Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEddie Nielsen
#1257 · 1:54:59 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 15 minutes head start on Eddie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Eddie ran 1:54:59 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:06:30 faster than Eddie. Eddie took official place 1257th (time-based 1259th) 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 28:41 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 15 min earlier than Eddie (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1255
- Actual time Δ
- +1:06:30
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 15 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:21:30
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Eddie − Edward. Negative means Eddie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 15:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:06:30 faster on foot than Eddie.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:21:30 ahead of Eddie — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:06:30 · finish clock +1:21:30.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Eddie | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:53 | 5:48 | +5:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:48 | 4:17 | +6:31 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:28 | 4:16 | +6:12 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:33 | 17:52 | +28:41 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:56 | 9:40 | +14:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:13 | 5:03 | +5:10 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 1:33 | +0:35 |
Δ negative = Eddie ran the segment faster.