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
OfficialElliott Williams
#875 · 1:20:39 · M28 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM; Elliott (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Robert a 7 minutes head start on Elliott. On foot, Robert ran 1:27:43 and Elliott ran 1:20:39 — Elliott was 7:04 faster than Robert. Robert took official place 879th (time-based 857th) and Elliott took official place 875th (time-based 666th). Elliott was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Elliott gained 3:03 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Robert L Swenson (R-DR) started 7 min earlier than Elliott (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- +7:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Robert earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -33
Δ = Robert − Elliott. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM.
- Elliott (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Elliott was 7:04 faster on foot than Robert.
- Finish clock: Elliott crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Robert — Elliott wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +7:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Elliott | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:32 | 10:01 | +0:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:41 | 7:15 | +0:26 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 6:23 | +0:49 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:11 | 31:08 | +3:03 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:06 | 15:44 | +1:22 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:40 | 8:01 | +0:39 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:21 | 2:07 | +0:14 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.