Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLou J Encalada
#1385 · 3:12:10 · M81 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialJohnny Walker
#1381 · 2:21:21 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
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
Lou (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM; Johnny (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM. That gave Lou a 50 minutes head start on Johnny because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Lou ran 3:12:10 and Johnny ran 2:21:21 — Johnny was 50:49 faster than Lou. Lou took official place 1385th (time-based 1397th) and Johnny took official place 1381st (time-based 1357th). Johnny was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Johnny gained 12:14 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Lou J Encalada (AAA-INV) started 50 min earlier than Johnny (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- +50:49
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Lou earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 50 min (Lou earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:49
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Lou − Johnny. Negative means Lou is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Lou (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Johnny (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 50:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Johnny was 50:49 faster on foot than Lou.
- Finish clock: Johnny crossed the line 0:49 ahead of Lou — Johnny wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +50:49 · finish clock +0:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Lou | Johnny | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 18:49 | 9:59 | +8:50 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 14:21 | 8:37 | +5:44 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 15:50 | 8:41 | +7:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 1:05:10 | 52:56 | +12:14 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 46:34 | 36:09 | +10:25 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 25:37 | 20:00 | +5:37 |
| The Stile to Finish | 5:49 | 4:59 | +0:50 |
Δ negative = Lou ran the segment faster.