Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert L Swenson
#879 · 1:27:43 · M56 · Group R · DR
Wave start 8:44 AM (R-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialZach Swenson
#884 · 1:20:50 · M18 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM; Zach (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Robert a 7 minutes head start on Zach. On foot, Robert ran 1:27:43 and Zach ran 1:20:50 — Zach was 6:53 faster than Robert. Robert took official place 879th (time-based 857th) and Zach took official place 884th (time-based 672nd). Robert's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Zach was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Zach gained 2:00 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Robert L Swenson (R-DR) started 7 min earlier than Zach (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -5
- Actual time Δ
- +6:53
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Robert earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:07
- Section place Δ
- -34
Δ = Robert − Zach. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM.
- Zach (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Zach was 6:53 faster on foot than Robert.
- Finish clock: Robert crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Zach — Robert wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +6:53 · finish clock -0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Zach | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:32 | 9:08 | +1:24 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:41 | 7:21 | +0:20 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 6:31 | +0:41 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:11 | 32:11 | +2:00 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:06 | 15:44 | +1:22 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:40 | 7:58 | +0:42 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:21 | 1:57 | +0:24 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.