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
OfficialBen Klau
#1254 · 1:51:36 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Karen a 3 minutes head start on Ben. On foot, Karen ran 1:54:49 and Ben ran 1:51:36 — Ben was 3:13 faster than Karen. Karen took official place 1255th (time-based 1258th) and Ben took official place 1254th (time-based 1239th). Ben was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ben gained 3:54 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Karen G Poppy (L-DR) started 3 min earlier than Ben (P-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +3:13
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Karen earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:13
- Section place Δ
- -17
Δ = Karen − Ben. Negative means Karen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM.
- Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 3:13 faster on foot than Karen.
- Finish clock: Ben crossed the line 0:13 ahead of Karen — Ben wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:13 · finish clock +0:13.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Karen | Ben | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:47 | 12:27 | +0:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:43 | 8:42 | +1:01 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:56 | 10:03 | -1:07 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:34 | 40:40 | +3:54 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:08 | 24:23 | -0:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:54 | 12:16 | -0:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:47 | 3:05 | -0:18 |
Δ negative = Karen ran the segment faster.