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
OfficialAlex Kendall
#1203 · 1:42:32 · M13 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Alex (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM. That gave Alex a 2 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:40:30 and Alex ran 1:42:32 — Michael was 2:02 faster than Alex. Michael took official place 1202nd (time-based 1102nd) and Alex took official place 1203rd (time-based 1128th). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 4:50 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Alex Kendall (U-DR) started 2 min earlier than Michael (W-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -1
- Actual time Δ
- -2:02
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 2 min (Alex earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:02
- Section place Δ
- -6
Δ = Michael − Alex. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Alex (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM.
- Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 2:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 2:02 faster on foot than Alex.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Alex — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -2:02 · finish clock -0:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Alex | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:45 | 10:57 | -0:12 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:36 | 7:58 | +0:38 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:58 | 6:56 | +2:02 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:15 | 41:05 | -4:50 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:23 | 22:44 | -0:21 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:48 | 10:36 | +0:12 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:45 | 2:16 | +0:29 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.