Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialIshwar Sikha
#713 · 1:16:31 · M15 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Ishwar (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 24 minutes head start on Ishwar because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ishwar ran 1:16:31 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:02 faster than Ishwar. Ishwar took official place 713th (time-based 540th) 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 11:36 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 24 min earlier than Ishwar (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +711
- Actual time Δ
- +28:02
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +52:02
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ishwar − Edward. Negative means Ishwar is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Ishwar (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 28:02 faster on foot than Ishwar.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 52:02 ahead of Ishwar — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:02 · finish clock +52:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ishwar | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:45 | 5:48 | +2:57 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:44 | 4:17 | +2:27 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:44 | 4:16 | +2:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:28 | 17:52 | +11:36 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:20 | 9:40 | +5:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:27 | 5:03 | +2:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:33 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Ishwar ran the segment faster.