Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael F Francis
#503 · 1:19:00 · M45 · Group W · INV
Wave start 8:21 AM (W-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
Michael (W-INV) started at 8:21 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Michael a 3 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, Michael ran 1:19:00 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 30:31 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 503rd (time-based 615th) 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 13:25 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Michael F Francis (W-INV) started 3 min earlier than Edward (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +501
- Actual time Δ
- +30:31
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Michael earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +27:31
- Section place Δ
- +32
Δ = Michael − Edward. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Michael (W-INV) started at 8:21 AM.
- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 30:31 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 27:31 ahead of Michael — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +30:31 · finish clock +27:31.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:56 | 5:48 | +3:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:39 | 4:17 | +3:22 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:12 | 4:16 | +1:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:17 | 17:52 | +13:25 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:08 | 9:40 | +5:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:33 | 5:03 | +2:30 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:15 | 1:33 | +0:42 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.