Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBenjamin L Pechner
#1163 · 1:35:19 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialChris Lundy
#1 · 1:00:42 · F55 · Group J · INV
Wave start 8:10 AM (J-INV)
Interpretation
Benjamin (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM. That gave Chris a 40 minutes head start on Benjamin because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Benjamin ran 1:35:19 and Chris ran 1:00:42 — Chris was 34:37 faster than Benjamin. Benjamin took official place 1163rd (time-based 1019th) 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 15:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Chris Lundy (J-INV) started 40 min earlier than Benjamin (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1162
- Actual time Δ
- +34:37
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Chris earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 40 min (Chris earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:14:37
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Benjamin − Chris. Negative means Benjamin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Chris (J-INV) started at 8:10 AM.
- Benjamin (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 40:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Chris was 34:37 faster on foot than Benjamin.
- Finish clock: Chris crossed the line 1:14:37 ahead of Benjamin — Chris wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +34:37 · finish clock +1:14:37.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Benjamin | Chris | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:45 | 7:31 | +3:14 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 5:35 | +3:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:43 | 5:25 | +1:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:58 | 22:10 | +15:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:48 | 12:14 | +6:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:38 | 5:57 | +3:41 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:40 | 1:50 | +0:50 |
Δ negative = Benjamin ran the segment faster.