Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCharles F Brucker
#671 · 1:35:12 · M76 · 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
Charles (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 3 minutes head start on Charles because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Charles ran 1:35:12 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 46:43 faster than Charles. Charles took official place 671st (time-based 1014th) 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 20:29 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 3 min earlier than Charles (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +669
- Actual time Δ
- +46:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +49:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Charles − Edward. Negative means Charles is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Charles (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 46:43 faster on foot than Charles.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 49:43 ahead of Charles — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +46:43 · finish clock +49:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Charles | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:52 | 5:48 | +5:04 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:46 | 4:17 | +4:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:34 | 4:16 | +3:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:21 | 17:52 | +20:29 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:14 | 9:40 | +8:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:53 | 5:03 | +3:50 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:32 | 1:33 | +0:59 |
Δ negative = Charles ran the segment faster.