Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCathleen J Staehli
#1286 · 2:12:42 · F76 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Cathleen (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 3 minutes head start on Cathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Cathleen ran 2:12:42 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:24:13 faster than Cathleen. Cathleen took official place 1286th (time-based 1339th) 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 27:08 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 3 min earlier than Cathleen (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1284
- Actual time Δ
- +1:24:13
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:27:13
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Cathleen − Edward. Negative means Cathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Cathleen (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM, 3:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:24:13 faster on foot than Cathleen.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:27:13 ahead of Cathleen — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:24:13 · finish clock +1:27:13.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Cathleen | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:26 | 5:48 | +9:38 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 12:35 | 4:17 | +8:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:35 | 4:16 | +8:19 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 45:00 | 17:52 | +27:08 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 29:56 | 9:40 | +20:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 14:02 | 5:03 | +8:59 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:08 | 1:33 | +1:35 |
Δ negative = Cathleen ran the segment faster.