Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSteve Lee
#171 · 1:06:29 · M53 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialJohn H Howard III
#166 · 1:02:22 · M38 · Group Y · INV
Wave start 8:23 AM (Y-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Steve (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM; John (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM. That gave Steve a 4 minutes head start on John. On foot, Steve ran 1:06:29 and John ran 1:02:22 — John was 4:07 faster than Steve. Steve took official place 171st (time-based 217th) and John took official place 166th (time-based 120th). John was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: John gained 1:53 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Steve Lee (U-INV) started 4 min earlier than John (Y-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +5
- Actual time Δ
- +4:07
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Steve earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:07
- Section place Δ
- -20
Δ = Steve − John. Negative means Steve is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Steve (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM.
- John (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: John was 4:07 faster on foot than Steve.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Steve — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:07 · finish clock +0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Steve | John | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:20 | 7:40 | -0:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:48 | 5:40 | +0:08 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:36 | 4:57 | +0:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 25:58 | 24:05 | +1:53 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:35 | 11:53 | +1:42 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:23 | 6:12 | +0:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:49 | 1:55 | -0:06 |
Δ negative = Steve ran the segment faster.