Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialIshwar Sikha
#713 · 1:16:31 · M15 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJohn Aitchison
#710 · 1:13:27 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Ishwar (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; John (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Ishwar a 3 minutes head start on John. On foot, Ishwar ran 1:16:31 and John ran 1:13:27 — John was 3:04 faster than Ishwar. Ishwar took official place 713th (time-based 540th) and John took official place 710th (time-based 435th). John was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: John gained 2:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ishwar Sikha (W-DR) started 3 min earlier than John (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +3:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Ishwar earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -7
Δ = Ishwar − John. Negative means Ishwar is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ishwar (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM.
- John (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: John was 3:04 faster on foot than Ishwar.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Ishwar — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ishwar | John | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:45 | 8:35 | +0:10 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:44 | 6:32 | +0:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:44 | 6:41 | +0:03 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:28 | 27:05 | +2:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:20 | 14:56 | +0:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:27 | 7:29 | -0:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 2:09 | -0:06 |
Δ negative = Ishwar ran the segment faster.