Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTodd RItola
#909 · 1:30:58 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialRobert Meng
#913 · 1:24:13 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Interpretation
Todd (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Robert (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave Todd a 7 minutes head start on Robert. On foot, Todd ran 1:30:58 and Robert ran 1:24:13 — Robert was 6:45 faster than Todd. Todd took official place 909th (time-based 925th) and Robert took official place 913th (time-based 776th). Todd's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Robert was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Robert gained 3:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Todd RItola (P-DR) started 7 min earlier than Robert (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +6:45
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Todd earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:15
- Section place Δ
- +7
Δ = Todd − Robert. Negative means Todd is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Todd (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Robert (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Robert was 6:45 faster on foot than Todd.
- Finish clock: Todd crossed the line 0:15 ahead of Robert — Todd wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +6:45 · finish clock -0:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Todd | Robert | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:01 | 9:35 | +1:26 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:20 | 7:34 | +0:46 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 6:59 | -0:25 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 35:59 | 32:39 | +3:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:51 | 16:55 | +0:56 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:34 | 8:32 | +0:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:39 | 1:59 | +0:40 |
Δ negative = Todd ran the segment faster.