Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMatt Neidlinger
#667 · 1:12:51 · 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)
Interpretation
Matt (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Matt because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Matt ran 1:12:51 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 15:49 faster than Matt. Matt took official place 667th (time-based 415th) 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 7:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Matt (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +664
- Actual time Δ
- +15:49
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +48:49
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Matt − Julia. Negative means Matt is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Matt (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 15:49 faster on foot than Matt.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 48:49 ahead of Matt — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +15:49 · finish clock +48:49.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Matt | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:42 | 6:46 | +1:56 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:19 | 5:03 | +1:16 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:26 | 5:20 | +1:06 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:50 | 20:26 | +7:24 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:28 | 11:52 | +2:36 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:00 | 5:54 | +1:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:06 | 1:41 | +0:25 |
Δ negative = Matt ran the segment faster.