Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen M Dudek
#694 · 1:13:41 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialBrian McClenaghan
#697 · 1:14:45 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Interpretation
Ben (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave Brian a 1 minute head start on Ben. On foot, Ben ran 1:13:41 and Brian ran 1:14:45 — Ben was 1:04 faster than Brian. Ben took official place 694th (time-based 441st) and Brian took official place 697th (time-based 471st). Ben was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ben gained 0:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Brian McClenaghan (X-DR) started 1 min earlier than Ben (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -3
- Actual time Δ
- -1:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 1 min (Brian earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:04
- Section place Δ
- +16
Δ = Ben − Brian. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM.
- Ben (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 1:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ben was 1:04 faster on foot than Brian.
- Finish clock: Ben crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Brian — Ben wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -1:04 · finish clock -0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Brian | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:07 | 8:28 | +0:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:14 | 6:43 | -0:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 6:24 | +0:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:54 | 28:50 | -0:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:10 | 15:15 | -0:05 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:53 | 7:14 | -0:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:49 | 1:51 | -0:02 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.