Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPierce Klempan
#787 · 1:25:00 · M11 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 19 minutes head start on Pierce because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Pierce ran 1:25:00 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 36:31 faster than Pierce. Pierce took official place 787th (time-based 792nd) 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 16:10 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 19 min earlier than Pierce (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +785
- Actual time Δ
- +36:31
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 19 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:31
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Pierce − Edward. Negative means Pierce is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 19:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 36:31 faster on foot than Pierce.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 55:31 ahead of Pierce — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +36:31 · finish clock +55:31.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Pierce | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:08 | 5:48 | +4:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:35 | 4:17 | +3:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:35 | 4:16 | +2:19 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:02 | 17:52 | +16:10 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:09 | 9:40 | +6:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:20 | 5:03 | +3:17 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:33 | +0:38 |
Δ negative = Pierce ran the segment faster.