Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKathleen A Stranton
#1342 · 2:17:14 · F59 · Group E · DR
Wave start 8:33 AM (E-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 9 minutes head start on Kathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kathleen ran 2:17:14 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:28:45 faster than Kathleen. Kathleen took official place 1342nd (time-based 1346th) 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 31:12 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 9 min earlier than Kathleen (E-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1340
- Actual time Δ
- +1:28:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 9 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:37:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kathleen − Edward. Negative means Kathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM, 9:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:28:45 faster on foot than Kathleen.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:37:45 ahead of Kathleen — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:28:45 · finish clock +1:37:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kathleen | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:09 | 5:48 | +10:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:53 | 4:17 | +7:36 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:50 | 4:16 | +5:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 49:04 | 17:52 | +31:12 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 30:20 | 9:40 | +20:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 15:58 | 5:03 | +10:55 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:00 | 1:33 | +2:27 |
Δ negative = Kathleen ran the segment faster.