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
OfficialSally M Spitz
#1296 · 1:57:58 · F35 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Sally (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Sally a 3 minutes head start on Charles. On foot, Charles ran 1:55:19 and Sally ran 1:57:58 — Charles was 2:39 faster than Sally. Charles took official place 1300th (time-based 1261st) and Sally took official place 1296th (time-based 1278th). Sally's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Charles was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Charles gained 1:22 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Sally M Spitz (Q-DR) started 3 min earlier than Charles (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- -2:39
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Sally earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:21
- Section place Δ
- -37
Δ = Charles − Sally. Negative means Charles is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Sally (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM.
- Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Charles was 2:39 faster on foot than Sally.
- Finish clock: Sally crossed the line 0:21 ahead of Charles — Sally wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -2:39 · finish clock +0:21.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Charles | Sally | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:20 | 12:31 | -1:11 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:09 | 10:07 | -0:58 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:36 | 9:02 | +0:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:59 | 44:21 | -1:22 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:21 | 25:52 | +0:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:56 | 12:17 | +0:39 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:58 | 3:48 | -0:50 |
Δ negative = Charles ran the segment faster.