Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWilliam A Ramsey
#896 · 1:43:19 · M72 · Group A · DR
Wave start 8:29 AM (A-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
William (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 5 minutes head start on William because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, William ran 1:43:19 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 54:50 faster than William. William took official place 896th (time-based 1142nd) 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 20:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 5 min earlier than William (A-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +894
- Actual time Δ
- +54:50
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 5 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:50
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = William − Edward. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- William (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM, 5:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 54:50 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 59:50 ahead of William — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +54:50 · finish clock +59:50.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:35 | 5:48 | +6:47 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:27 | 4:17 | +5:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:25 | 4:16 | +5:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:56 | 17:52 | +20:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 21:30 | 9:40 | +11:50 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:35 | 5:03 | +4:32 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:51 | 1:33 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.