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 Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 41 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 17:59 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) and Chris took official place 1st (time-based 71st). Chris was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Chris gained 9:33 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 41 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +822
- Actual time Δ
- +17:59
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 41 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:59
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Chris. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 41:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 17:59 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 58:59 ahead of Michael — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +17:59 · finish clock +58:59.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 7:31 | +2:47 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 5:35 | +0:49 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 5:25 | +1:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 22:10 | +9:33 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 12:14 | +2:06 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 5:57 | +1:31 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 1:50 | +0:04 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.