Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaula Castillo Hi Esping
#1278 · 1:56:07 · F21 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialClifton D Schaller
#1282 · 1:47:54 · M38 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Paula (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Clifton (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Paula a 9 minutes head start on Clifton. On foot, Paula ran 1:56:07 and Clifton ran 1:47:54 — Clifton was 8:13 faster than Paula. Paula took official place 1278th (time-based 1265th) and Clifton took official place 1282nd (time-based 1207th). Paula's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Clifton was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Clifton gained 8:01 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Paula Castillo Hi Esping (N-DR) started 9 min earlier than Clifton (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +8:13
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 9 min (Paula earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:47
- Section place Δ
- -67
Δ = Paula − Clifton. Negative means Paula is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Paula (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM.
- Clifton (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 9:00 later.
- Actual running time: Clifton was 8:13 faster on foot than Paula.
- Finish clock: Paula crossed the line 0:47 ahead of Clifton — Paula wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +8:13 · finish clock -0:47.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paula | Clifton | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:40 | 11:07 | +1:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:25 | 9:07 | +1:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:56 | 8:40 | -0:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 48:41 | 40:40 | +8:01 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:22 | 23:05 | -0:43 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:26 | 11:52 | -0:26 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 3:23 | -0:46 |
Δ negative = Paula ran the segment faster.