Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLaura McDonald
#1319 · 2:08:38 · F53 · Group J · DR
Wave start 8:37 AM (J-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialDamon M Connolly
#1317 · 2:06:13 · M62 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Interpretation
Laura (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM; Damon (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM. That gave Laura a 2 minutes head start on Damon. On foot, Laura ran 2:08:38 and Damon ran 2:06:13 — Damon was 2:25 faster than Laura. Laura took official place 1319th (time-based 1327th) and Damon took official place 1317th (time-based 1314th). Damon was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Laura gained 2:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Laura McDonald (J-DR) started 2 min earlier than Damon (L-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +2:25
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 2 min (Laura earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:25
- Section place Δ
- -25
Δ = Laura − Damon. Negative means Laura is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Laura (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM.
- Damon (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 2:00 later.
- Actual running time: Damon was 2:25 faster on foot than Laura.
- Finish clock: Damon crossed the line 0:25 ahead of Laura — Damon wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +2:25 · finish clock +0:25.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Laura | Damon | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 14:14 | 13:20 | +0:54 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:01 | 10:40 | +0:21 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:42 | 10:15 | +1:27 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:11 | 45:09 | -2:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 30:45 | 29:02 | +1:43 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 15:15 | 14:32 | +0:43 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:30 | 3:15 | +0:15 |
Δ negative = Laura ran the segment faster.