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
OfficialSteven J Sell
#1201 · 1:46:28 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Steven (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Ford a 1 minute head start on Steven. On foot, Ford ran 1:47:21 and Steven ran 1:46:28 — Steven was 0:53 faster than Ford. Ford took official place 1199th (time-based 1202nd) and Steven took official place 1201st (time-based 1189th). Ford's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Steven was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Steven gained 3:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ford McFerran (N-DR) started 1 min earlier than Steven (P-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- +0:53
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Ford earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:07
- Section place Δ
- -12
Δ = Ford − Steven. Negative means Ford is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM.
- Steven (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Steven was 0:53 faster on foot than Ford.
- Finish clock: Ford crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Steven — Ford wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +0:53 · finish clock -0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ford | Steven | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:57 | 11:05 | -0:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 8:39 | +0:08 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:17 | 9:40 | +2:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:49 | 37:38 | +3:11 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:21 | 25:03 | -2:42 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:53 | 11:29 | -1:36 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:17 | 2:54 | -0:37 |
Δ negative = Ford ran the segment faster.