Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSam S Coates
#931 · 1:24:01 · M17 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Sam (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Sam because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sam ran 1:24:01 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 35:32 faster than Sam. Sam took official place 931st (time-based 770th) 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 18:53 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Sam (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +929
- Actual time Δ
- +35:32
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:01:32
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sam − Edward. Negative means Sam is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Sam (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 35:32 faster on foot than Sam.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:01:32 ahead of Sam — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +35:32 · finish clock +1:01:32.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sam | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:02 | 5:48 | +3:14 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:32 | 4:17 | +2:15 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:53 | 4:16 | +1:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:45 | 17:52 | +18:53 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:04 | 9:40 | +6:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:53 | 5:03 | +2:50 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:52 | 1:33 | +0:19 |
Δ negative = Sam ran the segment faster.