Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCharles Pharis
#1300 · 1:55:19 · M13 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJohn Gavin
#1295 · 1:53:48 · M48 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Interpretation
Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM. That gave Charles a 1 minute head start on John. On foot, Charles ran 1:55:19 and John ran 1:53:48 — John was 1:31 faster than Charles. Charles took official place 1300th (time-based 1261st) and John took official place 1295th (time-based 1255th). John was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: John gained 3:15 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Charles Pharis (U-DR) started 1 min earlier than John (V-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- +1:31
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Charles earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:31
- Section place Δ
- +24
Δ = Charles − John. Negative means Charles is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM.
- John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: John was 1:31 faster on foot than Charles.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:31 ahead of Charles — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:31 · finish clock +0:31.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Charles | John | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:20 | 11:02 | +0:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:09 | 10:11 | -1:02 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:36 | 7:28 | +2:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:59 | 43:31 | -0:32 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:21 | 23:06 | +3:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:56 | 13:50 | -0:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:58 | 4:40 | -1:42 |
Δ negative = Charles ran the segment faster.