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
OfficialChris J Ford
#820 · 1:26:38 · M57 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Chris (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Chris a 8 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Chris ran 1:26:38 — Michael was 7:57 faster than Chris. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) and Chris took official place 820th (time-based 823rd). Chris's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Michael was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Michael gained 3:17 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris J Ford (Q-DR) started 8 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- -7:57
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:03
- Section place Δ
- -6
Δ = Michael − Chris. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM.
- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 8:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 7:57 faster on foot than Chris.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 0:03 ahead of Michael — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -7:57 · finish clock +0:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 10:01 | +0:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 8:02 | -1:38 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 6:58 | -0:24 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 33:38 | -1:55 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 17:37 | -3:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 8:09 | -0:41 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 2:13 | -0:19 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.