Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKathleen A Stranton
#1342 · 2:17:14 · F59 · Group E · DR
Wave start 8:33 AM (E-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMark B Miller
#1343 · 2:51:19 · M74 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Interpretation
Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM; Mark (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM. That gave Mark a 33 minutes head start on Kathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kathleen ran 2:17:14 and Mark ran 2:51:19 — Kathleen was 34:05 faster than Mark. Kathleen took official place 1342nd (time-based 1346th) and Mark took official place 1343rd (time-based 1386th). Kathleen was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Kathleen gained 13:18 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Mark B Miller (AAA-INV) started 33 min earlier than Kathleen (E-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- -1
- Actual time Δ
- -34:05
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Mark earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Mark earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -1:05
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kathleen − Mark. Negative means Kathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Mark (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Kathleen was 34:05 faster on foot than Mark.
- Finish clock: Kathleen crossed the line 1:05 ahead of Mark — Kathleen wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -34:05 · finish clock -1:05.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kathleen | Mark | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:09 | 18:39 | -2:30 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:53 | 13:22 | -1:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:50 | 13:48 | -3:58 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 49:04 | 1:02:22 | -13:18 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 30:20 | 36:52 | -6:32 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 15:58 | 20:09 | -4:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:00 | 6:07 | -2:07 |
Δ negative = Kathleen ran the segment faster.