Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCrystal Leonetti
#930 · 1:34:59 · F49 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Crystal (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 15 minutes head start on Crystal because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Crystal ran 1:34:59 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 46:30 faster than Crystal. Crystal took official place 930th (time-based 1010th) 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 19:26 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 15 min earlier than Crystal (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +928
- Actual time Δ
- +46:30
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 15 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:01:30
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Crystal − Edward. Negative means Crystal is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Crystal (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 15:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 46:30 faster on foot than Crystal.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:01:30 ahead of Crystal — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +46:30 · finish clock +1:01:30.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Crystal | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:06 | 5:48 | +5:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:27 | 4:17 | +4:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:57 | 4:16 | +2:41 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:18 | 17:52 | +19:26 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:09 | 9:40 | +9:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:25 | 5:03 | +4:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 1:33 | +1:04 |
Δ negative = Crystal ran the segment faster.