Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSpencer Hughes
#1275 · 1:46:21 · M35 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Spencer (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 40 minutes head start on Spencer because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Spencer ran 1:46:21 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 45:39 faster than Spencer. Spencer took official place 1275th (time-based 1186th) 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 16:10 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 40 min earlier than Spencer (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1274
- Actual time Δ
- +45:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 40 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:25:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Spencer − Chris. Negative means Spencer is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Spencer (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 40:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 45:39 faster on foot than Spencer.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:25:39 ahead of Spencer — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +45:39 · finish clock +1:25:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Spencer | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:38 | 7:31 | +4:07 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:50 | 5:35 | +3:15 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:21 | 5:25 | +4:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:20 | 22:10 | +16:10 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:39 | 12:14 | +11:25 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:59 | 5:57 | +5:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:34 | 1:50 | +0:44 |
Δ negative = Spencer ran the segment faster.