Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEllen Smolarski
#326 · 1:15:09 · F26 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
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
Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Ellen a 8 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, Ellen ran 1:15:09 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 26:40 faster than Ellen. Ellen took official place 326th (time-based 487th) 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 11:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ellen Smolarski (Q-INV) started 8 min earlier than Edward (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +324
- Actual time Δ
- +26:40
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 8 min (Ellen earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +18:40
- Section place Δ
- +36
Δ = Ellen − Edward. Negative means Ellen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 8:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 26:40 faster on foot than Ellen.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 18:40 ahead of Ellen — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:40 · finish clock +18:40.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ellen | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:56 | 5:48 | +3:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:27 | 4:17 | +2:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:05 | 4:16 | +1:49 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:13 | 17:52 | +11:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:12 | 9:40 | +5:32 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:18 | 5:03 | +2:15 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:58 | 1:33 | +0:25 |
Δ negative = Ellen ran the segment faster.