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
OfficialMichael Ludlam
#682 · 1:16:58 · M50 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Interpretation
Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM. That gave Duncan a 4 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Duncan ran 1:21:09 and Michael ran 1:16:58 — Michael was 4:11 faster than Duncan. Duncan took official place 686th (time-based 682nd) and Michael took official place 682nd (time-based 552nd). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 2:06 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Duncan Seay (P-DR) started 4 min earlier than Michael (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- +4:11
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Duncan earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:11
- Section place Δ
- +4
Δ = Duncan − Michael. Negative means Duncan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Duncan (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 4:11 faster on foot than Duncan.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:11 ahead of Duncan — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:11 · finish clock +0:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Duncan | Michael | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:06 | 9:40 | +0:26 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:39 | 7:07 | +0:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:22 | 5:54 | +0:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:20 | 30:14 | +2:06 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:10 | 14:43 | +0:27 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:22 | 7:16 | +0:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 2:04 | +0:06 |
Δ negative = Duncan ran the segment faster.