Computing the Nielson Handicap
2008 February Nielson 2 Mile Challenge Name Finisher Handicap Actual Time Difference Edgar Trillo 3 0:14:17.5 0:12:20.698 -01:56.802 Kevin Wood 20 0:17:30.7 0:15:56.993 -01:33.707 Carsyn Hamstra 51 0:22:30.6 0:21:33.236 -00:57.364 Laura Ayotte 36 0:19:26.6 0:18:57.202 -00:29.398 Steven Kidd 28 0:17:11.8 0:17:01.625 -00:10.175 Doyle Baker 9 0:14:19.0 0:14:25.229 +00:06.229 Andy Rinne 1 0:11:26.8 0:11:34.665 +00:07.865 Jim Massa 44 0:19:40.0 0:19:51.959 +00:11.959 Tammy Karl 31 0:17:29.5 0:17:47.738 +00:18.238 Lile Budden 2 0:11:48.1 0:12:11.087 +00:22.987 Jeth Fogg 23 0:16:13.1 0:16:36.396 +00:23.296 Curtis Hamstra 10 0:14:15.6 0:14:42.562 +00:26.962 Joel Smithey 12 0:14:34.0 0:15:05.238 +00:31.238 Jeff Chowning 7 0:13:16.8 0:13:54.086 +00:37.286 Don Stauder 22 0:15:43.9 0:16:21.579 +00:37.679 Jo Bradley 50 0:20:52.0 0:21:30.522 +00:38.522 Brian Smithey 25 0:16:07.9 0:16:47.682 +00:39.782 Dennis Stalnaker 37 0:18:26.9 0:19:11.641 +00:44.741 Sharon Greenbaum 13 0:14:22.0 0:15:06.827 +00:44.827 Geoff Chance 27 0:16:00.2 0:16:53.826 +00:53.626 Hollis Lyman 16 0:14:16.7 0:15:11.771 +00:55.071 Susan Hirst 33 0:17:01.3 0:18:06.859 +01:05.559 Diana Trillo 26 0:15:36.4 0:16:52.866 +01:16.466 Kate Lyman 38 0:18:04.2 0:19:20.761 +01:16.561 Jim Beckenhaupt 24 0:15:27.8 0:16:45.079 +01:17.279 Wendy Kimmel 32 0:16:36.6 0:17:54.803 +01:18.203 Jonathan Crowe 19 0:14:31.4 0:15:53.714 +01:22.314 Greg Brown 18 0:14:13.4 0:15:44.783 +01:31.383 Jeffrey A. Barden 49 0:19:39.7 0:21:25.708 +01:46.008 David Fenell 39 0:17:30.7 0:19:21.564 +01:50.864 Mary T. Smithey 52 0:19:46.5 0:21:59.108 +02:12.608 Ken Holmes 53 0:19:48.3 0:22:17.39 +02:29.09 Katie L. Barden 58 0:24:39.4 0:27:27.267 +02:47.867 Les Bell 40 0:16:05.2 0:19:27.377 +03:22.177 Jon Rotzien 14 0:10:59.2 0:15:07.877 +04:08.677 Carl Nelson 34 0:13:42.8 0:18:13.311 +04:30.511 H. J. Arnold 57 0:20:48.1 0:26:54.677 +06:06.577 New Runners Place Time Donald Karl 21 0:16:01.2 Zach Brown 4 0:13:25.588 Rhys Rathbun 5 0:13:30.158 Loren Hanavan 41 0:19:36.146 Karen Karl 35 0:18:27.752 Tim Nelson 43 0:19:47.048 Tim Barry 6 0:13:48.742 Alyssa Karl 45 0:19:53.896 Andrea Crowe 46 0:19:55.133 Jackson Tanton 47 0:20:10.671 Chris Sexton 17 0:15:23.404 Jeff Courtright 29 0:17:02.14 Tre Sisneros 8 0:14:17.899 Craig Kaufmann 30 0:17:32.804 Karen Barry 42 0:19:43.605 Robert Sexton 11 0:14:53.963 Joyce Crowe 54 0:22:51.123 Genevieve Poucel 55 0:25:24.355 Deedle Murray 56 0:25:25.276 Nick Walsh 15 0:15:08.381 Randall Degering 48 0:20:20.703 The weatherman said it was supposed to be sunny with temps in the 30s. Well, it was actually cloudy, snowing with temps in the mid 20s. But this is the Nielson Challenge, and a little snow won't stop us. Many others had the same thought as 58 runners still came out to run the 2 mile challenge. 21 of those runners were new to the Nielson Challenge. 2-time consectutive defending champion Kevin Wood came to see if he could become a 3-time consectutive champion. Kevin came really close and had the 2nd best improved time for the month. Topping Kevin was Edgar Trillo who was 1:56 under his handicap. Edgar was also the 3rd fastest runner of the day, finishing in 12:20. It's unusual for a fast runner to improve by such a large margin. Way to go Edgar! Join us again on March 1st. We'll see how the weatherman does with the forecast next month, and we'll see how all of you do in the challenge. Volunteers Phil Foster Julie Foster Al Grimme Pat Lockhart Bill Gallegos Bob Royse Dave Sorenson David Fennell EON Studios (shirt donation)
