Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMolly Williams
#786 · 1:31:57 · F55 · Group H · DR
Wave start 8:36 AM (H-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 12 minutes head start on Molly because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Molly ran 1:31:57 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 43:28 faster than Molly. Molly took official place 786th (time-based 942nd) 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 18:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 12 min earlier than Molly (H-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +784
- Actual time Δ
- +43:28
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 12 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:28
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Molly − Edward. Negative means Molly is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM, 12:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 43:28 faster on foot than Molly.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 55:28 ahead of Molly — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +43:28 · finish clock +55:28.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Molly | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:39 | 5:48 | +4:51 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:30 | 4:17 | +4:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:07 | 4:16 | +2:51 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:40 | 17:52 | +18:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:48 | 9:40 | +8:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:39 | 5:03 | +3:36 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:34 | 1:33 | +1:01 |
Δ negative = Molly ran the segment faster.