Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlex Porter
#1220 · 1:39:26 · M36 · 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
Alex (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Alex because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alex ran 1:39:26 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 50:57 faster than Alex. Alex took official place 1220th (time-based 1085th) 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 18:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Alex (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1218
- Actual time Δ
- +50:57
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:57
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alex − Edward. Negative means Alex is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Alex (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 50:57 faster on foot than Alex.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:16:57 ahead of Alex — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +50:57 · finish clock +1:16:57.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alex | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:15 | 5:48 | +4:27 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:13 | 4:17 | +2:56 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:05 | 4:16 | +3:49 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:12 | 17:52 | +18:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:14 | 9:40 | +13:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:16 | 5:03 | +6:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:11 | 1:33 | +1:38 |
Δ negative = Alex ran the segment faster.