Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJohn Gavin
#1295 · 1:53:48 · M48 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 23 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:53:48 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:05:19 faster than John. John took official place 1295th (time-based 1255th) 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 25:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 23 min earlier than John (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1293
- Actual time Δ
- +1:05:19
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:28:19
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Edward. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:05:19 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:28:19 ahead of John — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:05:19 · finish clock +1:28:19.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:02 | 5:48 | +5:14 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:11 | 4:17 | +5:54 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:28 | 4:16 | +3:12 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:31 | 17:52 | +25:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:06 | 9:40 | +13:26 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:50 | 5:03 | +8:47 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:40 | 1:33 | +3:07 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.