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
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 31 minutes head start on Ford because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ford ran 1:47:21 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 46:39 faster than Ford. Ford took official place 1199th (time-based 1202nd) and Chris took official place 1st (time-based 71st). Chris was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Chris gained 18:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 31 min earlier than Ford (N-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1198
- Actual time Δ
- +46:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 31 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:17:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ford − Chris. Negative means Ford is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM, 31:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 46:39 faster on foot than Ford.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:17:39 ahead of Ford — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +46:39 · finish clock +1:17:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ford | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:57 | 7:31 | +3:26 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 5:35 | +3:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:17 | 5:25 | +6:52 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:49 | 22:10 | +18:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:21 | 12:14 | +10:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:53 | 5:57 | +3:56 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:17 | 1:50 | +0:27 |
Δ negative = Ford ran the segment faster.