Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael Ludlam
#682 · 1:16:58 · M50 · 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
Michael (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:16:58 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:29 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 682nd (time-based 552nd) 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 12:22 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Michael (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +680
- Actual time Δ
- +28:29
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:29
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Edward. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Michael (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 28:29 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 50:29 ahead of Michael — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:29 · finish clock +50:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:40 | 5:48 | +3:52 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:07 | 4:17 | +2:50 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:54 | 4:16 | +1:38 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:14 | 17:52 | +12:22 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:43 | 9:40 | +5:03 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:16 | 5:03 | +2:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:04 | 1:33 | +0:31 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.