Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMark B Miller
#1343 · 2:51:19 · M74 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialMitchell L Stricker-Balistreri
#1338 · 1:59:56 · M33 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Mark (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM; Mitchell (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Mark a 50 minutes head start on Mitchell because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Mark ran 2:51:19 and Mitchell ran 1:59:56 — Mitchell was 51:23 faster than Mark. Mark took official place 1343rd (time-based 1386th) and Mitchell took official place 1338th (time-based 1287th). Mitchell was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Mitchell gained 17:42 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Mark B Miller (AAA-INV) started 50 min earlier than Mitchell (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- +51:23
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Mark earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 50 min (Mark earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:23
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Mark − Mitchell. Negative means Mark is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Mark (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Mitchell (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 50:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Mitchell was 51:23 faster on foot than Mark.
- Finish clock: Mitchell crossed the line 1:23 ahead of Mark — Mitchell wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +51:23 · finish clock +1:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Mark | Mitchell | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 18:39 | 12:56 | +5:43 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 13:22 | 10:36 | +2:46 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 13:48 | 10:24 | +3:24 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 1:02:22 | 44:40 | +17:42 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 36:52 | 25:18 | +11:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 20:09 | 13:00 | +7:09 |
| The Stile to Finish | 6:07 | 3:02 | +3:05 |
Δ negative = Mark ran the segment faster.