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
OfficialDesmond C Uriarte
#575 · 1:06:08 · M15 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-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; Desmond (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM. That gave John a 18 minutes head start on Desmond. On foot, John ran 1:23:14 and Desmond ran 1:06:08 — Desmond was 17:06 faster than John. John took official place 570th (time-based 747th) and Desmond took official place 575th (time-based 209th). John's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Desmond was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Desmond gained 5:55 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
John McLaughlin (B-DR) started 18 min earlier than Desmond (W-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -5
- Actual time Δ
- +17:06
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 18 min (John earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:54
- Section place Δ
- -5
Δ = John − Desmond. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM.
- Desmond (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 18:00 later.
- Actual running time: Desmond was 17:06 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:54 ahead of Desmond — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +17:06 · finish clock -0:54.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Desmond | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:21 | 7:13 | +2:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:50 | 5:58 | +0:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:54 | 6:10 | +2:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 26:56 | 23:49 | +3:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:16 | 14:21 | +5:55 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:48 | 6:51 | +1:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:46 | +0:23 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.