Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialThomas M Smith
#158 · 1:03:09 · M44 · Group X · INV
Wave start 8:22 AM (X-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialJohnny Rutledge
#154 · 1:07:06 · M55 · Group T · INV
Wave start 8:18 AM (T-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
Thomas (X-INV) started at 8:22 AM; Johnny (T-INV) started at 8:18 AM. That gave Johnny a 4 minutes head start on Thomas. On foot, Thomas ran 1:03:09 and Johnny ran 1:07:06 — Thomas was 3:57 faster than Johnny. Thomas took official place 158th (time-based 138th) and Johnny took official place 154th (time-based 236th). Johnny's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Thomas was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Thomas gained 2:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Johnny Rutledge (T-INV) started 4 min earlier than Thomas (X-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- -3:57
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Johnny earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:03
- Section place Δ
- +8
Δ = Thomas − Johnny. Negative means Thomas is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Johnny (T-INV) started at 8:18 AM.
- Thomas (X-INV) started at 8:22 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Thomas was 3:57 faster on foot than Johnny.
- Finish clock: Johnny crossed the line 0:03 ahead of Thomas — Johnny wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -3:57 · finish clock +0:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Thomas | Johnny | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:31 | 7:53 | -0:22 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:47 | 6:02 | -0:15 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 4:57 | 5:15 | -0:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 24:03 | 26:33 | -2:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:03 | 12:51 | +0:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:08 | 6:38 | -0:30 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:40 | 1:54 | -0:14 |
Δ negative = Thomas ran the segment faster.