Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul OKeefe
#707 · 1:16:20 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialLiam C McCaw
#704 · 1:13:09 · M18 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Paul (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Liam (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Paul a 3 minutes head start on Liam. On foot, Paul ran 1:16:20 and Liam ran 1:13:09 — Liam was 3:11 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 707th (time-based 532nd) and Liam took official place 704th (time-based 428th). Liam was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Paul gained 3:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Paul OKeefe (W-DR) started 3 min earlier than Liam (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +3:11
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Paul earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:11
- Section place Δ
- -8
Δ = Paul − Liam. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Paul (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM.
- Liam (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Liam was 3:11 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Liam crossed the line 0:11 ahead of Paul — Liam wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:11 · finish clock +0:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Liam | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 7:45 | +1:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:28 | 5:31 | +0:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:38 | 5:22 | +1:16 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:39 | 31:02 | -3:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:04 | 14:25 | +1:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:57 | 7:21 | +0:36 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:29 | 1:43 | +0:46 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.