Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert Alexander
#1356 · 2:28:24 · M73 · Group AA · DR
Wave start 8:28 AM (AA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Robert (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 4 minutes head start on Robert because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Robert ran 2:28:24 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:39:55 faster than Robert. Robert took official place 1356th (time-based 1366th) 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 34:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 4 min earlier than Robert (AA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1354
- Actual time Δ
- +1:39:55
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:43:55
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Robert − Edward. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Robert (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM, 4:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:39:55 faster on foot than Robert.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:43:55 ahead of Robert — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:39:55 · finish clock +1:43:55.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 14:05 | 5:48 | +8:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:47 | 4:17 | +7:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:04 | 4:16 | +7:48 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 52:40 | 17:52 | +34:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 35:21 | 9:40 | +25:41 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 18:31 | 5:03 | +13:28 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:56 | 1:33 | +2:23 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.