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
OfficialAlex Kendall
#1203 · 1:42:32 · M13 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Interpretation
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Alex (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM. That gave Melanie a 4 minutes head start on Alex. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Alex ran 1:42:32 — Alex was 4:13 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) and Alex took official place 1203rd (time-based 1128th). Alex was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Alex gained 2:16 from Windy Gap to Muir Woods.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Melanie C Foltz (P-DR) started 4 min earlier than Alex (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- +4:13
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Melanie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:13
- Section place Δ
- +5
Δ = Melanie − Alex. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Alex (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Alex was 4:13 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Alex crossed the line 0:13 ahead of Melanie — Alex wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:13 · finish clock +0:13.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Alex | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 10:57 | +1:22 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 7:58 | +1:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 6:56 | +2:16 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 41:05 | -0:47 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 22:44 | -0:36 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 10:36 | +0:03 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 2:16 | +0:25 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.