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 T Benzinger
#823 · 1:18:41 · M29 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialKim A Levine
#822 · 1:32:39 · F53 · Group J · DR
Wave start 8:37 AM (J-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Kim (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM. That gave Kim a 14 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Kim ran 1:32:39 — Michael was 13:58 faster than Kim. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) and Kim took official place 822nd (time-based 955th). Kim's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 4:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Kim A Levine (J-DR) started 14 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- -13:58
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 14 min (Kim earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:02
- Section place Δ
- +26
Δ = Michael − Kim. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Kim (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM.
- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 14:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 13:58 faster on foot than Kim.
- Finish clock: Kim crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Michael — Kim wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -13:58 · finish clock +0:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Kim | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 10:56 | -0:38 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 8:11 | -1:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 7:33 | -0:59 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 36:06 | -4:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 18:19 | -3:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 9:00 | -1:32 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 2:34 | -0:40 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.