Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKenji Hirabayashi
#974 · 1:33:41 · M59 · 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)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Kenji (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 18 minutes head start on Kenji because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kenji ran 1:33:41 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 45:12 faster than Kenji. Kenji took official place 974th (time-based 979th) 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 14:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 18 min earlier than Kenji (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +972
- Actual time Δ
- +45:12
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 18 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:03:12
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kenji − Edward. Negative means Kenji is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Kenji (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 45:12 faster on foot than Kenji.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:03:12 ahead of Kenji — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +45:12 · finish clock +1:03:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kenji | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:46 | 5:48 | +5:58 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:12 | 4:17 | +2:55 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:36 | 4:16 | +2:20 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:03 | 17:52 | +14:11 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:59 | 9:40 | +11:19 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:33 | 5:03 | +6:30 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:32 | 1:33 | +1:59 |
Δ negative = Kenji ran the segment faster.