Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTownsend Reed
#55 · 1:01:05 · M13 · Group U · INV
Wave start 8:19 AM (U-INV)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward T Stace
#52 · 56:56 · M38 · Group Y · INV
Wave start 8:23 AM (Y-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
Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM; Edward (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM. That gave Townsend a 4 minutes head start on Edward. On foot, Townsend ran 1:01:05 and Edward ran 56:56 — Edward was 4:09 faster than Townsend. Townsend took official place 55th (time-based 85th) and Edward took official place 52nd (time-based 31st). Edward was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Edward gained 1:13 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Townsend Reed (U-INV) started 4 min earlier than Edward (Y-INV).
- Overall place Δ
- +3
- Actual time Δ
- +4:09
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 4 min (Townsend earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:09
- Section place Δ
- -7
Δ = Townsend − Edward. Negative means Townsend is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Townsend (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM.
- Edward (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM, 4:00 later.
- Actual running time: Edward was 4:09 faster on foot than Townsend.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 0:09 ahead of Townsend — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +4:09 · finish clock +0:09.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Townsend | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:02 | 6:26 | +0:36 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:38 | 5:08 | +0:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:11 | 4:48 | +0:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:58 | 21:45 | +1:13 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:23 | 11:17 | +1:06 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:00 | 5:44 | +0:16 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:53 | 1:48 | +0:05 |
Δ negative = Townsend ran the segment faster.