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
OfficialSteven J Patti
#881 · 1:31:47 · M61 · Group M · DR
Wave start 8:40 AM (M-DR)
Interpretation
Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM; Steven (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM. That gave Steven a 4 minutes head start on Robert. On foot, Robert ran 1:27:43 and Steven ran 1:31:47 — Robert was 4:04 faster than Steven. Robert took official place 879th (time-based 857th) and Steven took official place 881st (time-based 940th). Robert was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Robert gained 1:14 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Steven J Patti (M-DR) started 4 min earlier than Robert (R-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- -4:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Steven earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:04
- Section place Δ
- -13
Δ = Robert − Steven. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Steven (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM.
- Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Robert was 4:04 faster on foot than Steven.
- Finish clock: Robert crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Steven — Robert wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -4:04 · finish clock -0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Steven | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:32 | 10:39 | -0:07 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:41 | 8:33 | -0:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 7:34 | -0:22 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:11 | 35:25 | -1:14 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:06 | 18:12 | -1:06 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:40 | 8:52 | -0:12 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:21 | 2:32 | -0:11 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.