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
OfficialKim Hishida
#572 · 1:40:34 · F46 · Group M · INV
Wave start 8:13 AM (M-INV)
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; Kim (M-INV) started at 8:13 AM. That gave Kim a 17 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:23:14 and Kim ran 1:40:34 — John was 17:20 faster than Kim. John took official place 570th (time-based 747th) and Kim took official place 572nd (time-based 1105th). John was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: John gained 12:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Kim Hishida (M-INV) started 17 min earlier than John (B-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- -17:20
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Kim earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Kim earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:20
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Kim. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Kim (M-INV) started at 8:13 AM.
- John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: John was 17:20 faster on foot than Kim.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:20 ahead of Kim — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -17:20 · finish clock -0:20.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Kim | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:21 | 11:26 | -2:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:50 | 9:22 | -2:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:54 | 8:02 | +0:52 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 26:56 | 39:52 | -12:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:16 | 20:12 | +0:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:48 | 9:07 | -0:19 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 2:33 | -0:24 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.