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
OfficialRyan Auker
#821 · 1:18:39 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Interpretation
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Ryan (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM. Both left the line at the same moment. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Ryan ran 1:18:39 — Ryan was 0:02 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) and Ryan took official place 821st (time-based 600th). Ryan was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ryan gained 1:51 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Both started in the same wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +0:02
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- ±0 min
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:02
- Section place Δ
- +1
Δ = Michael − Ryan. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM.
- Ryan (Z-DR) also started at 8:51 AM.
- Actual running time: Ryan was 0:02 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Ryan crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Michael — Ryan wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +0:02 · finish clock +0:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Ryan | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 8:45 | +1:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 6:37 | -0:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 6:48 | -0:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 29:52 | +1:51 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 16:09 | -1:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 8:17 | -0:49 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 2:11 | -0:17 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.