Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert (Bob) F Knox
#1332 · 2:48:09 · M80 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialHannah M Crisan
#1331 · 2:04:48 · F32 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Interpretation
Robert (Bob) (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM; Hannah (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Robert (Bob) a 43 minutes head start on Hannah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Robert (Bob) ran 2:48:09 and Hannah ran 2:04:48 — Hannah was 43:21 faster than Robert (Bob). Robert (Bob) took official place 1332nd (time-based 1384th) and Hannah took official place 1331st (time-based 1309th). Hannah was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Hannah gained 18:12 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Robert (Bob) F Knox (AAA-INV) started 43 min earlier than Hannah (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +43:21
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Robert (Bob) earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 43 min (Robert (Bob) earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:21
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Robert (Bob) − Hannah. Negative means Robert (Bob) is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Robert (Bob) (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Hannah (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 43:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Hannah was 43:21 faster on foot than Robert (Bob).
- Finish clock: Hannah crossed the line 0:21 ahead of Robert (Bob) — Hannah wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +43:21 · finish clock +0:21.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert (Bob) | Hannah | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:50 | 12:59 | +3:51 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 13:33 | 10:31 | +3:02 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:26 | 10:00 | +1:26 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 1:02:52 | 44:40 | +18:12 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 35:39 | 28:06 | +7:33 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 22:11 | 14:48 | +7:23 |
| The Stile to Finish | 5:38 | 3:44 | +1:54 |
Δ negative = Robert (Bob) ran the segment faster.