Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElizabeth M Davis
#687 · 1:24:13 · F51 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 15 minutes head start on Elizabeth because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 35:44 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) 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 14:41 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 15 min earlier than Elizabeth (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +685
- Actual time Δ
- +35:44
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 15 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:44
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Elizabeth − Edward. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 15:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 35:44 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 50:44 ahead of Elizabeth — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +35:44 · finish clock +50:44.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 5:48 | +3:59 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 4:17 | +3:31 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 4:16 | +2:33 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 17:52 | +14:41 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 9:40 | +7:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 5:03 | +2:59 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 1:33 | +0:45 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.