Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJonathan Branch
#901 · 1:22:31 · M41 · 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
Jonathan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Jonathan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jonathan ran 1:22:31 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 34:02 faster than Jonathan. Jonathan took official place 901st (time-based 721st) 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 12:43 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Jonathan (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +899
- Actual time Δ
- +34:02
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:02
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jonathan − Edward. Negative means Jonathan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Jonathan (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 34:02 faster on foot than Jonathan.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:00:02 ahead of Jonathan — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +34:02 · finish clock +1:00:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jonathan | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:06 | 5:48 | +3:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:45 | 4:17 | +3:28 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:15 | 4:16 | +2:59 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:35 | 17:52 | +12:43 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:59 | 9:40 | +7:19 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:41 | 5:03 | +3:38 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 1:33 | +0:37 |
Δ negative = Jonathan ran the segment faster.