The Foothills 5K handicap was held at Linear Park in NE Albuquerque on Sunday, May 22 and was really the handicap that “wasn’t supposed to be”.  In order to encourage all members to participate in or volunteer at the three club-sponsored events in May, we did away with the May handicap.  However, a last-minute permit-related issue prevented Paul Grosvenor and Nicole Buerger from being able to hold the annual Foothills 5K on May 21.  In order to keep the race alive we decided to turn that into our May handicap.  As luck would have it, Laura and Eric Biedermann just moved into their new home which happened to be less than a block from the park and they were gracious enough to host the event with Nicole Buerger’s help in marking the course. 

 It turned out to be a beautiful day for a run with perfect weather and a group of enthusiastic runners ready to take on the hilly 5K.  Steve Mahieu was the handicap winner, followed closely by Ken Gordon who had just run the Jemez Mountain 50K the previous day.  We had two other participants of the Jemez Mountain runs who came out to run the handicap, as well – Steve Grossman (50K) and Kathy Kirsling (50K pacer).  You all have energy that makes us envious!

 After the run, we all gathered at Laura & Eric’s house for a wonderful, Louisiana-style brunch complete with jambalaya, cheesy grits, and bananas.  Ok, we did have bananas but I’m not sure if we can specifically call those “Louisiana-style”.   Regardless, the food was delicious!  While everyone enjoyed their well-earned brunch, we gave out $10 gift certificates to ABQ Running to our fastest female, Kelly Rhodes, and fastest male, Wayne Chick.  We also gave away two wonderful New Mexico plant books (provided by Laura & Eric) to Chuck Fuller and Glenda Muirhead.

 The next handicap will be held at 8:30am on Saturday, June 25^th at Donna Calles’ home.  The course won’t be easy but it will only be 3 miles and there will be a pool at the end!  Donna is once again opening up her home and pool for the event.  Bring yourself, a towel, and a dish to share and join us.  This will be the last event in this 6-month series and the last chance to try to get points for the shoes.  Don Porter has a nice lead right now but anything can happen.

 

Foothills 5K Handicap
22-May-11
Points	Name	Elapsed Time	Start Time	Actual Minutes	Pace	Notes
19	Steve Mahieu	43:46	21:00	22:46	7:20	Handicap Winner!
18	Ken Gordon	43:49	21:00	22:49	7:21
17	Kelly Rhodes	45:22	23:00	22:22	7:12	Fastest Female!
16	Peter Falk	45:25	24:00	21:25	6:54
15	Dennis Muirhead	45:57	21:45	24:12	7:48
14	Steve Grossman	46:06	19:00	27:06	8:44
13	Don Porter	46:23	19:00	27:23	8:50
12	Wayne Chick	47:16	26:00	21:16	6:51	Fastest Male!
11	Chuck Fuller	47:42	20:00	27:42	8:56
10	Patrice Leddy	47:45	19:00	28:45	9:16
9	Richard Overmier	48:39	19:00	29:39	9:33
8	Christian Prout	49:17	26:00	23:17	7:30
7	Anne Beaty	50:49	19:00	31:49	10:15
6	Colleen Chick	51:09	19:00	32:09	10:22
5	Jeremy Palmer	53:26	26:00	27:26	8:50
5	John Farrow	53:55	00:00	53:55	17:23
5	Donna Calles	57:13	00:00	57:13	18:27
5	Mary Kirsling	57:35	00:00	57:35	18:34
5	Kathy Kirsling	57:36	00:00	57:36	18:34
5	Glenda Muirhead					Ran but not timed
5	Wendy Wiggins					Ran but not timed

 

Cumulative Handicap Points
5.22.11
Name	Cumulative
Don Porter	131
Steve Park	111
Steve Mahieu	106
John Farrow	99
Chuck Fuller	96
Jeremy Palmer	93
Natasha Sutherlin	92
Diane Barreras	91
Trish Monroe	90
Patrice Leddy	89
Steven Chamberlain	87
Kelley Garcia	87
Steve Coy	86
Ken Sirois	85
Odilia Rodriguez	85
Vicky Chavez	84
Charles Meek	83
Ryan Wixom	82
Frank Griggs	78
Stephen Malone	77
David Lopez	77
Steve Jett	76
Laura Biedermann	75
Gina Zummo	75
Steve Grossman	75
Esther Rosenthal	74
Craig Jessen	73
Eric Biedermann	72
Molly Roberts	72
Albert Garcia	70
Ariel Heitzman	69
Nancy Kinney	68
David Wilson	68
Christian Prout	68
Anna Williamson	67
Lucho Sutherlin	66
Maria Ladd	65
Brian Pilgrim	64
Shirley Sirois	62
Molly Krehlik	62
Shirely Sirois	62
Dave Clark	59
Donna Calles	59
John Roberts	58
Wendy Wiggins	58
Gary Schancer	57
Alicia Arguelles	56
Dennis Muirhead	56
Ken Gordon	55
Christy Dafter	53
Katherine Wilson	52
Margaret Welk	52
Mark Mackenzie	51
Eric Pope	50
Kelly Rhodes	50
Tara Woolf	49
Dennis Drey	48
Jammie Adams	45
Miki Matsuo	43
Jean Herbert	43
Kathy Kirsling	43
Martha Porter	42
Reece Hurd	42
Ben Roberts	41
Wayne Chick	41
Timothy McGartland	40
Misty Pilgrim	39
Glenda Muirhead	38
Larry Ruggles	37
Arne Leornard	37
Traci Wolfe	35
John Carpenter	35
Steve Leishman	35
Kim Cooper	34
Beth Davenport	34
Ruthanne Hamrick	34
Dave Simon	32
Kurt Coonrod	31
Debi Wess	31
Jane Cudney	30
Colleen Chick	30
Al Enciso	29
Vicki Arnold	28
Robert Abney	27
Mary Garcia	25
Roxie Carpenter	24
Monica Pettit	24
Mary Kirsling	23
Tim	22
John (Al's Neighbor)	21
Darrell Armstrong	21
Peter Falk	21
Jacqueline Vargas	20
Colleen Burns	20
John Ricciardelli	19
Francoise Barnes	19
Dave Arnold	18
Matt Aguilar	18
Ed Zanelli	17
Richard Knapp	17
Dwayne Thornton	17
Nick Juskiewicz	17
Phil Blong	16
Joaquin Garcia	16
Kelly Bowles	16
Steve Grossman	16
David Kaufman	15
Ana Romero Jurrison	14
Melinda Chaffin	14
Karen Monty	13
Rhondi Thornton	12
Christina Argyres	10
Ron Banning	9
Richard Overmier	9
Ruth Larson	8
Mark Ladd	7
Bob Julyan	7
Anne Beaty	7
Lisa C.	6
Salley Trefethen	6
Preston Chick	5
John F.	5
Jackie Calguire	5
Saskia Leishman	5
Michelle Prout	5
Maureen Jett	5
Lorna Kindel	5
Jerry Sutherlin	5
Ellisif Leishman	5
Doug Hendry	5