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
OfficialLewis Nottonson
#59 · 56:46 · M29 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-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; Lewis (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Townsend a 5 minutes head start on Lewis. On foot, Townsend ran 1:01:05 and Lewis ran 56:46 — Lewis was 4:19 faster than Townsend. Townsend took official place 55th (time-based 85th) and Lewis took official place 59th (time-based 28th). Townsend's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Lewis was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Lewis gained 2:17 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Townsend Reed (U-INV) started 5 min earlier than Lewis (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- -4
- Actual time Δ
- +4:19
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 5 min (Townsend earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- -0:41
- Section place Δ
- -5
Δ = Townsend − Lewis. Negative means Townsend is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM.
- Lewis (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 5:00 later.
- Actual running time: Lewis was 4:19 faster on foot than Townsend.
- Finish clock: Townsend crossed the line 0:41 ahead of Lewis — Townsend wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:19 · finish clock -0:41.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Townsend | Lewis | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:02 | 6:58 | +0:04 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:38 | 4:54 | +0:44 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:11 | 4:51 | +0:20 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:58 | 20:41 | +2:17 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:23 | 11:29 | +0:54 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:00 | 6:04 | -0:04 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:53 | 1:49 | +0:04 |
Δ negative = Townsend ran the segment faster.