Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJesse Edelsberg
#887 · 1:22:03 · M40 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialZach Swenson
#884 · 1:20:50 · M18 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Jesse (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Zach (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. That gave Jesse a 1 minute head start on Zach. On foot, Jesse ran 1:22:03 and Zach ran 1:20:50 — Zach was 1:13 faster than Jesse. Jesse took official place 887th (time-based 710th) and Zach took official place 884th (time-based 672nd). Zach was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Jesse gained 1:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Jesse Edelsberg (Y-DR) started 1 min earlier than Zach (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +1:13
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Jesse earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:13
- Section place Δ
- +18
Δ = Jesse − Zach. Negative means Jesse is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Jesse (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM.
- Zach (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Zach was 1:13 faster on foot than Jesse.
- Finish clock: Zach crossed the line 0:13 ahead of Jesse — Zach wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:13 · finish clock +0:13.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jesse | Zach | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:52 | 9:08 | +0:44 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:02 | 7:21 | -0:19 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:06 | 6:31 | +0:35 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:56 | 32:11 | -1:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:52 | 15:44 | +1:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:06 | 7:58 | +0:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:57 | +0:12 |
Δ negative = Jesse ran the segment faster.