Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul OKeefe
#707 · 1:16:20 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Paul (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 24 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:16:20 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 27:51 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 707th (time-based 532nd) 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 9:47 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 24 min earlier than Paul (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +705
- Actual time Δ
- +27:51
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +51:51
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Edward. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Paul (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 27:51 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 51:51 ahead of Paul — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +27:51 · finish clock +51:51.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 5:48 | +3:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:28 | 4:17 | +2:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:38 | 4:16 | +2:22 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:39 | 17:52 | +9:47 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:04 | 9:40 | +6:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:57 | 5:03 | +2:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:29 | 1:33 | +0:56 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.