Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRob Schluensen
#1233 · 1:44:56 · M51 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialTab Ballantine
#1231 · 2:00:39 · M71 · Group B · DR
Wave start 8:30 AM (B-DR)
Interpretation
Rob (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Tab (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM. That gave Tab a 16 minutes head start on Rob. On foot, Rob ran 1:44:56 and Tab ran 2:00:39 — Rob was 15:43 faster than Tab. Rob took official place 1233rd (time-based 1164th) and Tab took official place 1231st (time-based 1291st). Tab's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Rob was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Rob gained 5:07 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Tab Ballantine (B-DR) started 16 min earlier than Rob (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- -15:43
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 16 min (Tab earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:17
- Section place Δ
- +46
Δ = Rob − Tab. Negative means Rob is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Tab (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM.
- Rob (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 16:00 later.
- Actual running time: Rob was 15:43 faster on foot than Tab.
- Finish clock: Tab crossed the line 0:17 ahead of Rob — Tab wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -15:43 · finish clock +0:17.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Rob | Tab | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:54 | 14:12 | -2:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:21 | 10:50 | -1:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:12 | 9:33 | -1:21 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 41:26 | 44:22 | -2:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:39 | 25:46 | -5:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:51 | 12:42 | -1:51 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:33 | 3:14 | -0:41 |
Δ negative = Rob ran the segment faster.