2014 Handicap Averages and Most Improved
Everyone in the MACC program runs in ability classes. Our intent is that racers in each class are of similar ability, to keep things competitive and interesting. A handicap system is used to determine when a racer should move to a different class.Most Improved
We give awards at the end of each season for the most improved male and female racers. To qualify, you have to have at run at least 5 GS times (at least 3 races) and 5 SL times (3 races) last season and this season.
Here's the final list for 2014 (March 9), with the most improved lady being Susan Benivegna and the most improved dude being Ryan Bloodworth.
Bib Racer Class Club GS HC SL HC Total 9 Susan Benivegna BW TO -13.24 -9.75 -22.99 6 Katelyn Aitken E2W SN -9.15 -7.77 -16.92 47 Debi Koltoniak BW TO -7.01 -7.44 -14.45 245 Ryan Bloodworth AM SN -7.24 -6.67 -13.90 17 Diane Clark AW SW -7.30 -5.62 -12.92 154 Michal Meissner VAM TR -7.70 -4.53 -12.24 204 Zach Jablonski E1M TB -3.75 -6.55 -10.31 67 Samantha Sayers E1W TO -3.89 -5.73 -9.61 104 Barbara Chiappetta CW TO -5.73 -3.15 -8.88 237 Elliot Swiss BM SW -2.76 -4.92 -7.68 219 Jamie Pawelek CM TB -1.94 -5.09 -7.03 95 Heather Kanakry EW SD -1.64 -5.02 -6.66 66 Mike Sayers VE1M TO -3.80 -2.81 -6.61 84 Paul Williams VE1M SN -3.46 -2.83 -6.29 199 Pat Groves CW TO -5.65 -0.63 -6.27 178 Vincent Benivegna VE2M TO -3.58 -2.62 -6.21 205 Thomas Kaznecki SVCM SN -1.03 -5.17 -6.20 213 Nick Mazzenga E2M SN -2.18 -2.99 -5.17 87 Drew Hilger E1M RN -2.45 -2.62 -5.07 81 Chuck White AM SW -1.58 -2.57 -4.15 20 Sara LeVan E2W SD -1.12 -2.98 -4.10 78 David Tomasik VE1M AA -2.56 -1.20 -3.76 88 Joel Holzknecht VE1M SD -1.32 -2.04 -3.36 240 Jason Kanakry E1M SD -4.64 1.48 -3.16 79 Mark Warren E1M TO -1.71 -1.42 -3.13 5 Kurt Adams VE1M SD -2.64 -0.38 -3.01 30 Kate Fitkin AW TO -0.55 -2.23 -2.78 71 Jenessa Hilger E1W SD -2.66 -0.07 -2.74 232 Ron Zawlocki VAM SN -2.83 0.26 -2.57 2 Sherrie Glas EW TR -0.93 -1.58 -2.52 208 Nick Koltoniak VE2M TO -3.60 1.23 -2.37 277 Cliff Langdon E1M TO -2.24 -0.09 -2.33 209 Art LeVasseur VBM SN -2.06 0.01 -2.05 175 Michael Ault SVBM TO -2.68 0.72 -1.96 197 Arthur Ellwanger SVBM TB -2.17 0.21 -1.95 76 Richard Steele SVAM AA -2.87 1.40 -1.47 24 Ginnie Uhley VAW TR -1.46 0.41 -1.05 57 Bill Perlmutter VE2M TR -1.01 0.35 -0.66 34 Janie Guiliani E2W TB -3.22 2.65 -0.58
Handicap Averages
Here are everyone's handicaps as of March 9, 2014.Bib Racer Club Class Min Max GS SL 5 Kurt Adams SD VE1M 15 28 18.8 23.6 6 Katelyn Aitken SN E2W 35 48 42.4 55.8 173 Daniel Aitken SN CM 60 80 77.9 100.4 235 Mike Altenburg TB VBM 45 64 49.6 59.8 1 Kermit Anderson SD EM 0 18 16.1 14.0 122 Roma Anderson SD AM 35 48 37.9 47.2 174 Steve Anderson RN VAM 35 48 36.7 46.7 184 Bill Arthurs SD EM 0 18 14.3 17.1 243 Mark Arthurs SD VE1M 15 28 24.9 25.0 175 Michael Ault TO SVBM 45 64 45.9 63.2 38 Bernard Bast SW DM 75 1000 113.7 127.1 96 Gregory Bast SW E1M 15 28 18.9 21.4 176 Daniel Bates TO VE2M 25 38 30.3 33.8 177 Keith