Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSpencer A Fast
#860 · 1:27:53 · M57 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Spencer (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 19 minutes head start on Spencer because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Spencer ran 1:27:53 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 39:24 faster than Spencer. Spencer took official place 860th (time-based 861st) 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 12:44 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 19 min earlier than Spencer (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +858
- Actual time Δ
- +39:24
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 19 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:24
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Spencer − Edward. Negative means Spencer is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Spencer (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 19:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 39:24 faster on foot than Spencer.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 58:24 ahead of Spencer — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +39:24 · finish clock +58:24.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Spencer | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:06 | 5:48 | +4:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:23 | 4:17 | +3:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:11 | 4:16 | +4:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:36 | 17:52 | +12:44 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:20 | 9:40 | +9:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:55 | 5:03 | +3:52 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:22 | 1:33 | +0:49 |
Δ negative = Spencer ran the segment faster.