Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPierce Klempan
#787 · 1:25:00 · M11 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMolly Williams
#786 · 1:31:57 · F55 · Group H · DR
Wave start 8:36 AM (H-DR)
Interpretation
Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM. That gave Molly a 7 minutes head start on Pierce. On foot, Pierce ran 1:25:00 and Molly ran 1:31:57 — Pierce was 6:57 faster than Molly. Pierce took official place 787th (time-based 792nd) and Molly took official place 786th (time-based 942nd). Molly's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Pierce was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Pierce gained 2:38 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Molly Williams (H-DR) started 7 min earlier than Pierce (Q-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- -6:57
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Molly earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:03
- Section place Δ
- +28
Δ = Pierce − Molly. Negative means Pierce is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM.
- Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Pierce was 6:57 faster on foot than Molly.
- Finish clock: Molly crossed the line 0:03 ahead of Pierce — Molly wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -6:57 · finish clock +0:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Pierce | Molly | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:08 | 10:39 | -0:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:35 | 8:30 | -0:55 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:35 | 7:07 | -0:32 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:02 | 36:40 | -2:38 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:09 | 17:48 | -1:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:20 | 8:39 | -0:19 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 2:34 | -0:23 |
Δ negative = Pierce ran the segment faster.