Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEthan Xu
#580 · 1:05:09 · 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)
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
Ethan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Ethan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ethan ran 1:05:09 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 16:40 faster than Ethan. Ethan took official place 580th (time-based 186th) 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 7:53 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Ethan (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +578
- Actual time Δ
- +16:40
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +42:40
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ethan − Edward. Negative means Ethan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Ethan (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 16:40 faster on foot than Ethan.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 42:40 ahead of Ethan — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +16:40 · finish clock +42:40.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ethan | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:18 | 5:48 | +1:30 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:36 | 4:17 | +1:19 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:53 | 4:16 | +1:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 25:45 | 17:52 | +7:53 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:31 | 9:40 | +2:51 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:27 | 5:03 | +1:24 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:39 | 1:33 | +0:06 |
Δ negative = Ethan ran the segment faster.