Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael T Benzinger
#823 · 1:18:41 · M29 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 27 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 30:12 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) 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 13:51 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 27 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +821
- Actual time Δ
- +30:12
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:12
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Edward. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 30:12 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 57:12 ahead of Michael — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +30:12 · finish clock +57:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 5:48 | +4:30 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 4:17 | +2:07 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 4:16 | +2:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 17:52 | +13:51 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 9:40 | +4:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 5:03 | +2:25 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 1:33 | +0:21 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.