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
OfficialNaresh Sikha
#688 · 1:17:17 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Naresh (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM. That gave Elizabeth a 7 minutes head start on Naresh. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Naresh ran 1:17:17 — Naresh was 6:56 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) and Naresh took official place 688th (time-based 566th). Elizabeth's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Naresh was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Naresh gained 2:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elizabeth M Davis (L-DR) started 7 min earlier than Naresh (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -1
- Actual time Δ
- +6:56
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Elizabeth earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:04
- Section place Δ
- -9
Δ = Elizabeth − Naresh. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Naresh (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Naresh was 6:56 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Elizabeth crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Naresh — Elizabeth wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +6:56 · finish clock -0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Naresh | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 8:41 | +1:06 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 7:32 | +0:16 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 6:11 | +0:38 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 30:03 | +2:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 15:25 | +1:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 7:17 | +0:45 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 2:08 | +0:10 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.