Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBrent J Goldman
#835 · 1:24:02 · M50 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Brent (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Brent because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Brent ran 1:24:02 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 35:33 faster than Brent. Brent took official place 835th (time-based 771st) 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 14:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Brent (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +833
- Actual time Δ
- +35:33
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:33
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Brent − Edward. Negative means Brent is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Brent (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 35:33 faster on foot than Brent.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 57:33 ahead of Brent — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +35:33 · finish clock +57:33.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Brent | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:48 | 5:48 | +4:00 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:25 | 4:17 | +3:08 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:36 | 4:16 | +2:20 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:22 | 17:52 | +14:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:17 | 9:40 | +7:37 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:14 | 5:03 | +3:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:20 | 1:33 | +0:47 |
Δ negative = Brent ran the segment faster.