Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames MacLaggan
#863 · 1:25:57 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
James (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 21 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:25:57 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 37:28 faster than James. James took official place 863rd (time-based 812th) 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 14:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 21 min earlier than James (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +861
- Actual time Δ
- +37:28
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:28
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Edward. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- James (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 21:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 37:28 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 58:28 ahead of James — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +37:28 · finish clock +58:28.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:36 | 5:48 | +2:48 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:55 | 4:17 | +2:38 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:59 | 4:16 | +2:43 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:50 | 17:52 | +14:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:26 | 9:40 | +9:46 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:51 | 5:03 | +3:48 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:20 | 1:33 | +0:47 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.