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
OfficialJeff D Perkins
#1209 · 1:44:48 · M56 · Group R · DR
Wave start 8:44 AM (R-DR)
Interpretation
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Jeff (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM. That gave Melanie a 2 minutes head start on Jeff. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Jeff ran 1:44:48 — Jeff was 1:57 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) and Jeff took official place 1209th (time-based 1162nd). Melanie's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Jeff was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Melanie gained 1:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Melanie C Foltz (P-DR) started 2 min earlier than Jeff (R-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- +1:57
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 2 min (Melanie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:03
- Section place Δ
- +41
Δ = Melanie − Jeff. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Jeff (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM, 2:00 later.
- Actual running time: Jeff was 1:57 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Melanie crossed the line 0:03 ahead of Jeff — Melanie wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:57 · finish clock -0:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Jeff | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 11:23 | +0:56 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 8:58 | +0:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 7:47 | +1:25 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 41:57 | -1:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 20:59 | +1:09 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 10:52 | -0:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 2:52 | -0:11 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.