Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMaggie LaPlante
#1327 · 2:07:59 · F12 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialWells M Lipner
#1324 · 2:03:14 · M11 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Maggie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Wells (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Maggie a 4 minutes head start on Wells. On foot, Maggie ran 2:07:59 and Wells ran 2:03:14 — Wells was 4:45 faster than Maggie. Maggie took official place 1327th (time-based 1324th) and Wells took official place 1324th (time-based 1304th). Wells was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Wells gained 2:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Maggie LaPlante (L-DR) started 4 min earlier than Wells (Q-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +4:45
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Maggie earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:45
- Section place Δ
- -47
Δ = Maggie − Wells. Negative means Maggie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Maggie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Wells (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Wells was 4:45 faster on foot than Maggie.
- Finish clock: Wells crossed the line 0:45 ahead of Maggie — Wells wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:45 · finish clock +0:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Maggie | Wells | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 13:30 | 12:35 | +0:55 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:48 | 10:24 | +1:24 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:09 | 9:15 | +0:54 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 47:33 | 45:29 | +2:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:14 | 26:39 | +1:35 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:45 | 15:47 | -2:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:00 | 3:05 | -0:05 |
Δ negative = Maggie ran the segment faster.