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
OfficialJeff Dewey
#679 · 1:22:45 · M61 · Group M · DR
Wave start 8:40 AM (M-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Jeff (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM. That gave Jeff a 6 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:16:58 and Jeff ran 1:22:45 — Michael was 5:47 faster than Jeff. Michael took official place 682nd (time-based 552nd) and Jeff took official place 679th (time-based 729th). Jeff's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 3:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Jeff Dewey (M-DR) started 6 min earlier than Michael (U-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- -5:47
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 6 min (Jeff earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:13
- Section place Δ
- +5
Δ = Michael − Jeff. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Jeff (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM.
- Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 6:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 5:47 faster on foot than Jeff.
- Finish clock: Jeff crossed the line 0:13 ahead of Michael — Jeff wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -5:47 · finish clock +0:13.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Jeff | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:40 | 9:27 | +0:13 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:07 | 7:01 | +0:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:54 | 6:11 | -0:17 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:14 | 33:34 | -3:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:43 | 16:00 | -1:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:16 | 8:02 | -0:46 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:04 | 2:30 | -0:26 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.