Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFred McFerran
#1308 · 1:53:46 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 24 minutes head start on Fred because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Fred ran 1:53:46 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:05:17 faster than Fred. Fred took official place 1308th (time-based 1253rd) 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 24:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 24 min earlier than Fred (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1306
- Actual time Δ
- +1:05:17
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:29:17
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Fred − Edward. Negative means Fred is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:05:17 faster on foot than Fred.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:29:17 ahead of Fred — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:05:17 · finish clock +1:29:17.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Fred | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:18 | 5:48 | +3:30 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:14 | 4:17 | +2:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 4:16 | +2:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:08 | 17:52 | +24:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:42 | 9:40 | +22:02 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:13 | 5:03 | +8:10 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:33 | +1:26 |
Δ negative = Fred ran the segment faster.