Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAustin Coleman
#681 · 1:17:53 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMatthew Adan
#685 · 1:12:08 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Austin a 6 minutes head start on Matthew. On foot, Austin ran 1:17:53 and Matthew ran 1:12:08 — Matthew was 5:45 faster than Austin. Austin took official place 681st (time-based 579th) and Matthew took official place 685th (time-based 393rd). Austin's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Matthew was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Matthew gained 3:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Austin Coleman (T-DR) started 6 min earlier than Matthew (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +5:45
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 6 min (Austin earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:15
- Section place Δ
- -11
Δ = Austin − Matthew. Negative means Austin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM.
- Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 6:00 later.
- Actual running time: Matthew was 5:45 faster on foot than Austin.
- Finish clock: Austin crossed the line 0:15 ahead of Matthew — Austin wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +5:45 · finish clock -0:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Austin | Matthew | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 8:21 | +0:44 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:52 | 5:43 | +1:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:50 | 7:03 | -0:13 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:55 | 27:32 | +3:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:08 | 14:40 | +0:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:05 | 6:58 | +0:07 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:58 | 1:51 | +0:07 |
Δ negative = Austin ran the segment faster.