Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJohn McLaughlin
#570 · 1:23:14 · M71 · Group B · DR
Wave start 8:30 AM (B-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialAndrew Touchstone
#565 · 1:03:46 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM; Andrew (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave John a 19 minutes head start on Andrew. On foot, John ran 1:23:14 and Andrew ran 1:03:46 — Andrew was 19:28 faster than John. John took official place 570th (time-based 747th) and Andrew took official place 565th (time-based 148th). Andrew was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Andrew gained 6:28 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
John McLaughlin (B-DR) started 19 min earlier than Andrew (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- +19:28
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 19 min (John earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:28
- Section place Δ
- -4
Δ = John − Andrew. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM.
- Andrew (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 19:00 later.
- Actual running time: Andrew was 19:28 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Andrew crossed the line 0:28 ahead of John — Andrew wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +19:28 · finish clock +0:28.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Andrew | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:21 | 6:48 | +2:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:50 | 5:07 | +1:43 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:54 | 5:44 | +3:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 26:56 | 23:52 | +3:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:16 | 13:48 | +6:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:48 | 6:38 | +2:10 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:49 | +0:20 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.