Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMitchell L Stricker-Balistreri
#1338 · 1:59:56 · M33 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Mitchell (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Mitchell because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Mitchell ran 1:59:56 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:11:27 faster than Mitchell. Mitchell took official place 1338th (time-based 1287th) 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 26:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Mitchell (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1336
- Actual time Δ
- +1:11:27
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:37:27
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Mitchell − Edward. Negative means Mitchell is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Mitchell (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:11:27 faster on foot than Mitchell.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:37:27 ahead of Mitchell — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:11:27 · finish clock +1:37:27.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Mitchell | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:56 | 5:48 | +7:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:36 | 4:17 | +6:19 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:24 | 4:16 | +6:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:40 | 17:52 | +26:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 25:18 | 9:40 | +15:38 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:00 | 5:03 | +7:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:02 | 1:33 | +1:29 |
Δ negative = Mitchell ran the segment faster.