Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialZach Swenson
#884 · 1:20:50 · 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
Zach (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 27 minutes head start on Zach because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Zach ran 1:20:50 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 32:21 faster than Zach. Zach took official place 884th (time-based 672nd) 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 14:19 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 27 min earlier than Zach (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +882
- Actual time Δ
- +32:21
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:21
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Zach − Edward. Negative means Zach is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Zach (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 32:21 faster on foot than Zach.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 59:21 ahead of Zach — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +32:21 · finish clock +59:21.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Zach | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:08 | 5:48 | +3:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:21 | 4:17 | +3:04 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:31 | 4:16 | +2:15 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:11 | 17:52 | +14:19 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:44 | 9:40 | +6:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:58 | 5:03 | +2:55 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:57 | 1:33 | +0:24 |
Δ negative = Zach ran the segment faster.