Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMike LaPlante
#1237 · 1:45:47 · M50 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Mike (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Mike because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Mike ran 1:45:47 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 57:18 faster than Mike. Mike took official place 1237th (time-based 1176th) 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 25:02 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Mike (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1235
- Actual time Δ
- +57:18
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:19:18
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Mike − Edward. Negative means Mike is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Mike (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 57:18 faster on foot than Mike.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:19:18 ahead of Mike — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +57:18 · finish clock +1:19:18.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Mike | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:36 | 5:48 | +5:48 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:33 | 4:17 | +5:16 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:22 | 4:16 | +3:06 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:54 | 17:52 | +25:02 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:05 | 9:40 | +10:25 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:25 | 5:03 | +6:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:52 | 1:33 | +1:19 |
Δ negative = Mike ran the segment faster.