Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMelanie C Foltz
#1207 · 1:46:45 · F42 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEmily K Spady
#1212 · 1:46:05 · F38 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Emily (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Melanie a 1 minute head start on Emily. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Emily ran 1:46:05 — Emily was 0:40 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) and Emily took official place 1212th (time-based 1181st). Melanie's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Emily was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Melanie gained 0:41 from Windy Gap to Muir Woods.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Melanie C Foltz (P-DR) started 1 min earlier than Emily (Q-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -5
- Actual time Δ
- +0:40
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Melanie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:20
- Section place Δ
- -29
Δ = Melanie − Emily. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Emily (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Emily was 0:40 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Melanie crossed the line 0:20 ahead of Emily — Melanie wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +0:40 · finish clock -0:20.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Emily | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 11:09 | +1:10 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 9:40 | -0:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 9:53 | -0:41 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 40:03 | +0:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 21:56 | +0:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 10:37 | +0:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 2:47 | -0:06 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.