Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen G Partee
#706 · 1:12:18 · M24 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialDoug Regner
#708 · 1:16:26 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Interpretation
Ben (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Doug (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM. That gave Doug a 4 minutes head start on Ben. On foot, Ben ran 1:12:18 and Doug ran 1:16:26 — Ben was 4:08 faster than Doug. Ben took official place 706th (time-based 400th) and Doug took official place 708th (time-based 538th). Ben was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ben gained 3:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Doug Regner (W-DR) started 4 min earlier than Ben (SCR-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- -4:08
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Doug earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:08
- Section place Δ
- -5
Δ = Ben − Doug. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Doug (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM.
- Ben (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 4:08 faster on foot than Doug.
- Finish clock: Ben crossed the line 0:08 ahead of Doug — Ben wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -4:08 · finish clock -0:08.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Doug | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:04 | 8:56 | +0:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:14 | 7:00 | -0:46 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:10 | 6:09 | +0:01 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:16 | 30:39 | -3:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:33 | 14:44 | -0:11 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:06 | 7:04 | +0:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:55 | 1:54 | +0:01 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.