Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert Meng
#913 · 1:24:13 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJosh Ephraim
#917 · 1:23:28 · M37 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Robert (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Josh (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Robert a 1 minute head start on Josh. On foot, Robert ran 1:24:13 and Josh ran 1:23:28 — Josh was 0:45 faster than Robert. Robert took official place 913th (time-based 776th) and Josh took official place 917th (time-based 755th). Robert's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Josh was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Robert gained 1:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Robert Meng (X-DR) started 1 min earlier than Josh (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +0:45
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Robert earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:15
- Section place Δ
- -42
Δ = Robert − Josh. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Robert (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM.
- Josh (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Josh was 0:45 faster on foot than Robert.
- Finish clock: Robert crossed the line 0:15 ahead of Josh — Robert wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +0:45 · finish clock -0:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Josh | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:35 | 9:32 | +0:03 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:34 | 6:37 | +0:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:59 | 6:15 | +0:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:39 | 33:55 | -1:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:55 | 16:31 | +0:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:32 | 8:36 | -0:04 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:59 | 2:02 | -0:03 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.