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 Berens
#795 · 1:21:12 · M48 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 23 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:21:12 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 32:43 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 795th (time-based 683rd) 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 12:38 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 23 min earlier than Paul (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +793
- Actual time Δ
- +32:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Edward. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 32:43 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 55:43 ahead of Paul — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +32:43 · finish clock +55:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:57 | 5:48 | +4:09 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:31 | 4:17 | +2:14 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:24 | 4:16 | +3:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:30 | 17:52 | +12:38 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:39 | 9:40 | +6:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:00 | 5:03 | +2:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:33 | +0:38 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.