Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEmmett R Novotny
#919 · 1:34:31 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Emmett (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 29 minutes head start on Emmett because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Emmett ran 1:34:31 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 33:49 faster than Emmett. Emmett took official place 919th (time-based 999th) and Chris took official place 1st (time-based 71st). Chris was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Chris gained 17:43 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 29 min earlier than Emmett (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +918
- Actual time Δ
- +33:49
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 29 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:02:49
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Emmett − Chris. Negative means Emmett is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Emmett (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 29:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 33:49 faster on foot than Emmett.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:02:49 ahead of Emmett — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +33:49 · finish clock +1:02:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Emmett | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:16 | 7:31 | +2:45 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:09 | 5:35 | +2:34 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:43 | 5:25 | +1:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:53 | 22:10 | +17:43 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:07 | 12:14 | +6:53 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:12 | 5:57 | +2:15 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:50 | +0:21 |
Δ negative = Emmett ran the segment faster.