Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLenore Jones
#1312 · 2:05:16 · F11 · Group K · DR
Wave start 8:38 AM (K-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialAlexandra McFerran
#1307 · 2:14:46 · F7 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Interpretation
Lenore (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM; Alexandra (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM. That gave Alexandra a 11 minutes head start on Lenore. On foot, Lenore ran 2:05:16 and Alexandra ran 2:14:46 — Lenore was 9:30 faster than Alexandra. Lenore took official place 1312th (time-based 1311th) and Alexandra took official place 1307th (time-based 1342nd). Alexandra's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Lenore was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Lenore gained 4:01 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Alexandra McFerran (AAA-DR) started 11 min earlier than Lenore (K-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- -9:30
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 11 min (Alexandra earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:30
- Section place Δ
- +3
Δ = Lenore − Alexandra. Negative means Lenore is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Alexandra (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM.
- Lenore (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM, 11:00 later.
- Actual running time: Lenore was 9:30 faster on foot than Alexandra.
- Finish clock: Alexandra crossed the line 1:30 ahead of Lenore — Alexandra wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -9:30 · finish clock +1:30.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Lenore | Alexandra | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:45 | 13:35 | -0:50 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:07 | 12:59 | -2:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:55 | 12:08 | -1:13 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:46 | 48:47 | -4:01 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 27:18 | 31:05 | -3:47 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 16:48 | 13:11 | +3:37 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 3:01 | -0:24 |
Δ negative = Lenore ran the segment faster.