Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBenjamin L Pechner
#1163 · 1:35:19 · M39 · 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)
Interpretation
Benjamin (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 26 minutes head start on Benjamin because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Benjamin ran 1:35:19 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 46:50 faster than Benjamin. Benjamin took official place 1163rd (time-based 1019th) 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 20:06 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 26 min earlier than Benjamin (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1161
- Actual time Δ
- +46:50
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:12:50
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Benjamin − Edward. Negative means Benjamin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Benjamin (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 46:50 faster on foot than Benjamin.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:12:50 ahead of Benjamin — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +46:50 · finish clock +1:12:50.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Benjamin | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:45 | 5:48 | +4:57 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:47 | 4:17 | +4:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:43 | 4:16 | +2:27 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 37:58 | 17:52 | +20:06 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:48 | 9:40 | +9:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:38 | 5:03 | +4:35 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:40 | 1:33 | +1:07 |
Δ negative = Benjamin ran the segment faster.