Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFred McFerran
#1308 · 1:53:46 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 38 minutes head start on Fred because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Fred ran 1:53:46 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 53:04 faster than Fred. Fred took official place 1308th (time-based 1253rd) 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 19:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 38 min earlier than Fred (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1307
- Actual time Δ
- +53:04
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 38 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:31:04
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Fred − Chris. Negative means Fred is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 38:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 53:04 faster on foot than Fred.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:31:04 ahead of Fred — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +53:04 · finish clock +1:31:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Fred | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:18 | 7:31 | +1:47 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:14 | 5:35 | +1:39 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 5:25 | +1:47 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:08 | 22:10 | +19:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:42 | 12:14 | +19:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:13 | 5:57 | +7:16 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:50 | +1:09 |
Δ negative = Fred ran the segment faster.