Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames V Mauch
#659 · 1:12:14 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
James (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:12:14 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 23:45 faster than James. James took official place 659th (time-based 397th) 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 9:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than James (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +657
- Actual time Δ
- +23:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +48:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Edward. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- James (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 23:45 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 48:45 ahead of James — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:45 · finish clock +48:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:31 | 5:48 | +2:43 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:23 | 4:17 | +2:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:12 | 4:16 | +1:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:08 | 17:52 | +9:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:53 | 9:40 | +5:13 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:02 | 5:03 | +1:59 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:05 | 1:33 | +0:32 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.