Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMatt Neidlinger
#667 · 1:12:51 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Matt (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on Matt because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Matt ran 1:12:51 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 24:22 faster than Matt. Matt took official place 667th (time-based 415th) 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 9:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than Matt (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +665
- Actual time Δ
- +24:22
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +49:22
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Matt − Edward. Negative means Matt is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Matt (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 24:22 faster on foot than Matt.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 49:22 ahead of Matt — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +24:22 · finish clock +49:22.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Matt | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:42 | 5:48 | +2:54 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:19 | 4:17 | +2:02 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:26 | 4:16 | +2:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:50 | 17:52 | +9:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:28 | 9:40 | +4:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:00 | 5:03 | +1:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:06 | 1:33 | +0:33 |
Δ negative = Matt ran the segment faster.