Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEthan Schatz
#916 · 1:35:23 · M64 · Group K · DR
Wave start 8:38 AM (K-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialLiz Ward
#915 · 1:30:16 · F39 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Ethan (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM; Liz (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Ethan a 5 minutes head start on Liz. On foot, Ethan ran 1:35:23 and Liz ran 1:30:16 — Liz was 5:07 faster than Ethan. Ethan took official place 916th (time-based 1021st) and Liz took official place 915th (time-based 916th). Liz was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Liz gained 3:42 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ethan Schatz (K-DR) started 5 min earlier than Liz (Q-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +5:07
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 5 min (Ethan earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:07
- Section place Δ
- -37
Δ = Ethan − Liz. Negative means Ethan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ethan (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM.
- Liz (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 5:00 later.
- Actual running time: Liz was 5:07 faster on foot than Ethan.
- Finish clock: Liz crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Ethan — Liz wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +5:07 · finish clock +0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ethan | Liz | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:25 | 10:29 | -0:04 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:19 | 7:55 | +0:24 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:40 | 8:08 | -0:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:35 | 33:53 | +3:42 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:52 | 18:41 | +1:11 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:59 | 8:52 | +0:07 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:33 | 2:18 | +0:15 |
Δ negative = Ethan ran the segment faster.