Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael P Esser
#1142 · 1:34:47 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialKirsti Chou
#1139 · 1:42:35 · F44 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Kirsti (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM. That gave Kirsti a 8 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:34:47 and Kirsti ran 1:42:35 — Michael was 7:48 faster than Kirsti. Michael took official place 1142nd (time-based 1006th) and Kirsti took official place 1139th (time-based 1131st). Kirsti's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 3:57 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Kirsti Chou (N-DR) started 8 min earlier than Michael (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- -7:48
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (Kirsti earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:12
- Section place Δ
- -1
Δ = Michael − Kirsti. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Kirsti (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM.
- Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 8:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 7:48 faster on foot than Kirsti.
- Finish clock: Kirsti crossed the line 0:12 ahead of Michael — Kirsti wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -7:48 · finish clock +0:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Kirsti | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:25 | 12:11 | -1:46 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:12 | 8:30 | -0:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:57 | 8:39 | -0:42 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:14 | 40:11 | -3:57 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:40 | 21:28 | -0:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:52 | 9:17 | -0:25 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:27 | 2:19 | +0:08 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.