Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFrancis Lawrence
#994 · 1:28:22 · M47 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-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
Francis (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 24 minutes head start on Francis because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Francis ran 1:28:22 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 39:53 faster than Francis. Francis took official place 994th (time-based 870th) 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 18:23 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 24 min earlier than Francis (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +992
- Actual time Δ
- +39:53
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:03:53
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Francis − Edward. Negative means Francis is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Francis (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 39:53 faster on foot than Francis.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:03:53 ahead of Francis — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +39:53 · finish clock +1:03:53.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Francis | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:23 | 5:48 | +4:35 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:27 | 4:17 | +4:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:19 | 4:16 | +2:03 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:15 | 17:52 | +18:23 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:20 | 9:40 | +6:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:30 | 5:03 | +3:27 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 1:33 | +0:35 |
Δ negative = Francis ran the segment faster.