Computing the Nielson Handicap
2006 November Nielson 2 Mile Challenge Name Finisher Handicap Actual Time Difference Shane Swearingen 4 0:13:49.4 0:12:32.515 -01:16.885 Elliotte Brownlee 53 0:23:12.3 0:22:00.571 -01:11.729 Scott Wagner 16 0:15:16.7 0:14:21.016 -00:55.684 Deann Totzke 36 0:19:10.8 0:18:15.608 -00:55.192 Rita J. Cardin 38 0:19:15.9 0:18:21.212 -00:54.688 Marisa E. Cardin 37 0:19:13.5 0:18:19.598 -00:53.902 Cris Brownlee 48 0:21:16.6 0:20:23.677 -00:52.923 Andrea Wagner 8 0:13:25.1 0:13:07.263 -00:17.837 Melissa Leftwich 47 0:20:32.7 0:20:18.35 -00:14.35 Terry Kurtz 7 0:13:16.2 0:13:02.604 -00:13.596 Eric Peterson 1 0:11:20.6 0:11:08.369 -00:12.231 Rebecca Triplett 58 0:23:19.9 0:23:09.225 -00:10.675 Sara Wulfkuhle 14 0:14:16.1 0:14:07.935 -00:08.165 Jonathan King 24 0:16:09.9 0:16:02.631 -00:07.269 Ken Holmes 44 0:20:07.2 0:20:05.681 -00:01.519 Kristopher Allen O'Der 10 0:13:15.7 0:13:15.256 -00:00.444 Dean Buck 25 0:16:07.0 0:16:08.967 +00:01.967 Jim Thompson 42 0:19:30.4 0:19:33.131 +00:02.731 Les Bell 26 0:16:05.2 0:16:21.486 +00:16.286 H. J. Arnold 49 0:20:26.6 0:20:44.224 +00:17.624 Sergio De Lourence 39 0:18:12.2 0:18:33.129 +00:20.929 Barbara Casados 57 0:22:24.4 0:22:45.748 +00:21.348 Carl Nelson 13 0:13:37.5 0:13:59.765 +00:22.265 Randy Ward 2 0:11:08.2 0:11:33.15 +00:24.95 Nathan Parker 35 0:17:38.9 0:18:06.881 +00:27.981 Jeff Owsley 27 0:16:16.5 0:16:45.007 +00:28.507 April Casados 19 0:14:26.8 0:14:57.076 +00:30.276 Richard King 6 0:12:24.7 0:13:01.546 +00:36.846 Daniel Polak 33 0:17:14.5 0:17:54.871 +00:40.371 Evelyn Stettler 46 0:19:28.2 0:20:12.759 +00:44.559 Keith Holcomb 43 0:19:09.1 0:19:59.294 +00:50.194 Carin Staudte 32 0:16:42.9 0:17:41.056 +00:58.156 Don Johnson 23 0:14:45.2 0:15:51.223 +01:06.023 Dennis Stalnaker 45 0:18:52.7 0:20:07.287 +01:14.587 Kevin Kinney 28 0:15:49.5 0:17:05.101 +01:15.601 Rozita Swinton 62 0:23:38.8 0:24:55.331 +01:16.531 Greg Brown 17 0:13:19.6 0:14:41.44 +01:21.84 Victor Kovacs 40 0:17:22.3 0:18:46.185 +01:23.885 Bren Triplett 50 0:19:07.9 0:21:09.849 +02:01.949 Charles Foster 59 0:19:40.2 0:23:33.712 +03:53.512 New Runners Place Time LaMonte Brownlee 30 0:17:27.49 Danaio Trimbridge 5 0:12:37.226 Jim Derickson 34 0:18:00.011 Tim Parker 9 0:13:14.798 David Williams 21 0:15:29.885 Erich Gohlke 3 0:12:20.321 Shane Hanser 29 0:17:07.864 William Keller 31 0:17:39.138 Carl Burgess 20 0:15:21.32 Duy Tran 15 0:14:18.339 Adam Podratz 12 0:13:54.709 Emma Brownlee 52 0:21:59.632 Brett Derickson 18 0:14:55.532 Taylor Thielfoldt 11 0:13:30.717 Meg Halsten 55 0:22:34.306 Chad Halsten 56 0:22:34.958 Tina Speck 22 0:15:30.518 Julia Mesnikoff 41 0:18:50.728 Scott Witkowsky 51 0:21:37.56 Alex Parker 60 0:24:04.9 Jenny Lopez 61 0:24:16.469 Kristi Thielfoldt 54 0:22:08.148 Note: We goofed when setting the time on the overhead clock, so there was a difference between the overhead clock and the actual timing box (chronomix) that is used to record everybody's time. So if you timed yourself on your watch, hopefully your watch time matches the actual time we have posted for you. If not, please let us know and we'll look into it further. Contact DavidSorenson@msn.com with any concerns. It was another beautiful morning for a run with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 40s. Colorado Springs Utilities threw us for a bit of a loop as they had some of the trails blocked off for construction. Thus a slight modification was made to the Nielson course, but it was still 2 miles. From what we understand, it may be this way for a few months. This month's winner was Shane Swearingen, who was 1:16 under his handicap. Congratulations Shane! We have a t-shirt for you. This month marks the end of the 12-month cycle for the yearly Nielson winner. The winner for the past 12 months is Elliotte Brownlee, who has 2 wins. Nobody else has more than one win. Elliotte will be presented with the Nielson plaque at the PPRR Membership Dinner & Fall Series Awards on November 18th at the downtown YMCA. A new 12-month Nielson cycle starts in December. Come out and join us. There is usually a smaller turnout during the winter months, so you'll have a better chance of running away as the month's winner. Volunteers Al Grimme Phil Foster Julie Foster Pat Lockhart Bob Royse Dave Sorenson EON Studios (shirt donation)