Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSharon A Fox
#1280 · 2:10:21 · F70 · 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
Sharon (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 3 minutes head start on Sharon because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sharon ran 2:10:21 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:21:52 faster than Sharon. Sharon took official place 1280th (time-based 1333rd) 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 33:08 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 3 min earlier than Sharon (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1278
- Actual time Δ
- +1:21:52
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:24:52
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sharon − Edward. Negative means Sharon is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Sharon (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 1:21:52 faster on foot than Sharon.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:24:52 ahead of Sharon — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:21:52 · finish clock +1:24:52.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sharon | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:19 | 5:48 | +10:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:51 | 4:17 | +7:34 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:55 | 4:16 | +4:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 51:00 | 17:52 | +33:08 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 25:28 | 9:40 | +15:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:54 | 5:03 | +7:51 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:54 | 1:33 | +2:21 |
Δ negative = Sharon ran the segment faster.