Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames Beyer
#521 · 1:02:45 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialAlden E Besse
#519 · 1:32:22 · M9 · Group L · INV
Wave start 8:12 AM (L-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Alden (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM. That gave Alden a 30 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:02:45 and Alden ran 1:32:22 — James was 29:37 faster than Alden. James took official place 521st (time-based 129th) and Alden took official place 519th (time-based 951st). Alden's head start was enough to flip the official order even though James was faster on foot. Biggest swing: James gained 15:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Alden E Besse (L-INV) started 30 min earlier than James (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +2
- Actual time Δ
- -29:37
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Alden earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Alden earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:23
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Alden. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Alden (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM.
- James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: James was 29:37 faster on foot than Alden.
- Finish clock: Alden crossed the line 0:23 ahead of James — Alden wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual -29:37 · finish clock +0:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Alden | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:25 | 8:59 | -1:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:33 | 8:02 | -2:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:43 | 8:14 | -2:31 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:42 | 38:38 | -15:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:15 | 17:38 | -4:23 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:21 | 8:42 | -2:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:46 | 2:09 | -0:23 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.