Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialNaresh Sikha
#688 · 1:17:17 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Naresh (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Naresh because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Naresh ran 1:17:17 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:48 faster than Naresh. Naresh took official place 688th (time-based 566th) 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 12:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Naresh (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +686
- Actual time Δ
- +28:48
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:48
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Naresh − Edward. Negative means Naresh is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Naresh (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 28:48 faster on foot than Naresh.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 50:48 ahead of Naresh — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:48 · finish clock +50:48.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Naresh | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:41 | 5:48 | +2:53 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:32 | 4:17 | +3:15 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:11 | 4:16 | +1:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:03 | 17:52 | +12:11 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:25 | 9:40 | +5:45 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:17 | 5:03 | +2:14 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 1:33 | +0:35 |
Δ negative = Naresh ran the segment faster.