Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJC Longbottom
#818 · 1:19:34 · M40 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
JC (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on JC because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, JC ran 1:19:34 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 31:05 faster than JC. JC took official place 818th (time-based 637th) 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 13:18 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than JC (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +816
- Actual time Δ
- +31:05
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:05
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = JC − Edward. Negative means JC is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- JC (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 31:05 faster on foot than JC.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 57:05 ahead of JC — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:05 · finish clock +57:05.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | JC | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:28 | 5:48 | +3:40 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:35 | 4:17 | +2:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:15 | 4:16 | +1:59 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:10 | 17:52 | +13:18 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:57 | 9:40 | +6:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:56 | 5:03 | +2:53 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:13 | 1:33 | +0:40 |
Δ negative = JC ran the segment faster.