Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlexandra Z Holcomb
#892 · 1:32:12 · F47 · Group M · DR
Wave start 8:40 AM (M-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Alexandra (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 16 minutes head start on Alexandra because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alexandra ran 1:32:12 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 43:43 faster than Alexandra. Alexandra took official place 892nd (time-based 949th) 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 18:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 16 min earlier than Alexandra (M-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +890
- Actual time Δ
- +43:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 16 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alexandra − Edward. Negative means Alexandra is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Alexandra (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM, 16:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 43:43 faster on foot than Alexandra.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 59:43 ahead of Alexandra — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +43:43 · finish clock +59:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alexandra | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:48 | 5:48 | +5:00 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:41 | 4:17 | +4:24 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:14 | 4:16 | +2:58 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:22 | 17:52 | +18:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:45 | 9:40 | +8:05 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:01 | 5:03 | +3:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:21 | 1:33 | +0:48 |
Δ negative = Alexandra ran the segment faster.