Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCarl von Rueden
#321 · 1:10:01 · M45 · Group W · INV
Wave start 8:21 AM (W-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialEllen Smolarski
#326 · 1:15:09 · F26 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-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
Carl (W-INV) started at 8:21 AM; Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Ellen a 5 minutes head start on Carl. On foot, Carl ran 1:10:01 and Ellen ran 1:15:09 — Carl was 5:08 faster than Ellen. Carl took official place 321st (time-based 324th) and Ellen took official place 326th (time-based 487th). Carl was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Carl gained 2:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ellen Smolarski (Q-INV) started 5 min earlier than Carl (W-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- -5
- Actual time Δ
- -5:08
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 5 min (Ellen earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:08
- Section place Δ
- -19
Δ = Carl − Ellen. Negative means Carl is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Carl (W-INV) started at 8:21 AM, 5:00 later.
- Actual running time: Carl was 5:08 faster on foot than Ellen.
- Finish clock: Carl crossed the line 0:08 ahead of Ellen — Carl wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -5:08 · finish clock -0:08.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Carl | Ellen | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:56 | 8:56 | -1:00 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:09 | 6:27 | -0:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:44 | 6:05 | -0:21 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 26:50 | 29:13 | -2:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:12 | 15:12 | -1:00 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:10 | 7:18 | -0:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:00 | 1:58 | +0:02 |
Δ negative = Carl ran the segment faster.