Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWill Gensler
#856 · 1:19:44 · M18 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Will (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 27 minutes head start on Will because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Will ran 1:19:44 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 31:15 faster than Will. Will took official place 856th (time-based 643rd) 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 13:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 27 min earlier than Will (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +854
- Actual time Δ
- +31:15
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:15
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Will − Edward. Negative means Will is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Will (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 31:15 faster on foot than Will.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 58:15 ahead of Will — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:15 · finish clock +58:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Will | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:03 | 5:48 | +4:15 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:48 | 4:17 | +2:31 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:39 | 4:16 | +2:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:50 | 17:52 | +13:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:51 | 9:40 | +5:11 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:41 | 5:03 | +2:38 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:52 | 1:33 | +0:19 |
Δ negative = Will ran the segment faster.