Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTownsend Reed
#55 · 1:01:05 · M13 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialJohn Hudson
#51 · 1:08:53 · M63 · Group K · INV
Wave start 8:11 AM (K-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
Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM; John (K-INV) started at 8:11 AM. That gave John a 8 minutes head start on Townsend. On foot, Townsend ran 1:01:05 and John ran 1:08:53 — Townsend was 7:48 faster than John. Townsend took official place 55th (time-based 85th) and John took official place 51st (time-based 287th). John's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Townsend was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Townsend gained 3:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
John Hudson (K-INV) started 8 min earlier than Townsend (U-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +4
- Actual time Δ
- -7:48
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (John earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:12
- Section place Δ
- +2
Δ = Townsend − John. Negative means Townsend is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- John (K-INV) started at 8:11 AM.
- Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM, 8:00 later.
- Actual running time: Townsend was 7:48 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: John crossed the line 0:12 ahead of Townsend — John wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -7:48 · finish clock +0:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Townsend | John | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:02 | 7:53 | -0:51 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:38 | 6:29 | -0:51 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:11 | 5:46 | -0:35 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:58 | 26:13 | -3:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:23 | 13:30 | -1:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:00 | 6:50 | -0:50 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:53 | 2:12 | -0:19 |
Δ negative = Townsend ran the segment faster.