Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJacob McCurdy
#792 · 1:17:10 · M26 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Jacob (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 27 minutes head start on Jacob because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jacob ran 1:17:10 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:41 faster than Jacob. Jacob took official place 792nd (time-based 561st) 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 12:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 27 min earlier than Jacob (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +790
- Actual time Δ
- +28:41
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:41
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jacob − Edward. Negative means Jacob is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Jacob (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 28:41 faster on foot than Jacob.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 55:41 ahead of Jacob — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:41 · finish clock +55:41.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jacob | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:42 | 5:48 | +2:54 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:47 | 4:17 | +2:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:25 | 4:16 | +2:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:22 | 17:52 | +12:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:11 | 9:40 | +5:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:37 | 5:03 | +2:34 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:06 | 1:33 | +0:33 |
Δ negative = Jacob ran the segment faster.