August Handicap Results
Foothills Trail Run
Hosted by Fay Slattery and Antonio Eppolito
The weather was bright and sunny, cool enough, and with a slight breeze. The site was a short drive for many of the club members. Ah, but the course had a good hard uphill in it, so we did indeed have a good turnout, not as good as if there had been a blizzard, but 16 is a good number. Everyone loved the course and remarked on how well it was marked. Fay gives the credit to Tim Koehler for designing and marking the course. I think Antonio and Fay had a hand in it though.
Thanks to the July Leapfrog handicap which attracted some confirmed bikers, six new runners participated in this handicap. Lyndi, who has been biking for years, is starting to do triathlons, so the handicaps are good running practice for her and a good opportunity to mingle with experienced runners. Her husband, Tim, won the top honors in this race being the first to cross the finish with 16 points. Lyndi, however, is the current points leader with 29 points compared to the next closest who have 18 points. Now, are all you runners going to sit back and let a biker do that to you? Meanwhile, Alex Gordon (14) took the honors of fastest male with a 7:46 pace on the hilly course. He just did La Luz in 1:58:29, so Simon may have some competition in a few years! (Not to digress, but I have to mention that Alex's dad, Ken Gordon, ran the 44th running of La Luz this year at the age of 44 in 1:44:44.) Richard Knapp, our second fastest male this handicap (7:53 pace), was just warming up for the Lean Horse 100 miler in North Dakota next weekend. But it shoud be easy. It's a flat race. To each his own, huh?
Next month John Farrow will be hosting and timing the handicap as Roxie Carpenter will be stepping down and our new coordinators will not be available in September. I'm sure John could use a hand with the handicap if anyone would like to volunteer to help. Ed and Shannon Zanelli will be taking over the reins after that. If you would like to host a handicap, volunteer at a handicap occasionally, or time one or two races a year, please let them know. I will be going back to school, but I will miss being the handicap coordinator. We have had so many wonderful hosts and you runners are always a pleasure to work with. There is also that little thrill from watching runners finish neck and neck. And you all thought it silly to start someone 12 seconds after another runner.
Many thanks to our host Fay Slattery and Antonio Eppolito. It was a lovely, quiet location. Thanks for opening up your house and pool and for being such gracious hosts. We all appreciated the ladders over the back wall leading to the start as well. That was a thoughtful touch. Thank you to Ed and Shannon Zanelli for offering to take over as handicap coordinators! The handicaps are in good hands. See you all next month!
August 15, 2009 |
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Indian School Foothills |
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Actual Distance 3.37, rounded to 3.4 for pace calc. |
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Points |
Name |
Elapsed Time |
Start Time |
Actual Minutes |
Pace |
Notes |
16 |
Tim Spears | 37:23 |
-0:40 |
38:03 |
11:11 |
Winner! First Handicap |
15 |
Lyndi Spears | 39:12 |
-0:40 |
39:52 |
11:44 |
|
14 |
Sue Gerber | 45:01 |
-4:40 |
48:21 |
14:13 |
First Handicap |
13 |
Alex Gordon | 45:13 |
18:50 |
26:23 |
7:46 |
Fastest Male! Future La Luz Champ |
12 |
Wendy Wiggins | 45:20 |
04:20 |
41:00 |
12:04 |
|
11 |
Eric Biedermann | 45:42 |
13:52 |
31:50 |
9:22 |
|
10 |
John Farrow | 46:32 |
13:40 |
32:52 |
9:40 |
Next month's host |
9 |
Laura Biedermann | 46:42 |
10:32 |
36:10 |
10:38 |
|
8 |
Hector Alvarez | 46:45 |
07:20 |
39:25 |
11:35 |
|
7 |
Joe Beman | 46:57 |
17:04 |
29:53 |
8:47 |
|
6 |
Kevin Fry | 47:27 |
18:20 |
29:07 |
8:34 |
|
5 |
Richard Knapp | 47:29 |
20:40 |
26:49 |
7:53 |
|
4 |
Christian Prout | 47:34 |
18:50 |
28:44 |
8:27 |
|
3 |
Kelly Fogelman | 48:00 |
18:00 |
30:00 |
8:49 |
Fastest Female! First Handicap |
2 |
Marshall Martin | 52:47 |
22:20 |
30:27 |
8:58 |
First Handicap |
1 |
Lisa Gerber | 57:04 |
18:00 |
39:04 |
11:29 |
First Handicap |