Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTom Baudendistel
#53 · 1:02:58 · M56 · Group R · INV
Wave start 8:17 AM (R-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialTownsend Reed
#55 · 1:01:05 · M13 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-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
Tom (R-INV) started at 8:17 AM; Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM. That gave Tom a 2 minutes head start on Townsend. On foot, Tom ran 1:02:58 and Townsend ran 1:01:05 — Townsend was 1:53 faster than Tom. Tom took official place 53rd (time-based 134th) and Townsend took official place 55th (time-based 85th). Tom's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Townsend was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Townsend gained 0:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Tom Baudendistel (R-INV) started 2 min earlier than Townsend (U-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- -2
- Actual time Δ
- +1:53
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 2 min (Tom earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:07
- Section place Δ
- -2
Δ = Tom − Townsend. Negative means Tom is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Tom (R-INV) started at 8:17 AM.
- Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM, 2:00 later.
- Actual running time: Townsend was 1:53 faster on foot than Tom.
- Finish clock: Tom crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Townsend — Tom wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:53 · finish clock -0:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Tom | Townsend | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:23 | 7:02 | +0:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:44 | 5:38 | +0:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:28 | 5:11 | +0:17 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 23:37 | 22:58 | +0:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:50 | 12:23 | +0:27 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:09 | 6:00 | +0:09 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:47 | 1:53 | -0:06 |
Δ negative = Tom ran the segment faster.