Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPhil C McMichael
#771 · 1:17:00 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-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
Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Phil because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Phil ran 1:17:00 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:31 faster than Phil. Phil took official place 771st (time-based 554th) 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 11:00 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Phil (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +769
- Actual time Δ
- +28:31
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +54:31
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Phil − Edward. Negative means Phil is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 28:31 faster on foot than Phil.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 54:31 ahead of Phil — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:31 · finish clock +54:31.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Phil | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:51 | 5:48 | +3:03 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:51 | 4:17 | +2:34 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:46 | 4:16 | +2:30 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:52 | 17:52 | +11:00 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:29 | 9:40 | +5:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:47 | 5:03 | +2:44 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:24 | 1:33 | +0:51 |
Δ negative = Phil ran the segment faster.