Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialThomas Yates
#1262 · 1:48:37 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialSimon F Flynn
#1259 · 1:44:08 · M41 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Interpretation
Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Simon (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Thomas a 4 minutes head start on Simon. On foot, Thomas ran 1:48:37 and Simon ran 1:44:08 — Simon was 4:29 faster than Thomas. Thomas took official place 1262nd (time-based 1218th) and Simon took official place 1259th (time-based 1157th). Simon was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Simon gained 4:38 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Thomas Yates (U-DR) started 4 min earlier than Simon (Y-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +4:29
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Thomas earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:29
- Section place Δ
- -50
Δ = Thomas − Simon. Negative means Thomas is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM.
- Simon (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Simon was 4:29 faster on foot than Thomas.
- Finish clock: Simon crossed the line 0:29 ahead of Thomas — Simon wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:29 · finish clock +0:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Thomas | Simon | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:13 | 11:02 | +0:11 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:15 | 9:15 | ±0:00 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:54 | 8:49 | -0:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:00 | 37:22 | +4:38 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:20 | 24:29 | -2:09 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:01 | 10:51 | +2:10 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:54 | 2:20 | +0:34 |
Δ negative = Thomas ran the segment faster.