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
OfficialDuncan Seay
#686 · 1:21:09 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Elizabeth a 3 minutes head start on Duncan. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Duncan ran 1:21:09 — Duncan was 3:04 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) and Duncan took official place 686th (time-based 682nd). Duncan was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Duncan gained 1:46 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elizabeth M Davis (L-DR) started 3 min earlier than Duncan (P-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +3:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Elizabeth earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -12
Δ = Elizabeth − Duncan. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Duncan was 3:04 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Duncan crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Elizabeth — Duncan wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Duncan | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 10:06 | -0:19 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 7:39 | +0:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 6:22 | +0:27 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 32:20 | +0:13 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 15:10 | +1:46 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 7:22 | +0:40 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 2:10 | +0:08 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.