Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialGabriel von Metzger
#897 · 1:20:23 · M20 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Gabriel (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 28 minutes head start on Gabriel because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Gabriel ran 1:20:23 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 31:54 faster than Gabriel. Gabriel took official place 897th (time-based 659th) 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 14:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 28 min earlier than Gabriel (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +895
- Actual time Δ
- +31:54
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 28 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:54
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Gabriel − Edward. Negative means Gabriel is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Gabriel (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 28:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 31:54 faster on foot than Gabriel.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 59:54 ahead of Gabriel — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:54 · finish clock +59:54.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Gabriel | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:27 | 5:48 | +3:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:41 | 4:17 | +3:24 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:07 | 4:16 | +1:51 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:59 | 17:52 | +14:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:26 | 9:40 | +5:46 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:52 | 5:03 | +2:49 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:51 | 1:33 | +0:18 |
Δ negative = Gabriel ran the segment faster.