Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBrian McClenaghan
#697 · 1:14:45 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on Brian because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Brian ran 1:14:45 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 26:16 faster than Brian. Brian took official place 697th (time-based 471st) 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 10:58 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than Brian (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +695
- Actual time Δ
- +26:16
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +51:16
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Brian − Edward. Negative means Brian is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 26:16 faster on foot than Brian.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 51:16 ahead of Brian — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:16 · finish clock +51:16.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Brian | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:28 | 5:48 | +2:40 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:43 | 4:17 | +2:26 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:24 | 4:16 | +2:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:50 | 17:52 | +10:58 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:15 | 9:40 | +5:35 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:14 | 5:03 | +2:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:51 | 1:33 | +0:18 |
Δ negative = Brian ran the segment faster.