Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMatthew Dixon
#578 · 1:08:53 · M52 · 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)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Matthew (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 22 minutes head start on Matthew because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Matthew ran 1:08:53 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 20:24 faster than Matthew. Matthew took official place 578th (time-based 286th) 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 7:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 22 min earlier than Matthew (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +576
- Actual time Δ
- +20:24
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +42:24
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Matthew − Edward. Negative means Matthew is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Matthew (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 20:24 faster on foot than Matthew.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 42:24 ahead of Matthew — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +20:24 · finish clock +42:24.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Matthew | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:56 | 5:48 | +2:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:58 | 4:17 | +1:41 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:01 | 4:16 | +1:45 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 25:48 | 17:52 | +7:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:04 | 9:40 | +4:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:07 | 5:03 | +2:04 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:59 | 1:33 | +0:26 |
Δ negative = Matthew ran the segment faster.