Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEddie Nielsen
#1257 · 1:54:59 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Eddie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Eddie ran 1:54:59 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 57:57 faster than Eddie. Eddie took official place 1257th (time-based 1259th) 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 26:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Eddie (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1254
- Actual time Δ
- +57:57
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:20:57
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Eddie − Julia. Negative means Eddie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Eddie (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 57:57 faster on foot than Eddie.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:20:57 ahead of Eddie — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +57:57 · finish clock +1:20:57.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Eddie | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:53 | 6:46 | +4:07 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:48 | 5:03 | +5:45 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:28 | 5:20 | +5:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:33 | 20:26 | +26:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:56 | 11:52 | +12:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:13 | 5:54 | +4:19 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 1:41 | +0:27 |
Δ negative = Eddie ran the segment faster.