Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBrian McClenaghan
#697 · 1:14:45 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialBen M Dudek
#694 · 1:13:41 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Ben (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Brian a 1 minute head start on Ben. On foot, Brian ran 1:14:45 and Ben ran 1:13:41 — Ben was 1:04 faster than Brian. Brian took official place 697th (time-based 471st) and Ben took official place 694th (time-based 441st). Ben was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ben gained 0:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Brian McClenaghan (X-DR) started 1 min earlier than Ben (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +1:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Brian earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -16
Δ = Brian − Ben. Negative means Brian is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM.
- Ben (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 1:04 faster on foot than Brian.
- Finish clock: Ben crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Brian — Ben wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Brian | Ben | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:28 | 9:07 | -0:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:43 | 6:14 | +0:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:24 | 6:34 | -0:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:50 | 27:54 | +0:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:15 | 15:10 | +0:05 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:14 | 6:53 | +0:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:51 | 1:49 | +0:02 |
Δ negative = Brian ran the segment faster.