Computing the Nielson Handicap
2009 June Nielson 2 Mile Challenge Name Finisher Handicap Actual Time Difference Chris Knapp 67 0:23:24.0 0:20:35.391 -02:48.609 Derek Gorthy 18 0:16:51.6 0:14:52.368 -01:59.232 Renee Shields 53 0:19:40.9 0:18:18.853 -01:22.047 Jill Weaver 42 0:18:13.9 0:17:06.118 -01:07.782 Susan Ruby 83 0:28:11.7 0:27:25.932 -00:45.768 Kelly Pilarczyk 82 0:28:09.7 0:27:25.571 -00:44.129 Lindsey Murray 54 0:19:05.8 0:18:27.463 -00:38.337 Pete Solie 3 0:13:03.2 0:12:25.208 -00:37.992 Emily Habeck 66 0:20:54.9 0:20:20.687 -00:34.213 Lauren Murray 22 0:15:44.5 0:15:11.95 -00:32.55 Michael K. Olson 21 0:15:37.2 0:15:09.464 -00:27.736 Yolanda Roberts 49 0:18:20.5 0:17:54.845 -00:25.655 Luke Barfield 9 0:14:13.1 0:13:51.599 -00:21.501 Joey Botcherby 61 0:19:21.7 0:19:02.328 -00:19.372 Lisa Weaver 33 0:16:24.5 0:16:08.261 -00:16.239 Trevor Von Boeck 28 0:15:46.5 0:15:34.165 -00:12.335 Lisa Bejarano 27 0:15:44.8 0:15:32.517 -00:12.283 Andrew Botcherby 13 0:14:33.6 0:14:26.164 -00:07.436 Laura Hronik 26 0:15:27.3 0:15:20.838 -00:06.462 Jacob Huisingh 10 0:14:09.9 0:14:04.302 -00:05.598 Todd Norman 23 0:15:13.4 0:15:15.328 +00:01.928 Karen Karl 43 0:17:09.0 0:17:11.039 +00:02.039 Mark Norton 60 0:18:46.5 0:18:50.018 +00:03.518 Les Bell 45 0:17:05.4 0:17:14.886 +00:09.486 Don Hawkins 6 0:13:04.3 0:13:14.223 +00:09.923 Mahalia Hilts 46 0:17:12.9 0:17:26.248 +00:13.348 Bret White 11 0:14:10.9 0:14:25.263 +00:14.363 Ronda Holton 52 0:17:54.4 0:18:11.749 +00:17.349 Peter Hilts 39 0:16:34.9 0:16:52.556 +00:17.656 Andy Rinne 1 0:11:02.0 0:11:21.222 +00:19.222 Terri Streelman 44 0:16:50.9 0:17:11.494 +00:20.594 John Cassidy 34 0:16:00.1 0:16:22.525 +00:22.425 Donald Karl 30 0:15:24.5 0:15:52.81 +00:28.31 Thomas Streelman 63 0:18:45.6 0:19:14.179 +00:28.579 Lile Budden 2 0:11:44.9 0:12:15.408 +00:30.508 Sylvia Lambert 71 0:21:06.7 0:21:41.52 +00:34.82 Myron Berg 8 0:13:06.6 0:13:42.22 +00:35.62 Vicki McCann 50 0:17:23.4 0:18:04.606 +00:41.206 Lisa Murray 62 0:18:28.8 0:19:12.29 +00:43.49 Marne Collins 72 0:20:59.5 0:21:43.348 +00:43.848 Don Byers 16 0:13:47.5 0:14:32.342 +00:44.842 Katie L. Barden 80 0:24:56.4 0:25:41.893 +00:45.493 Clyde L. Landry 31 0:15:13.9 0:16:00.805 +00:46.905 Joshua Alcorn 25 0:14:31.1 0:15:19.708 +00:48.608 Curtis Hamstra 15 0:13:36.1 0:14:27.705 +00:51.605 Kristopher Poskey 20 0:14:10.9 0:15:07.119 +00:56.219 Randy Eaton 35 0:15:15.6 0:16:25.842 +01:10.242 David Williams 32 0:14:46.8 0:16:06.415 +01:19.615 Dennis Stalnaker 55 0:17:11.2 0:18:32.802 +01:21.602 Tammy Karl 56 0:17:11.7 0:18:34.923 +01:23.223 Gregg Keen 69 0:19:26.8 0:20:52.966 +01:26.165 Jeffrey A. Barden 73 0:20:17.2 0:21:56.329 +01:39.129 Cheryl Laslo 38 0:15:06.2 0:16:48.862 +01:42.662 Bret Stewart 19 0:13:16.5 0:15:03.858 +01:47.358 Jackie Smith-Hill 68 0:18:57.4 0:20:48.146 +01:50.746 Tim Couger 48 0:15:51.4 0:17:43.619 +01:52.219 Alyssa Karl 70 0:19:25.2 0:21:31.429 +02:06.229 Darrah Young 86 0:25:44.8 0:28:03.188 +02:18.388 Mariah Eaton 65 0:17:33.4 0:20:15.647 +02:42.247 Mary Whitman 81 0:23:47.3 0:26:35.58 +02:48.28 Carsyn Hamstra 79 0:22:24.5 0:25:40.129 +03:15.629 Culley Hamstra 88 0:26:24.4 0:29:47.532 +03:23.132 Cynthia Christensen 91 0:29:26.7 0:32:51.736 +03:25.036 Jim Massa 77 0:19:51.4 0:24:15.524 +04:24.124 H. J. Arnold 89 0:22:00.0 0:30:03.835 +08:03.835 Lou Christensen 92 0:19:35.4 0:32:53.293 +13:17.893 Scott Gorthy 87 0:14:38.0 0:28:40.617 +14:02.617 New Runners Place Time Danielle Ginther 5 0:12:54.556 Tracy Perfors 17 0:14:39.998 Nick Gramprie 29 0:15:36.354 Lorenzo Goodman 51 0:18:09.708 Diane Light 41 0:16:58.313 Tom Holton 36 0:16:35.882 Sarah Minzer 47 0:17:33.022 Amy Shieff 75 0:22:42.142 Lisa Kulka 76 0:22:45.596 Phillip Roybal 4 0:12:48.715 Amanda Gramprie 78 0:24:36.979 Calvin Nordberg 12 0:14:25.689 Katie Shieff 74 0:22:41.7 Will Kulka 57 0:18:38.037 Lauren Brumfield 58 0:18:45.462 Kristen Loyd 59 0:18:47.623 Janet Hronik 84 0:27:45.885 Dan Koenen 24 0:15:18.405 Eric Pilarczyk 37 0:16:41.299 Michael Dombroowski 14 0:14:26.924 Nathan Loyd 64 0:19:44.849 Eric Nordberg 40 0:16:57.229 Mary Rowan 90 0:30:59.611 Merry Dankanich 85 0:28:00.312 Sydney Mondragon 7 0:13:20.41 A nice weather day brought out a good group of 92 for the June Nielson Challenge. The good weather was very well appreciated, as we've had less than perfect conditions in recent months. This month's most improved runner was Chris Knapp, who was 2:48 under his handicap. Chris has also been running in the Garden training runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and all of his hard work is paying off. Way to go, Chris. You 'da man! The July Nielson Challenge will be on Independence Day, so it should be a bang up time. We'll see you then. Volunteers Al Grimme Phil Foster Pat Lockhart Stan Upchurch Dave Sorenson Bob Royse EON Studios (shirt donation)