Bates TR CM 60 80 84.7 82.0 55 Kathy Bauer TR E2W 35 48 52.4 63.2 9 Susan Benivegna TO BW 60 80 73.8 73.3 178 Vincent Benivegna TO VE2M 25 38 28.8 35.2 181 Gary Bloodworth SN CM 60 80 67.8 78.1 245 Ryan Bloodworth SN AM 35 48 36.8 47.5 249 Howard Bouwens TR VBM 45 64 56.8 59.6 107 Chad Bradbury SD EM 0 18 14.6 14.5 262 Jim Bradbury SD VE1M 15 28 19.3 30.2 12 Chad Buehler SW E1M 15 28 17.2 19.5 14 Foster Butler JD E1M 15 28 23.7 35.7 119 Stephanie Buttrey AA BW 60 80 69.8 85.4 4 Alexandra Carrico TR E1W 15 38 31.1 33.8 22 David Carrico TR VAM 35 48 51.5 45.2 23 Kathy Carrico TR VAW 45 64 60.6 69.2 183 Renee Cherette TR BW 60 80 59.7 74.5 104 Barbara Chiappetta TO CW 75 96 90.4 96.7 233 Gino Chiappetta TO E1M 15 28 22.0 32.6 16 Jacek Cholewicki TO VE1M 15 28 22.6 28.7 17 Diane Clark SW AW 45 64 50.5 58.3 33 Steve Coatney AA VBM 45 64 53.7 55.6 185 Joseph Connelly TO BM 45 64 72.2 79.6 187 Joe Conway AA DM 75 1000 85.8 94.9 188 David Corcoran SN SVBM 45 64 56.4 76.3 244 Doug Cornwell SD VAM 35 48 41.5 53.7 163 Jennifer Crites TR E1W 15 38 33.8 34.5 192 Chip Dayton SW E2M 25 38 33.9 37.3 193 Gene DePriest AA VBM 45 64 56.0 64.6 101 Wayne Drier TR VE2M 25 38 31.1 30.2 19 Brian Dusina TB VAM 35 48 44.7 53.5 26 David Duvali SW SVCM 60 80 62.9 68.0 89 Toyo Ebato TO BM 45 64 53.0 64.7 197 Arthur Ellwanger TB SVBM 45 64 49.2 61.0 27 Doug Fellman TB BM 45 64 64.0 75.9 30 Kate Fitkin TO AW 45 64 54.0 67.4 28 Jim Geisling TR VAM 35 48 41.2 51.1 129 Susan Geisling TR DW 90 1000 95.7 97.6 165 Jacqueline Giles TR E1W 15 38 33.0 38.7 2 Sherrie Glas TR EW 0 28 19.2 24.3 149 Shayanne Glas TR E2W 35 48 39.3 51.8 85 Gregg Glasco SD VAM 35 48 37.9 50.7 102 Caitlin Grabijas TR E1W 15 38 32.7 31.2 32 Kristen Griffin SD E1W 15 38 36.9 42.6 199 Pat Groves TO CW 75 96 88.5 94.6 34 Janie Guiliani TB E2W 35 48 36.0 44.5 246 Thomas Halsey SD VE1M 15 28 18.6 21.0 263 Zack Hampton TB DM 75 1000 81.6 76.6 200 William Heckman TB E2M 25 38 32.1 39.2 99 Sondra Hietbrink TR AW 45 64 47.2 70.8 201 Michael Hietbrink TR E1M 15 28 22.4 31.8 7 Grant Hilger RN E1M 15 28 17.7 21.2 71 Jenessa Hilger SD E1W 15 38 26.1 33.7 87 Drew Hilger RN E1M 15 28 16.0 15.7 144 Camille Hoeft SW DW 90 1000 111.9 129.2 186 Marlene Hoeft SW CW 75 96 77.1 80.7 39 Suzanne Holmes RN E2W 35 48 48.4 52.9 88 Joel Holzknecht SD VE1M 15 28 16.7 17.1 40 Jim Hoppenrath TR VAM 35 48 38.2 47.9 41 Shawn Hughes AA VE2M 25 38 32.2 41.9 13 Mike Jablonski TB SVBM 45 64 50.0 67.1 42 Jill Jablonski TB E2W 35 48 36.9 41.4 203 Ted Jablonski TB VBM 45 64 54.5 61.2 204 Zach Jablonski TB E1M 15 28 24.5 25.9 44 George Janes TR VE1M 15 28 28.9 31.4 95 Heather Kanakry SD EW 0 28 22.9 23.2 240 Jason Kanakry SD E1M 15 28 17.7 27.1 276 Joel Kato SD VE2M 25 38 44.7 205 Thomas Kaznecki SN SVCM 60 80 68.8 89.1 46 Sue Kent TR CW 75 96 84.4 94.4 207 Tom Klaban TB VE1M 15 28 26.4 25.6 47 Debi Koltoniak TO BW 60 80 74.4 94.0 208 Nick Koltoniak TO VE2M 25 38 30.8 46.6 48 Gary Konsza SD VE1M 15 28 21.1 26.8 277 Cliff Langdon TO E1M 15 28 20.4 