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
OfficialLance Sell
#690 · 1:11:22 · M25 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Lance (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM. That gave Elizabeth a 13 minutes head start on Lance. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Lance ran 1:11:22 — Lance was 12:51 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) and Lance took official place 690th (time-based 365th). Elizabeth's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Lance was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Lance gained 4:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elizabeth M Davis (L-DR) started 13 min earlier than Lance (SCR-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -3
- Actual time Δ
- +12:51
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 13 min (Elizabeth earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:09
- Section place Δ
- -1
Δ = Elizabeth − Lance. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Lance (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 13:00 later.
- Actual running time: Lance was 12:51 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Elizabeth crossed the line 0:09 ahead of Lance — Elizabeth wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:51 · finish clock -0:09.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Lance | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 8:32 | +1:15 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 6:16 | +1:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 5:52 | +0:57 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 28:22 | +4:11 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 14:01 | +2:55 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 6:36 | +1:26 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 1:43 | +0:35 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.