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
OfficialMichael Doonan
#1202 · 1:40:30 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Interpretation
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM. That gave Melanie a 6 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Michael ran 1:40:30 — Michael was 6:15 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) and Michael took official place 1202nd (time-based 1102nd). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 4:03 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Melanie C Foltz (P-DR) started 6 min earlier than Michael (W-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- +6:15
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 6 min (Melanie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:15
- Section place Δ
- +11
Δ = Melanie − Michael. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 6:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 6:15 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:15 ahead of Melanie — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +6:15 · finish clock +0:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Michael | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 10:45 | +1:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 8:36 | +0:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 8:58 | +0:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 36:15 | +4:03 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 22:23 | -0:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 10:48 | -0:09 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 2:45 | -0:04 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.