Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialGarrett Fitzgerald
#804 · 1:18:47 · M35 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Garrett (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Garrett because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Garrett ran 1:18:47 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 30:18 faster than Garrett. Garrett took official place 804th (time-based 605th) 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 12:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Garrett (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +802
- Actual time Δ
- +30:18
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:18
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Garrett − Edward. Negative means Garrett is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Garrett (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 30:18 faster on foot than Garrett.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 56:18 ahead of Garrett — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +30:18 · finish clock +56:18.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Garrett | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:23 | 5:48 | +3:35 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:30 | 4:17 | +2:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:09 | 4:16 | +2:53 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:59 | 17:52 | +12:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:51 | 9:40 | +6:11 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:59 | 5:03 | +2:56 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:56 | 1:33 | +0:23 |
Δ negative = Garrett ran the segment faster.