Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWilliam Reilly
#1258 · 1:51:59 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialThomas Yates
#1262 · 1:48:37 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Interpretation
William (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM. That gave William a 4 minutes head start on Thomas. On foot, William ran 1:51:59 and Thomas ran 1:48:37 — Thomas was 3:22 faster than William. William took official place 1258th (time-based 1246th) and Thomas took official place 1262nd (time-based 1218th). William's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Thomas was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Thomas gained 1:29 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
William Reilly (P-DR) started 4 min earlier than Thomas (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +3:22
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (William earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:38
- Section place Δ
- +4
Δ = William − Thomas. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- William (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Thomas was 3:22 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: William crossed the line 0:38 ahead of Thomas — William wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:22 · finish clock -0:38.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Thomas | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:51 | 11:13 | +1:38 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:08 | 9:15 | +0:53 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:17 | 7:54 | +0:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:29 | 42:00 | +1:29 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 22:20 | -0:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:55 | 13:01 | -1:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:11 | 2:54 | +0:17 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.