Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElton Lin
#434 · 1:14:45 · M49 · Group V · INV
Wave start 8:20 AM (V-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialJames L Shirley
#432 · 1:11:41 · M35 · 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
Elton (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM; James (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM. That gave Elton a 3 minutes head start on James. On foot, Elton ran 1:14:45 and James ran 1:11:41 — James was 3:04 faster than Elton. Elton took official place 434th (time-based 469th) and James took official place 432nd (time-based 379th). James was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: James gained 1:07 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Elton Lin (V-INV) started 3 min earlier than James (Y-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- +3:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Elton earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- -52
Δ = Elton − James. Negative means Elton is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Elton (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM.
- James (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: James was 3:04 faster on foot than Elton.
- Finish clock: James crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Elton — James wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elton | James | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:40 | 8:06 | +0:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:30 | 6:04 | +0:26 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:13 | 5:36 | +0:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:29 | 28:43 | -0:14 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:14 | 14:07 | +1:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:30 | 7:12 | +0:18 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:53 | +0:16 |
Δ negative = Elton ran the segment faster.