Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialChristopher Gathright
#870 · 1:22:11 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Christopher (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 25 minutes head start on Christopher because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Christopher ran 1:22:11 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 33:42 faster than Christopher. Christopher took official place 870th (time-based 712th) 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 13:02 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 25 min earlier than Christopher (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +868
- Actual time Δ
- +33:42
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:42
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Christopher − Edward. Negative means Christopher is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Christopher (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 33:42 faster on foot than Christopher.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 58:42 ahead of Christopher — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +33:42 · finish clock +58:42.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Christopher | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:46 | 5:48 | +3:58 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:09 | 4:17 | +2:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:29 | 4:16 | +3:13 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:54 | 17:52 | +13:02 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 9:40 | +7:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:54 | 5:03 | +2:51 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:33 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Christopher ran the segment faster.