Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobb Briggs
#1290 · 1:57:08 · M57 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialPolly Baldwin
#1288 · 2:07:01 · F59 · Group E · DR
Wave start 8:33 AM (E-DR)
Interpretation
Robb (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Polly (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM. That gave Polly a 10 minutes head start on Robb. On foot, Robb ran 1:57:08 and Polly ran 2:07:01 — Robb was 9:53 faster than Polly. Robb took official place 1290th (time-based 1274th) and Polly took official place 1288th (time-based 1320th). Polly's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Robb was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Robb gained 4:52 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Polly Baldwin (E-DR) started 10 min earlier than Robb (Q-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- -9:53
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 10 min (Polly earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:07
- Section place Δ
- +86
Δ = Robb − Polly. Negative means Robb is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Polly (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM.
- Robb (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 10:00 later.
- Actual running time: Robb was 9:53 faster on foot than Polly.
- Finish clock: Polly crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Robb — Polly wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -9:53 · finish clock +0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robb | Polly | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:53 | 13:19 | -0:26 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:25 | 13:50 | -3:25 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:07 | 10:22 | -1:15 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:09 | 45:11 | +0:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:49 | 27:41 | -4:52 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:36 | 13:13 | -0:37 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:09 | 3:25 | -0:16 |
Δ negative = Robb ran the segment faster.