Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael P Esser
#1142 · 1:34:47 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Comparison report
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Interpretation
Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:34:47 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 37:45 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 1142nd (time-based 1006th) 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 15:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Michael (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1139
- Actual time Δ
- +37:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:10:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Julia. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 37:45 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:10:45 ahead of Michael — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +37:45 · finish clock +1:10:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:25 | 6:46 | +3:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:12 | 5:03 | +3:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:57 | 5:20 | +2:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:14 | 20:26 | +15:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:40 | 11:52 | +8:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:52 | 5:54 | +2:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:27 | 1:41 | +0:46 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.