Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPatrick D Armstrong
#1271 · 1:50:56 · M54 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Patrick (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 21 minutes head start on Patrick because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Patrick ran 1:50:56 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:02:27 faster than Patrick. Patrick took official place 1271st (time-based 1234th) 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 27:33 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 21 min earlier than Patrick (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1269
- Actual time Δ
- +1:02:27
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:23:27
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Patrick − Edward. Negative means Patrick is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Patrick (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 21:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:02:27 faster on foot than Patrick.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:23:27 ahead of Patrick — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:02:27 · finish clock +1:23:27.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Patrick | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:55 | 5:48 | +7:07 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:12 | 4:17 | +5:55 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:46 | 4:16 | +3:30 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 45:25 | 17:52 | +27:33 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:29 | 9:40 | +10:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:27 | 5:03 | +6:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:42 | 1:33 | +1:09 |
Δ negative = Patrick ran the segment faster.