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
OfficialAdam G Shapiro
#689 · 1:11:20 · M25 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Interpretation
Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Adam (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM. That gave Duncan a 10 minutes head start on Adam. On foot, Duncan ran 1:21:09 and Adam ran 1:11:20 — Adam was 9:49 faster than Duncan. Duncan took official place 686th (time-based 682nd) and Adam took official place 689th (time-based 360th). Duncan's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Adam was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Adam gained 5:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Duncan Seay (P-DR) started 10 min earlier than Adam (SCR-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -3
- Actual time Δ
- +9:49
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 10 min (Duncan earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:11
- Section place Δ
- +12
Δ = Duncan − Adam. Negative means Duncan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Adam (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 10:00 later.
- Actual running time: Adam was 9:49 faster on foot than Duncan.
- Finish clock: Duncan crossed the line 0:11 ahead of Adam — Duncan wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +9:49 · finish clock -0:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Duncan | Adam | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:06 | 8:28 | +1:38 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:39 | 6:07 | +1:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:22 | 6:15 | +0:07 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:20 | 27:04 | +5:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:10 | 14:49 | +0:21 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:22 | 6:53 | +0:29 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 1:44 | +0:26 |
Δ negative = Duncan ran the segment faster.