Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialStephen M O'Mara
#117 · 1:01:36 · M43 · Group X · INV
Wave start 8:22 AM (X-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialBenjamin Ward
#112 · 1:04:25 · M51 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Stephen (X-INV) started at 8:22 AM; Benjamin (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM. That gave Benjamin a 3 minutes head start on Stephen. On foot, Stephen ran 1:01:36 and Benjamin ran 1:04:25 — Stephen was 2:49 faster than Benjamin. Stephen took official place 117th (time-based 97th) and Benjamin took official place 112th (time-based 164th). Benjamin's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Stephen was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Stephen gained 1:43 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Benjamin Ward (U-INV) started 3 min earlier than Stephen (X-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- -2:49
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Benjamin earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:11
- Section place Δ
- 0
Δ = Stephen − Benjamin. Negative means Stephen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Benjamin (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM.
- Stephen (X-INV) started at 8:22 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Stephen was 2:49 faster on foot than Benjamin.
- Finish clock: Benjamin crossed the line 0:11 ahead of Stephen — Benjamin wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -2:49 · finish clock +0:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Stephen | Benjamin | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:27 | 7:23 | +0:04 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:11 | 5:39 | -0:28 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:07 | 5:25 | -0:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:28 | 24:11 | -1:43 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:00 | 13:18 | -0:18 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:27 | 6:36 | -0:09 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:56 | 1:53 | +0:03 |
Δ negative = Stephen ran the segment faster.