Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJonathan Branch
#901 · 1:22:31 · M41 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Jonathan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Jonathan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jonathan ran 1:22:31 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 25:29 faster than Jonathan. Jonathan took official place 901st (time-based 721st) 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 10:09 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Jonathan (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +898
- Actual time Δ
- +25:29
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:29
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jonathan − Julia. Negative means Jonathan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Jonathan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 34:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 25:29 faster on foot than Jonathan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 59:29 ahead of Jonathan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +25:29 · finish clock +59:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jonathan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:06 | 6:46 | +2:20 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:45 | 5:03 | +2:42 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:15 | 5:20 | +1:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:35 | 20:26 | +10:09 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:59 | 11:52 | +5:07 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:41 | 5:54 | +2:47 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:10 | 1:41 | +0:29 |
Δ negative = Jonathan ran the segment faster.