Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKaren G Poppy
#1255 · 1:54:49 · F50 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialSimon F Flynn
#1259 · 1:44:08 · M41 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Simon (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Karen a 11 minutes head start on Simon. On foot, Karen ran 1:54:49 and Simon ran 1:44:08 — Simon was 10:41 faster than Karen. Karen took official place 1255th (time-based 1258th) and Simon took official place 1259th (time-based 1157th). Karen's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Simon was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Simon gained 7:12 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Karen G Poppy (L-DR) started 11 min earlier than Simon (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +10:41
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 11 min (Karen earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:19
- Section place Δ
- -64
Δ = Karen − Simon. Negative means Karen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Simon (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 11:00 later.
- Actual running time: Simon was 10:41 faster on foot than Karen.
- Finish clock: Karen crossed the line 0:19 ahead of Simon — Karen wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +10:41 · finish clock -0:19.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Karen | Simon | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:47 | 11:02 | +1:45 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:43 | 9:15 | +0:28 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:56 | 8:49 | +0:07 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:34 | 37:22 | +7:12 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:08 | 24:29 | -0:21 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:54 | 10:51 | +1:03 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:47 | 2:20 | +0:27 |
Δ negative = Karen ran the segment faster.