Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPhil C McMichael
#771 · 1:17:00 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEd Swanson
#774 · 1:28:08 · M62 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM. That gave Ed a 11 minutes head start on Phil. On foot, Phil ran 1:17:00 and Ed ran 1:28:08 — Phil was 11:08 faster than Ed. Phil took official place 771st (time-based 554th) and Ed took official place 774th (time-based 869th). Phil was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Phil gained 4:41 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ed Swanson (L-DR) started 11 min earlier than Phil (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -3
- Actual time Δ
- -11:08
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 11 min (Ed earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:08
- Section place Δ
- +29
Δ = Phil − Ed. Negative means Phil is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 11:00 later.
- Actual running time: Phil was 11:08 faster on foot than Ed.
- Finish clock: Phil crossed the line 0:08 ahead of Ed — Phil wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -11:08 · finish clock -0:08.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Phil | Ed | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:51 | 9:31 | -0:40 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:51 | 7:48 | -0:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:46 | 7:17 | -0:31 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:52 | 33:33 | -4:41 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:29 | 18:08 | -2:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:47 | 9:11 | -1:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:24 | 2:40 | -0:16 |
Δ negative = Phil ran the segment faster.