Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen Klau
#1254 · 1:51:36 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on Ben because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ben ran 1:51:36 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 54:34 faster than Ben. Ben took official place 1254th (time-based 1239th) 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 20:14 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than Ben (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1251
- Actual time Δ
- +54:34
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:20:34
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ben − Julia. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Ben (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 54:34 faster on foot than Ben.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:20:34 ahead of Ben — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +54:34 · finish clock +1:20:34.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:27 | 6:46 | +5:41 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:42 | 5:03 | +3:39 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:03 | 5:20 | +4:43 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:40 | 20:26 | +20:14 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:23 | 11:52 | +12:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:16 | 5:54 | +6:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:05 | 1:41 | +1:24 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.