Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCathleen J Staehli
#1286 · 2:12:42 · F76 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Cathleen (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 17 minutes head start on Cathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Cathleen ran 2:12:42 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 1:12:00 faster than Cathleen. Cathleen took official place 1286th (time-based 1339th) and Chris took official place 1st (time-based 71st). Chris was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Chris gained 22:50 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 17 min earlier than Cathleen (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1285
- Actual time Δ
- +1:12:00
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:29:00
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Cathleen − Chris. Negative means Cathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Cathleen (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 1:12:00 faster on foot than Cathleen.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:29:00 ahead of Cathleen — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:12:00 · finish clock +1:29:00.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Cathleen | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:26 | 7:31 | +7:55 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 12:35 | 5:35 | +7:00 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:35 | 5:25 | +7:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 45:00 | 22:10 | +22:50 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 29:56 | 12:14 | +17:42 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 14:02 | 5:57 | +8:05 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:08 | 1:50 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Cathleen ran the segment faster.