Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert (Bob) F Knox
#1332 · 2:48:09 · M80 · Group AAA · INV
Wave start 8:00 AM (AAA-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Robert (Bob) (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Robert (Bob) a 24 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, Robert (Bob) ran 2:48:09 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:59:40 faster than Robert (Bob). Robert (Bob) took official place 1332nd (time-based 1384th) 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 45:00 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Robert (Bob) F Knox (AAA-INV) started 24 min earlier than Edward (Z-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +1330
- Actual time Δ
- +1:59:40
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Robert (Bob) earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:35:40
- Section place Δ
- +13
Δ = Robert (Bob) − Edward. Negative means Robert (Bob) is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Robert (Bob) (AAA-INV) started at 8:00 AM.
- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM, 24:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 1:59:40 faster on foot than Robert (Bob).
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:35:40 ahead of Robert (Bob) — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:59:40 · finish clock +1:35:40.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert (Bob) | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:50 | 5:48 | +11:02 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 13:33 | 4:17 | +9:16 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:26 | 4:16 | +7:10 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 1:02:52 | 17:52 | +45:00 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 35:39 | 9:40 | +25:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 22:11 | 5:03 | +17:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 5:38 | 1:33 | +4:05 |
Δ negative = Robert (Bob) ran the segment faster.