Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen G Partee
#706 · 1:12:18 · M24 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Ben (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 28 minutes head start on Ben because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ben ran 1:12:18 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 23:49 faster than Ben. Ben took official place 706th (time-based 400th) 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 9:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 28 min earlier than Ben (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +704
- Actual time Δ
- +23:49
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 28 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +51:49
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ben − Edward. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Ben (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 28:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 23:49 faster on foot than Ben.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 51:49 ahead of Ben — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:49 · finish clock +51:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:04 | 5:48 | +3:16 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:14 | 4:17 | +1:57 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:10 | 4:16 | +1:54 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:16 | 17:52 | +9:24 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:33 | 9:40 | +4:53 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:06 | 5:03 | +2:03 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:55 | 1:33 | +0:22 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.