Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAustin Coleman
#681 · 1:17:53 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 21 minutes head start on Austin because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Austin ran 1:17:53 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 29:24 faster than Austin. Austin took official place 681st (time-based 579th) and Edward took official place 2nd (time-based 1st). Edward was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Edward gained 13:03 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 21 min earlier than Austin (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +679
- Actual time Δ
- +29:24
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:24
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Austin − Edward. Negative means Austin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 21:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 29:24 faster on foot than Austin.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 50:24 ahead of Austin — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +29:24 · finish clock +50:24.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Austin | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 5:48 | +3:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:52 | 4:17 | +2:35 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:50 | 4:16 | +2:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:55 | 17:52 | +13:03 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:08 | 9:40 | +5:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:05 | 5:03 | +2:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:58 | 1:33 | +0:25 |
Δ negative = Austin ran the segment faster.