Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFord McFerran
#1199 · 1:47:21 · M10 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialSpencer Bryan
#1198 · 1:39:19 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Interpretation
Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Spencer (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave Ford a 8 minutes head start on Spencer. On foot, Ford ran 1:47:21 and Spencer ran 1:39:19 — Spencer was 8:02 faster than Ford. Ford took official place 1199th (time-based 1202nd) and Spencer took official place 1198th (time-based 1083rd). Spencer was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Spencer gained 4:18 from Windy Gap to Muir Woods.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ford McFerran (N-DR) started 8 min earlier than Spencer (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +8:02
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (Ford earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:02
- Section place Δ
- -1
Δ = Ford − Spencer. Negative means Ford is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM.
- Spencer (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 8:00 later.
- Actual running time: Spencer was 8:02 faster on foot than Ford.
- Finish clock: Spencer crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Ford — Spencer wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +8:02 · finish clock +0:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ford | Spencer | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:57 | 10:40 | +0:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 8:58 | -0:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:17 | 7:59 | +4:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:49 | 38:43 | +2:06 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:21 | 20:00 | +2:21 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:53 | 10:17 | -0:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:17 | 2:42 | -0:25 |
Δ negative = Ford ran the segment faster.