Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEric Bryan
#657 · 1:10:01 · M29 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Eric (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Eric because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Eric ran 1:10:01 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 12:59 faster than Eric. Eric took official place 657th (time-based 323rd) 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 8:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Eric (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +654
- Actual time Δ
- +12:59
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +47:59
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Eric − Julia. Negative means Eric is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Eric (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 35:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 12:59 faster on foot than Eric.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 47:59 ahead of Eric — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +12:59 · finish clock +47:59.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Eric | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:56 | 6:46 | +1:10 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:37 | 5:03 | +0:34 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:38 | 5:20 | +0:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:50 | 20:26 | +8:24 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:21 | 11:52 | +1:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:42 | 5:54 | +0:48 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:57 | 1:41 | +0:16 |
Δ negative = Eric ran the segment faster.