Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFrancisco Luna
#883 · 1:21:48 · 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
Francisco (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Francisco because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Francisco ran 1:21:48 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 33:19 faster than Francisco. Francisco took official place 883rd (time-based 703rd) 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 14:02 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Francisco (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +881
- Actual time Δ
- +33:19
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:19
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Francisco − Edward. Negative means Francisco is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Francisco (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 33:19 faster on foot than Francisco.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 59:19 ahead of Francisco — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +33:19 · finish clock +59:19.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Francisco | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:09 | 5:48 | +3:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:03 | 4:17 | +2:46 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:28 | 4:16 | +2:12 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:54 | 17:52 | +14:02 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:00 | 9:40 | +6:20 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:48 | 5:03 | +3:45 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:26 | 1:33 | +0:53 |
Δ negative = Francisco ran the segment faster.