Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlston D Spady
#1211 · 1:50:05 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 29 minutes head start on Alston because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alston ran 1:50:05 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 49:23 faster than Alston. Alston took official place 1211th (time-based 1227th) 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 17:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 29 min earlier than Alston (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1210
- Actual time Δ
- +49:23
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 29 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:18:23
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alston − Chris. Negative means Alston is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 29:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 49:23 faster on foot than Alston.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:18:23 ahead of Alston — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +49:23 · finish clock +1:18:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alston | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:08 | 7:31 | +7:37 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:40 | 5:35 | +4:05 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:54 | 5:25 | +4:29 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:08 | 22:10 | +17:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 21:51 | 12:14 | +9:37 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:37 | 5:57 | +4:40 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:47 | 1:50 | +0:57 |
Δ negative = Alston ran the segment faster.