Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSamuel J Nickelsen
#31 · 57:18 · M48 · Group V · INV
Wave start 8:20 AM (V-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Samuel (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Samuel a 4 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, Samuel ran 57:18 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 8:49 faster than Samuel. Samuel took official place 31st (time-based 34th) 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 3:55 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Samuel J Nickelsen (V-INV) started 4 min earlier than Edward (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +29
- Actual time Δ
- +8:49
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Samuel earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +4:49
- Section place Δ
- +1
Δ = Samuel − Edward. Negative means Samuel is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Samuel (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM.
- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 8:49 faster on foot than Samuel.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 4:49 ahead of Samuel — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +8:49 · finish clock +4:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Samuel | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 6:44 | 5:48 | +0:56 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:14 | 4:17 | +0:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 4:52 | 4:16 | +0:36 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 21:47 | 17:52 | +3:55 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 11:10 | 9:40 | +1:30 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 5:47 | 5:03 | +0:44 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:44 | 1:33 | +0:11 |
Δ negative = Samuel ran the segment faster.