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 Read
#1270 · 1:48:52 · M14 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
James (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 23 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:48:52 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:00:23 faster than James. James took official place 1270th (time-based 1221st) 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 21:50 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 23 min earlier than James (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1268
- Actual time Δ
- +1:00:23
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:23:23
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Edward. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- James (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:00:23 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:23:23 ahead of James — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:00:23 · finish clock +1:23:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:38 | 5:48 | +4:50 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:49 | 4:17 | +4:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:57 | 4:16 | +3:41 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:42 | 17:52 | +21:50 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:29 | 9:40 | +16:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:32 | 5:03 | +7:29 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:45 | 1:33 | +1:12 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.