Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAvery Beltz
#1310 · 2:06:18 · F10 · Group H · DR
Wave start 8:36 AM (H-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Avery (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 12 minutes head start on Avery because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Avery ran 2:06:18 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:17:49 faster than Avery. Avery took official place 1310th (time-based 1315th) 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 29:43 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 12 min earlier than Avery (H-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1308
- Actual time Δ
- +1:17:49
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 12 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:29:49
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Avery − Edward. Negative means Avery is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Avery (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM, 12:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:17:49 faster on foot than Avery.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:29:49 ahead of Avery — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:17:49 · finish clock +1:29:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Avery | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:37 | 5:48 | +5:49 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:01 | 4:17 | +6:44 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:00 | 4:16 | +6:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 47:35 | 17:52 | +29:43 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:10 | 9:40 | +18:30 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:57 | 5:03 | +8:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:58 | 1:33 | +1:25 |
Δ negative = Avery ran the segment faster.