Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialDuncan Seay
#686 · 1:21:09 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMatthew Adan
#685 · 1:12:08 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Duncan a 9 minutes head start on Matthew. On foot, Duncan ran 1:21:09 and Matthew ran 1:12:08 — Matthew was 9:01 faster than Duncan. Duncan took official place 686th (time-based 682nd) and Matthew took official place 685th (time-based 393rd). Matthew was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Matthew gained 4:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Duncan Seay (P-DR) started 9 min earlier than Matthew (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +9:01
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 9 min (Duncan earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:01
- Section place Δ
- -1
Δ = Duncan − Matthew. Negative means Duncan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 9:00 later.
- Actual running time: Matthew was 9:01 faster on foot than Duncan.
- Finish clock: Matthew crossed the line 0:01 ahead of Duncan — Matthew wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +9:01 · finish clock +0:01.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Duncan | Matthew | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:06 | 8:21 | +1:45 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:39 | 5:43 | +1:56 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:22 | 7:03 | -0:41 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:20 | 27:32 | +4:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:10 | 14:40 | +0:30 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:22 | 6:58 | +0:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 1:51 | +0:19 |
Δ negative = Duncan ran the segment faster.