Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialStephen Czapiga
#1339 · 2:00:02 · 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
Stephen (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Stephen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Stephen ran 2:00:02 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:11:33 faster than Stephen. Stephen took official place 1339th (time-based 1288th) 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 24:08 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Stephen (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1337
- Actual time Δ
- +1:11:33
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:37:33
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Stephen − Edward. Negative means Stephen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Stephen (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 1:11:33 faster on foot than Stephen.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:37:33 ahead of Stephen — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:11:33 · finish clock +1:37:33.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Stephen | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:45 | 5:48 | +3:57 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:42 | 4:17 | +4:25 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:26 | 4:16 | +4:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:00 | 17:52 | +24:08 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 29:39 | 9:40 | +19:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 17:27 | 5:03 | +12:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:03 | 1:33 | +2:30 |
Δ negative = Stephen ran the segment faster.