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
OfficialStephen J Nolan
#1146 · 1:41:58 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-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; Stephen (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Stephen a 7 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:34:47 and Stephen ran 1:41:58 — Michael was 7:11 faster than Stephen. Michael took official place 1142nd (time-based 1006th) and Stephen took official place 1146th (time-based 1121st). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 5:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Stephen J Nolan (P-DR) started 7 min earlier than Michael (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- -7:11
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Stephen earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:11
- Section place Δ
- -10
Δ = Michael − Stephen. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Stephen (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 7:11 faster on foot than Stephen.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:11 ahead of Stephen — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -7:11 · finish clock -0:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Stephen | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:25 | 13:05 | -2:40 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:12 | 9:03 | -0:51 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:57 | 7:19 | +0:38 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:14 | 41:29 | -5:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:40 | 19:13 | +1:27 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:52 | 9:13 | -0:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:27 | 2:36 | -0:09 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.