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 Bryan
#1198 · 1:39:19 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Spencer (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 39 minutes head start on Spencer because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Spencer ran 1:39:19 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 38:37 faster than Spencer. Spencer took official place 1198th (time-based 1083rd) 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 16:33 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 39 min earlier than Spencer (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1197
- Actual time Δ
- +38:37
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 39 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:17:37
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Spencer − Chris. Negative means Spencer is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Spencer (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 39:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 38:37 faster on foot than Spencer.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:17:37 ahead of Spencer — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +38:37 · finish clock +1:17:37.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Spencer | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:40 | 7:31 | +3:09 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:58 | 5:35 | +3:23 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:59 | 5:25 | +2:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:43 | 22:10 | +16:33 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:00 | 12:14 | +7:46 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:17 | 5:57 | +4:20 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:42 | 1:50 | +0:52 |
Δ negative = Spencer ran the segment faster.