Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen Klau
#1254 · 1:51:36 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialSiera Talbott
#1253 · 1:54:27 · F50 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Interpretation
Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Siera (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM. That gave Siera a 3 minutes head start on Ben. On foot, Ben ran 1:51:36 and Siera ran 1:54:27 — Ben was 2:51 faster than Siera. Ben took official place 1254th (time-based 1239th) and Siera took official place 1253rd (time-based 1257th). Siera's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Ben was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Ben gained 1:57 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Siera Talbott (L-DR) started 3 min earlier than Ben (P-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- -2:51
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Siera earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:09
- Section place Δ
- +18
Δ = Ben − Siera. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Siera (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 2:51 faster on foot than Siera.
- Finish clock: Siera crossed the line 0:09 ahead of Ben — Siera wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -2:51 · finish clock +0:09.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Siera | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:27 | 12:33 | -0:06 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:42 | 9:51 | -1:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:03 | 9:49 | +0:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:40 | 41:33 | -0:53 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:23 | 26:20 | -1:57 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:16 | 11:37 | +0:39 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:05 | 2:44 | +0:21 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.