Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul A Rademacher
#816 · 1:20:29 · 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
Paul (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:20:29 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 32:00 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 816th (time-based 662nd) 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 14:08 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than Paul (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +814
- Actual time Δ
- +32:00
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:00
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Edward. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Paul (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 32:00 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 57:00 ahead of Paul — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +32:00 · finish clock +57:00.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:01 | 5:48 | +3:13 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:26 | 4:17 | +3:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:29 | 4:16 | +2:13 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:00 | 17:52 | +14:08 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:09 | 9:40 | +6:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:21 | 5:03 | +2:18 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:33 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.