Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialNoah Palmer
#1172 · 1:36:50 · M43 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Noah (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on Noah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Noah ran 1:36:50 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 48:21 faster than Noah. Noah took official place 1172nd (time-based 1054th) 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 20:38 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than Noah (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1170
- Actual time Δ
- +48:21
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:13:21
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Noah − Edward. Negative means Noah is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Noah (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 48:21 faster on foot than Noah.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:13:21 ahead of Noah — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +48:21 · finish clock +1:13:21.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Noah | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:37 | 5:48 | +4:49 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:19 | 4:17 | +5:02 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:43 | 4:16 | +3:27 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:30 | 17:52 | +20:38 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:47 | 9:40 | +9:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:30 | 5:03 | +4:27 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:24 | 1:33 | +0:51 |
Δ negative = Noah ran the segment faster.