Another holiday season has come and
gone, New Year parties
have been attended, and resolutions have been made.
That must mean it’s time for our annual
prediction run handicap. For the last
three years, Al Enciso and his wife, Katrina, have graciously hosted
this run
from their home in Placitas and it has become a club tradition. Two things we can always count on at this
race are heart-stopping hills and a wonderful selection of post-run
food and
this year was no exception.
Unlike our normal handicap format
where we handicap people
based on their 5K times, everyone starts at the same time on this “no
watches
allowed” run and the runner who comes closes to their predicted time is
our
winner. What makes this so difficult is
that this run is an odd distance (4.75 miles this year) and the hills
are an
unknown factor. As many of this month’s
participants found out, predicting your time isn’t as easy as it
sounds,
although Ken Sirois didn’t have much of a problem.
After a last minute change to his predicted
time, Ken came within one second (!) of hitting it.
Close behind him were Wendy Wiggins, only 27
seconds off her prediction, and Dave Clark, just 38 seconds off.
After all of the participants
finished, everyone enjoyed one
of the best post-race meals around where we awarded two random drawing
prizes
(to Eric Biedermann and Joaquin Garcia), the handicap winner award, and
sang
“Happy Birthday” to Laura Biedermann who had a birthday the next day.
The January handicap marks the first
run in the 6-month series
that runs from January – June. The
person with the most points after the June handicap will win a free
pair of
shoes. February should be a great month
to get some points, too. We will be
holding our handicap on Sunday, February
13 at 11:30am at La Cumbre
Brewing Co, 3313 Girard NE (between Aztec and Candelaria) in
conjunction with Kelley’s wildly popular Brew Tour.
For those of you tired of the hilly courses,
this should be right up your alley since it will be a flat, 5K course. After you run, enjoy some beers from La
Cumbre and some burgers, brats, and veggie burgers compliments of the
club.
| Points |
Name |
Predicted
Time |
Actual
Time |
Difference |
Actual
Minutes |
Pace |
Notes |
| 25 |
Ken Sirois |
49:00 |
49:01 |
0:01 |
49:01 |
10:25 |
Handicap Winner! |
| 24 |
Wendy Wiggins |
53:00 |
52:33 |
-0:27 |
52:33 |
11:10 |
|
| 23 |
Dave Clark |
47:00 |
47:38 |
0:38 |
47:38 |
10:08 |
|
| 22 |
Tim |
44:20 |
45:42 |
1:22 |
45:42 |
9:43 |
|
| 21 |
John (Al's Neighbor) |
43:00 |
45:32 |
2:32 |
45:32 |
9:41 |
|
| 20 |
Don Porter |
50:30 |
53:05 |
2:35 |
53:05 |
11:17 |
|
| 19 |
John Ricciardelli |
44:20 |
47:04 |
2:44 |
47:04 |
10:00 |
|
| 18 |
Dave Arnold |
50:15 |
53:09 |
2:54 |
53:09 |
11:18 |
|
| 17 |
Glenda Muirhead |
45:20 |
48:15 |
2:55 |
48:15 |
10:15 |
Fastest Female! |
| 16 |
Laura Biedermann |
45:00 |
48:24 |
3:24 |
48:24 |
10:17 |
Happy B-day 1/9 |
| 15 |
Stephen Malone |
42:00 |
46:34 |
4:34 |
46:34 |
9:54 |
|
| 14 |
Eric Biedermann |
38:00 |
42:40 |
4:40 |
42:40 |
9:04 |
Fastest Male! |
| 13 |
Dennis Muirhead |
42:00 |
47:31 |
5:31 |
47:31 |
10:06 |
|
| 12 |
Ed Zanelli |
37:00 |
42:41 |
5:41 |
42:41 |
9:04 |
No Speedsuit |
| 11 |
Natasha Sutherlin |
51:00 |
57:09 |
6:09 |
57:09 |
12:09 |
|
| 10 |
Joaquin Garcia |
1:00:00 |
1:06:17 |
6:17 |
66:17 |
14:06 |
|
| 10 |
Kelley Garcia |
1:00:00 |
1:06:17 |
6:17 |
66:17 |
14:06 |
|
| 8 |
Roxie Carpenter |
45:23 |
51:55 |
6:32 |
51:55 |
11:02 |
|
| 7 |
Shirely Sirois |
59:00 |
1:06:31 |
7:31 |
66:31 |
14:09 |
|
| 6 |
Lisa C. |
1:15:00 |
1:06:53 |
-8:07 |
66:53 |
14:13 |
|
| 5 |
John F. |
44:20 |
53:17 |
8:57 |
53:17 |
11:20 |
|
| 5 |
Kathy Kirsling |
56:52 |
1:06:02 |
9:10 |
66:02 |
14:02 |
|
| 5 |
Patrice Leddy |
42:42 |
58:39 |
15:57 |
58:39 |
12:28 |
|
| 5 |
Martha Porter |
58:30 |
1:16:36 |
18:06 |
76:36 |
16:17 |
|
| 5 |
Jackie Calguire |
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