Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael Ludlam
#682 · 1:16:58 · M50 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialErik C Blachford
#680 · 1:20:46 · M59 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Erik (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Erik a 4 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:16:58 and Erik ran 1:20:46 — Michael was 3:48 faster than Erik. Michael took official place 682nd (time-based 552nd) and Erik took official place 680th (time-based 671st). Erik's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 1:23 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Erik C Blachford (P-DR) started 4 min earlier than Michael (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- -3:48
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Erik earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:12
- Section place Δ
- -2
Δ = Michael − Erik. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Erik (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM.
- Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 3:48 faster on foot than Erik.
- Finish clock: Erik crossed the line 0:12 ahead of Michael — Erik wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -3:48 · finish clock +0:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Erik | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:40 | 10:19 | -0:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:07 | 7:17 | -0:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:54 | 7:00 | -1:06 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:14 | 29:35 | +0:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:43 | 16:06 | -1:23 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:16 | 8:02 | -0:46 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:04 | 2:27 | -0:23 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.