Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSusan R Butler
#1190 · 1:49:55 · F54 · Group J · DR
Wave start 8:37 AM (J-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialLloyd Kahn
#1194 · 2:27:11 · M91 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Interpretation
Susan (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM; Lloyd (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM. That gave Lloyd a 37 minutes head start on Susan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Susan ran 1:49:55 and Lloyd ran 2:27:11 — Susan was 37:16 faster than Lloyd. Susan took official place 1190th (time-based 1226th) and Lloyd took official place 1194th (time-based 1363rd). Susan was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Susan gained 10:34 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Lloyd Kahn (AAA-INV) started 37 min earlier than Susan (J-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- -37:16
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Lloyd earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 37 min (Lloyd earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:16
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Susan − Lloyd. Negative means Susan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Lloyd (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Susan (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM, 37:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Susan was 37:16 faster on foot than Lloyd.
- Finish clock: Susan crossed the line 0:16 ahead of Lloyd — Susan wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -37:16 · finish clock -0:16.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Susan | Lloyd | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:32 | 19:01 | -6:29 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:14 | 12:28 | -2:14 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:00 | 11:53 | -2:53 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:37 | 53:11 | -10:34 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:39 | 32:43 | -10:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:56 | 13:54 | -3:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:57 | 4:01 | -1:04 |
Δ negative = Susan ran the segment faster.