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 J Wurzbach
#553 · 1:01:03 · M17 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-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
William (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on William because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, William ran 1:01:03 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 12:34 faster than William. William took official place 553rd (time-based 82nd) 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 5:27 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than William (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +551
- Actual time Δ
- +12:34
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +38:34
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = William − Edward. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- William (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 12:34 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 38:34 ahead of William — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:34 · finish clock +38:34.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 6:56 | 5:48 | +1:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:13 | 4:17 | +0:56 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:58 | 4:16 | +1:42 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 23:19 | 17:52 | +5:27 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 11:49 | 9:40 | +2:09 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:03 | 5:03 | +1:00 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:45 | 1:33 | +0:12 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.