Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialHelle E Taheny
#1144 · 1:51:57 · F9 · Group D · DR
Wave start 8:32 AM (D-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMichael P Esser
#1142 · 1:34:47 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Comparison report
Download the full report as a PDF, share the file, or send a link to this view.
The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Helle (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM; Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave Helle a 17 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Helle ran 1:51:57 and Michael ran 1:34:47 — Michael was 17:10 faster than Helle. Helle took official place 1144th (time-based 1244th) and Michael took official place 1142nd (time-based 1006th). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 7:45 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Helle E Taheny (D-DR) started 17 min earlier than Michael (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +17:10
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Helle earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:10
- Section place Δ
- -20
Δ = Helle − Michael. Negative means Helle is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Helle (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM.
- Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 17:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 17:10 faster on foot than Helle.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:10 ahead of Helle — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +17:10 · finish clock +0:10.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Helle | Michael | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:36 | 10:25 | +1:11 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:57 | 8:12 | +0:45 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:09 | 7:57 | +0:12 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:59 | 36:14 | +7:45 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:29 | 20:40 | +3:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:05 | 8:52 | +3:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:42 | 2:27 | +0:15 |
Δ negative = Helle ran the segment faster.