Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPark W Allen
#712 · 1:19:30 · M54 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Park (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 21 minutes head start on Park because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Park ran 1:19:30 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 31:01 faster than Park. Park took official place 712th (time-based 633rd) 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 13:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 21 min earlier than Park (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +710
- Actual time Δ
- +31:01
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +52:01
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Park − Edward. Negative means Park is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Park (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 21:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 31:01 faster on foot than Park.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 52:01 ahead of Park — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:01 · finish clock +52:01.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Park | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:12 | 5:48 | +3:24 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:38 | 4:17 | +2:21 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:50 | 4:16 | +2:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:59 | 17:52 | +13:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:06 | 9:40 | +6:26 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:35 | 5:03 | +2:32 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 1:33 | +0:37 |
Δ negative = Park ran the segment faster.