Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFord McFerran
#1199 · 1:47:21 · M10 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 17 minutes head start on Ford because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ford ran 1:47:21 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 58:52 faster than Ford. Ford took official place 1199th (time-based 1202nd) 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 22:57 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 17 min earlier than Ford (N-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1197
- Actual time Δ
- +58:52
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:15:52
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ford − Edward. Negative means Ford is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Ford (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 58:52 faster on foot than Ford.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:15:52 ahead of Ford — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +58:52 · finish clock +1:15:52.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ford | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:57 | 5:48 | +5:09 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 4:17 | +4:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:17 | 4:16 | +8:01 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:49 | 17:52 | +22:57 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:21 | 9:40 | +12:41 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:53 | 5:03 | +4:50 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:17 | 1:33 | +0:44 |
Δ negative = Ford ran the segment faster.