Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWilliam A Ramsey
#896 · 1:43:19 · M72 · Group A · DR
Wave start 8:29 AM (A-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJonathan Branch
#901 · 1:22:31 · M41 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
William (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM; Jonathan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave William a 21 minutes head start on Jonathan. On foot, William ran 1:43:19 and Jonathan ran 1:22:31 — Jonathan was 20:48 faster than William. William took official place 896th (time-based 1142nd) and Jonathan took official place 901st (time-based 721st). William's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Jonathan was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Jonathan gained 7:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
William A Ramsey (A-DR) started 21 min earlier than Jonathan (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- -5
- Actual time Δ
- +20:48
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (William earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:12
- Section place Δ
- -60
Δ = William − Jonathan. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- William (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM.
- Jonathan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 21:00 later.
- Actual running time: Jonathan was 20:48 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: William crossed the line 0:12 ahead of Jonathan — William wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +20:48 · finish clock -0:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Jonathan | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:35 | 9:06 | +3:29 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:27 | 7:45 | +1:42 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:25 | 7:15 | +2:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:56 | 30:35 | +7:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 21:30 | 16:59 | +4:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:35 | 8:41 | +0:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:51 | 2:10 | +0:41 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.