Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEddie Nielsen
#1257 · 1:54:59 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialBen Klau
#1254 · 1:51:36 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Eddie a 3 minutes head start on Ben. On foot, Eddie ran 1:54:59 and Ben ran 1:51:36 — Ben was 3:23 faster than Eddie. Eddie took official place 1257th (time-based 1259th) and Ben took official place 1254th (time-based 1239th). Ben was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ben gained 5:53 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Eddie Nielsen (L-DR) started 3 min earlier than Ben (P-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +3:23
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Eddie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:23
- Section place Δ
- -16
Δ = Eddie − Ben. Negative means Eddie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 3:23 faster on foot than Eddie.
- Finish clock: Ben crossed the line 0:23 ahead of Eddie — Ben wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:23 · finish clock +0:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Eddie | Ben | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:53 | 12:27 | -1:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:48 | 8:42 | +2:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:28 | 10:03 | +0:25 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:33 | 40:40 | +5:53 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:56 | 24:23 | -0:27 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:13 | 12:16 | -2:03 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 3:05 | -0:57 |
Δ negative = Eddie ran the segment faster.