Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCharles Pharis
#1300 · 1:55:19 · M13 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Charles because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Charles ran 1:55:19 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:06:50 faster than Charles. Charles took official place 1300th (time-based 1261st) 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 25:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Charles (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1298
- Actual time Δ
- +1:06:50
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:28:50
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Charles − Edward. Negative means Charles is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Charles (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:06:50 faster on foot than Charles.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:28:50 ahead of Charles — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:06:50 · finish clock +1:28:50.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Charles | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:20 | 5:48 | +5:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:09 | 4:17 | +4:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:36 | 4:16 | +5:20 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:59 | 17:52 | +25:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:21 | 9:40 | +16:41 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:56 | 5:03 | +7:53 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:58 | 1:33 | +1:25 |
Δ negative = Charles ran the segment faster.