26.9 272 Robert Lawshe SW DM 75 1000 82.4 100.4 20 Sara LeVan SD E2W 35 48 42.9 41.3 195 Michael LeVan SD EM 0 18 15.1 21.3 209 Art LeVasseur SN VBM 45 64 49.6 56.0 210 Timothy Loula TB VE2M 25 38 29.9 38.2 116 Susan Maples SC VAW 45 64 62.5 66.9 211 Jack Maynard SN SVAM 35 48 47.1 55.0 212 Domenic Mazzenga SN SVCM 60 80 75.6 85.1 213 Nick Mazzenga SN E2M 25 38 32.7 42.4 247 Doug McClelland SD VE1M 15 28 21.5 24.9 120 Gabby Meissner TR AW 45 64 68.1 154 Michal Meissner TR VAM 35 48 35.3 42.0 111 Robert Michel TR VE2M 25 38 37.2 48.9 25 Denise Miller TR VAW 45 64 59.3 70.5 251 Stephanie Mistovich TB DW 90 1000 109.1 125.5 53 Yasumasa Miyawaki AA VAM 35 48 55.2 60.2 54 Stephan Morgan JD CM 60 80 65.9 69.7 97 Roger Myers TO VE1M 15 28 21.3 29.2 215 Fred Myers SW SVCM 60 80 78.9 74.7 216 Patrick O'Keefe TR SVAM 35 48 49.5 57.4 125 Lou Oles TR SVBM 45 64 59.7 56.5 257 Brian Onnela SD VE1M 15 28 18.6 23.2 217 Alan Osterdale AA DM 75 1000 79.8 91.7 105 Lori Paarlberg SD E2W 35 48 50.6 59.3 218 Dale Pacynski TB VBM 45 64 56.2 65.5 242 Dennis Parrott TB CM 60 80 71.0 79.8 219 Jamie Pawelek TB CM 60 80 64.0 71.7 57 Bill Perlmutter TR VE2M 25 38 35.5 43.8 121 Sean Perlmutter TR E2M 25 38 30.0 34.3 220 Joe Pioch SW DM 75 1000 125.7 118.1 252 Steve Pirie TR EM 0 18 13.6 10.0 221 Holly Polopolos AA CW 75 96 91.9 119.6 58 John Pomerville SD VE1M 15 28 25.6 30.6 59 Scott Pyles RN VE1M 15 28 25.7 28.2 60 Rob Reader SD VE1M 15 28 30.4 37.6 61 Robert Rentschler TB BM 45 64 60.7 71.2 113 Jack Riggs SD VE1M 15 28 17.5 22.2 167 Dalton Riggs SD AM 35 48 40.6 54.2 64 Julie Sattler TO DW 90 1000 91.1 94.2 66 Mike Sayers TO VE1M 15 28 26.0 26.5 67 Samantha Sayers TO E1W 15 38 28.5 35.1 69 Robert Semanske AA SVBM 45 64 61.8 75.5 224 Moby Mick Serafinski TR VBM 45 64 59.1 58.8 153 Jeffrey Sitko SW E2M 25 38 25.6 31.4 70 David C. Smith SD VE1M 15 28 20.7 20.7 72 Kevin Smith SW VE2M 25 38 31.5 31.8 73 Patrick Smithbauer TB SVBM 45 64 56.8 63.5 225 Joseph Smyk AA VBM 45 64 45.7 54.6 226 Gary Sonnenberg TB SVCM 60 80 92.8 91.4 74 Scott Soucie TB BM 45 64 46.4 59.4 76 Richard Steele AA SVAM 35 48 41.3 47.2 161 Sandy Stober TO BW 60 80 66.2 98.4 237 Elliot Swiss SW BM 45 64 55.6 62.6 228 Richard Synowiec TB SVCM 60 80 71.3 100.7 78 David Tomasik AA VE1M 15 28 16.5 16.6 230 Chuck Trewin TB BM 45 64 56.4 66.4 24 Ginnie Uhley TR VAW 45 64 50.7 60.6 248 Richard VanHoudt TR SVBM 45 64 52.6 59.5 231 Steve Vollmer TB SVCM 60 80 74.8 82.5 79 Mark Warren TO E1M 15 28 20.0 28.0 3 Marylynn Webster TR EW 0 28 22.1 23.5 81 Chuck White SW AM 35 48 37.7 60.1 82 Laura White SD VAW 45 64 52.1 59.7 43 Chris Williams SN AM 35 48 41.8 49.2 83 Don Williams SN DM 75 1000 106.8 139.0 84 Paul Williams SN VE1M 15 28 26.0 28.3 155 Rich Wodnicki SN VE2M 25 38 25.2 39.7 232 Ron Zawlocki SN VAM 35 48 35.1 45.1
Most Improved Formula
Handicap is defined as the percent your time is longer than a reference racer with zero par time. That is, HC = 100*(your_time - par_time)/par_time.
