 0:17:41.038 +01:10.138 Michael K. Olson 25 0:14:21.6 0:15:35.689 +01:14.089 Charles Foster 55 0:19:40.2 0:21:02.839 +01:22.639 Ed Gleason 30 0:14:07.0 0:16:04.22 +01:57.22 Ed Mighell 54 0:17:14.8 0:20:09.072 +02:54.272 New Runners Place Time Robin Kejr 43 0:18:53.626 Susan Hirst 39 0:17:39.768 Lisa Toepp 46 0:19:05.865 Jennifer Wescott 47 0:19:07.087 Tim Allison 6 0:12:13.812 Everett Schroeder 20 0:14:34.455 Mike Burgie 21 0:14:37.438 Jonathan Hardin 22 0:15:01.385 Courtney Wright 45 0:19:01.469 Steve Allison 24 0:15:11.122 Karl Schroeder 11 0:13:21.044 Samantha Thompson 12 0:13:43.407 Scott Palmer 13 0:13:45.595 Melissa Leftwich 57 0:21:38.283 Victor Kovacs 44 0:18:57.172 Justin Chaston 1 0:10:01.62 Carrol Schroeder 60 0:24:19.997 Janet Thompson 61 0:25:12.731 Brent Kejr 33 0:16:39.418 Kelli Bowolick 63 0:29:24.611 Sue Gaskin 64 0:31:54.619 On a comfortable spring morning, 64 runners showed up to tackle the Nielson 2 Mile Challenge. The weather was partly cloudy with temps in the 40s. Olympic runner Justin Chaston was the first to cross the finish line in 10:01, but the most improved runner was H.J. Arnold, who finished 1:55 under his handicap. Way to go, H.J! We will all be back again next month. The May Nielson 2 Mile Challenge is the first event of the new PPRR Summer Series. Thanks again to all of you. Volunteers Al Grimme Phil Foster Julie Foster Pat Lockhart Bob Royse Dave Sorenson