Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBruce S Cohen
#1320 · 2:07:49 · M63 · Group K · DR
Wave start 8:38 AM (K-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Bruce (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 22 minutes head start on Bruce because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Bruce ran 2:07:49 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:10:47 faster than Bruce. Bruce took official place 1320th (time-based 1323rd) and Julia took official place 3rd (time-based 32nd). Julia was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Julia gained 27:59 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 22 min earlier than Bruce (K-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1317
- Actual time Δ
- +1:10:47
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:32:47
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Bruce − Julia. Negative means Bruce is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Bruce (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:10:47 faster on foot than Bruce.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:32:47 ahead of Bruce — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:10:47 · finish clock +1:32:47.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Bruce | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:39 | 6:46 | +5:53 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:21 | 5:03 | +4:18 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:49 | 5:20 | +4:29 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 48:25 | 20:26 | +27:59 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 29:23 | 11:52 | +17:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 14:57 | 5:54 | +9:03 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:15 | 1:41 | +1:34 |
Δ negative = Bruce ran the segment faster.