Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael Doonan
#1202 · 1:40:30 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialFord McFerran
#1199 · 1:47:21 · M10 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM. That gave Ford a 7 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:40:30 and Ford ran 1:47:21 — Michael was 6:51 faster than Ford. Michael took official place 1202nd (time-based 1102nd) and Ford took official place 1199th (time-based 1202nd). Ford's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 4:34 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ford McFerran (N-DR) started 7 min earlier than Michael (W-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- -6:51
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Ford earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:09
- Section place Δ
- +2
Δ = Michael − Ford. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM.
- Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 6:51 faster on foot than Ford.
- Finish clock: Ford crossed the line 0:09 ahead of Michael — Ford wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -6:51 · finish clock +0:09.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Ford | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:45 | 10:57 | -0:12 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:36 | 8:47 | -0:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:58 | 12:17 | -3:19 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:15 | 40:49 | -4:34 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:23 | 22:21 | +0:02 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:48 | 9:53 | +0:55 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:45 | 2:17 | +0:28 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.