Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKaia A Nicklin
#964 · 1:43:23 · F9 · Group D · DR
Wave start 8:32 AM (D-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Kaia (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 8 minutes head start on Kaia because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kaia ran 1:43:23 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 54:54 faster than Kaia. Kaia took official place 964th (time-based 1144th) 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 18:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 8 min earlier than Kaia (D-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +962
- Actual time Δ
- +54:54
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:02:54
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kaia − Edward. Negative means Kaia is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Kaia (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM, 8:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 54:54 faster on foot than Kaia.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:02:54 ahead of Kaia — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +54:54 · finish clock +1:02:54.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kaia | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:53 | 5:48 | +6:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:10 | 4:17 | +5:53 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:44 | 4:16 | +6:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:50 | 17:52 | +18:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:41 | 9:40 | +11:01 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:14 | 5:03 | +5:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:51 | 1:33 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Kaia ran the segment faster.