If we subtract your old handicap from your new handicap, that gives us the change in the percent that your times are longer than the zero par time. We want the change relative to your old time, not the par time, so we divide by the factor (1 + HC_old/100), which is the ratio of your old time to the par time.
And that's how we get the magic formula:
% improvement = (HC_new -
HC_old)/(1 + HC_old/100)
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MACC Handicaps
A handicap system is used to place MACC racers in appropriate ability classes, and to determine when racers should upgrade or downgrade to different classes.
MACC Class definitions
Handicap Calculations (pt 1)
Handicap Calculations (pt 2)
Pacesetters
The handicaps are determined largely by past histories of most of the racers competing on a course. Pacesetters provide quality control, and influence the handicaps of racers who are much faster or much slower than the average racer for the course.
Calculating and Reporting Handicaps
Handicaps are computed for all race times. However, the handicaps shown in the results on a race day are subject to adjusment and are not considered "final" until after the first MACC meeting that follows the race.
Handicaps are calculated using different equations for the first and second run, in order to compensate for differing course conditions. Therefore, identical times on the first and second runs can result in different handicaps.
All Years on Record
2025 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2024 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2023 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2022 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2021 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2020 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2019 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2018 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2017 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2016 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2015 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2014 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2013 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2012 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2011 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2010 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2009 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2008 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2007 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2006 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2005 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2004 Races | World Cup | Handicaps
2003 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2002 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2001 Races | World
Cup | Handicaps
2000 Races | World
Cup | Team
1999 Races | World
Cup | Team
1998 Races | World Cup
1997 World Cup
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