Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichelle J Coffman
#920 · 1:46:33 · F66 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEmmett R Novotny
#919 · 1:34:31 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Interpretation
Michelle (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Emmett (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM. That gave Michelle a 12 minutes head start on Emmett. On foot, Michelle ran 1:46:33 and Emmett ran 1:34:31 — Emmett was 12:02 faster than Michelle. Michelle took official place 920th (time-based 1190th) and Emmett took official place 919th (time-based 999th). Emmett was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Emmett gained 3:24 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Michelle J Coffman (AAA-DR) started 12 min earlier than Emmett (L-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +12:02
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 12 min (Michelle earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:02
- Section place Δ
- -8
Δ = Michelle − Emmett. Negative means Michelle is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Michelle (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM.
- Emmett (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 12:00 later.
- Actual running time: Emmett was 12:02 faster on foot than Michelle.
- Finish clock: Emmett crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Michelle — Emmett wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:02 · finish clock +0:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michelle | Emmett | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:37 | 10:16 | +2:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:41 | 8:09 | +1:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:22 | 6:43 | +2:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:52 | 39:53 | -1:01 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:31 | 19:07 | +3:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:33 | 8:12 | +2:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:57 | 2:11 | +0:46 |
Δ negative = Michelle ran the segment faster.