Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMelanie C Foltz
#1207 · 1:46:45 · F42 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 18 minutes head start on Melanie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 58:16 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) 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 22:26 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 18 min earlier than Melanie (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1205
- Actual time Δ
- +58:16
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 18 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:16
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Melanie − Edward. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 18:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 58:16 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:16:16 ahead of Melanie — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +58:16 · finish clock +1:16:16.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 5:48 | +6:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 4:17 | +5:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 4:16 | +4:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 17:52 | +22:26 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 9:40 | +12:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 5:03 | +5:36 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 1:33 | +1:08 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.