Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialGenevieve Biggs
#1260 · 1:57:22 · F53 · Group J · DR
Wave start 8:37 AM (J-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Genevieve (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 13 minutes head start on Genevieve because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Genevieve ran 1:57:22 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:08:53 faster than Genevieve. Genevieve took official place 1260th (time-based 1275th) 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 21:31 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 13 min earlier than Genevieve (J-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1258
- Actual time Δ
- +1:08:53
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 13 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:21:53
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Genevieve − Edward. Negative means Genevieve is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Genevieve (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM, 13:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:08:53 faster on foot than Genevieve.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:21:53 ahead of Genevieve — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:08:53 · finish clock +1:21:53.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Genevieve | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 5:48 | +6:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:04 | 4:17 | +4:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:06 | 4:16 | +6:50 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:23 | 17:52 | +21:31 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:18 | 9:40 | +18:38 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:31 | 5:03 | +8:28 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:41 | 1:33 | +2:08 |
Δ negative = Genevieve ran the segment faster.