Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTeddy Zukoski
#825 · 1:24:45 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMichael T Benzinger
#823 · 1:18:41 · M29 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Teddy (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Teddy a 6 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Teddy ran 1:24:45 and Michael ran 1:18:41 — Michael was 6:04 faster than Teddy. Teddy took official place 825th (time-based 785th) and Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 2:35 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Teddy Zukoski (T-DR) started 6 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +6:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 6 min (Teddy earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -18
Δ = Teddy − Michael. Negative means Teddy is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Teddy (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM.
- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 6:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 6:04 faster on foot than Teddy.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Teddy — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +6:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Teddy | Michael | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:02 | 10:18 | -1:16 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:15 | 6:24 | +0:51 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:17 | 6:34 | +0:43 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:18 | 31:43 | +2:35 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:54 | 14:20 | +2:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:00 | 7:28 | +0:32 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:59 | 1:54 | +0:05 |
Δ negative = Teddy ran the segment faster.