Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElizabeth M Davis
#687 · 1:24:13 · F51 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMatthew Adan
#685 · 1:12:08 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Elizabeth a 12 minutes head start on Matthew. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Matthew ran 1:12:08 — Matthew was 12:05 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) and Matthew took official place 685th (time-based 393rd). Matthew was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Matthew gained 5:01 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elizabeth M Davis (L-DR) started 12 min earlier than Matthew (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +12:05
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 12 min (Elizabeth earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:05
- Section place Δ
- -13
Δ = Elizabeth − Matthew. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 12:00 later.
- Actual running time: Matthew was 12:05 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Matthew crossed the line 0:05 ahead of Elizabeth — Matthew wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:05 · finish clock +0:05.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Matthew | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 8:21 | +1:26 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 5:43 | +2:05 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 7:03 | -0:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 27:32 | +5:01 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 14:40 | +2:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 6:58 | +1:04 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 1:51 | +0:27 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.