Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCraig R Mead
#912 · 1:45:08 · M73 · Group AA · DR
Wave start 8:28 AM (AA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEthan Schatz
#916 · 1:35:23 · M64 · Group K · DR
Wave start 8:38 AM (K-DR)
Interpretation
Craig (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM; Ethan (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM. That gave Craig a 10 minutes head start on Ethan. On foot, Craig ran 1:45:08 and Ethan ran 1:35:23 — Ethan was 9:45 faster than Craig. Craig took official place 912th (time-based 1166th) and Ethan took official place 916th (time-based 1021st). Craig's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Ethan was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Ethan gained 3:36 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Craig R Mead (AA-DR) started 10 min earlier than Ethan (K-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +9:45
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 10 min (Craig earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:15
- Section place Δ
- -7
Δ = Craig − Ethan. Negative means Craig is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Craig (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM.
- Ethan (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM, 10:00 later.
- Actual running time: Ethan was 9:45 faster on foot than Craig.
- Finish clock: Craig crossed the line 0:15 ahead of Ethan — Craig wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +9:45 · finish clock -0:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Craig | Ethan | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:54 | 10:25 | +1:29 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:53 | 8:19 | +0:34 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:37 | 7:40 | +0:57 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 41:11 | 37:35 | +3:36 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:07 | 19:52 | +2:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:51 | 8:59 | +0:52 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:35 | 2:33 | +0:02 |
Δ negative = Craig ran the segment faster.