Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElizabeth Porter
#1221 · 1:46:26 · F36 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialAlex Porter
#1220 · 1:39:26 · M36 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Alex (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Elizabeth a 7 minutes head start on Alex. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:46:26 and Alex ran 1:39:26 — Alex was 7:00 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 1221st (time-based 1188th) and Alex took official place 1220th (time-based 1085th). Alex was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Alex gained 2:06 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elizabeth Porter (Q-DR) started 7 min earlier than Alex (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +7:00
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 7 min (Elizabeth earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- ±0:00
- Section place Δ
- -15
Δ = Elizabeth − Alex. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elizabeth (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM.
- Alex (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 7:00 later.
- Actual running time: Alex was 7:00 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- They crossed the finish line at the same clock time.
Δ (A − B): actual +7:00 · finish clock ±0:00.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Alex | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:08 | 10:15 | +1:53 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:34 | 7:13 | +1:21 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:53 | 8:05 | +1:48 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:18 | 36:12 | +2:06 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:06 | 23:14 | -0:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:15 | 11:16 | -0:01 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:12 | 3:11 | +0:01 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.