Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEphets M Head
#684 · 1:21:08 · F24 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Ephets (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 18 minutes head start on Ephets because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ephets ran 1:21:08 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 32:39 faster than Ephets. Ephets took official place 684th (time-based 680th) 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 12:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 18 min earlier than Ephets (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +682
- Actual time Δ
- +32:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 18 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ephets − Edward. Negative means Ephets is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Ephets (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 18:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 32:39 faster on foot than Ephets.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 50:39 ahead of Ephets — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +32:39 · finish clock +50:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ephets | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:21 | 5:48 | +4:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:09 | 4:17 | +2:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:46 | 4:16 | +2:30 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:12 | 17:52 | +12:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:19 | 9:40 | +6:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:05 | 5:03 | +3:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:16 | 1:33 | +0:43 |
Δ negative = Ephets ran the segment faster.