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
OfficialErik C Blachford
#680 · 1:20:46 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Erik (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Erik a 3 minutes head start on Austin. On foot, Austin ran 1:17:53 and Erik ran 1:20:46 — Austin was 2:53 faster than Erik. Austin took official place 681st (time-based 579th) and Erik took official place 680th (time-based 671st). Erik's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Austin was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Erik gained 1:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Erik C Blachford (P-DR) started 3 min earlier than Austin (T-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- -2:53
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Erik earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:07
- Section place Δ
- -8
Δ = Austin − Erik. Negative means Austin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Erik (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Austin was 2:53 faster on foot than Erik.
- Finish clock: Erik crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Austin — Erik wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -2:53 · finish clock +0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Austin | Erik | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 10:19 | -1:14 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:52 | 7:17 | -0:25 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:50 | 7:00 | -0:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:55 | 29:35 | +1:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:08 | 16:06 | -0:58 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:05 | 8:02 | -0:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:58 | 2:27 | -0:29 |
Δ negative = Austin ran the segment faster.