Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJohn C Gardiner
#54 · 1:01:02 · M53 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-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
John (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave John a 5 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, John ran 1:01:02 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 12:33 faster than John. John took official place 54th (time-based 81st) 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 5:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
John C Gardiner (U-INV) started 5 min earlier than Edward (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +52
- Actual time Δ
- +12:33
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 5 min (John earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +7:33
- Section place Δ
- +1
Δ = John − Edward. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- John (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM.
- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 5:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 12:33 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 7:33 ahead of John — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:33 · finish clock +7:33.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:22 | 5:48 | +1:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 4:59 | 4:17 | +0:42 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:18 | 4:16 | +1:02 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:56 | 17:52 | +5:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:19 | 9:40 | +2:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:17 | 5:03 | +1:14 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:51 | 1:33 | +0:18 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.