Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul Berens
#795 · 1:21:12 · M48 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 31 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:21:12 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 24:10 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 795th (time-based 683rd) 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 10:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 31 min earlier than Paul (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +792
- Actual time Δ
- +24:10
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 31 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:10
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Julia. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 31:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 24:10 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 55:10 ahead of Paul — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +24:10 · finish clock +55:10.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:57 | 6:46 | +3:11 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:31 | 5:03 | +1:28 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:24 | 5:20 | +2:04 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:30 | 20:26 | +10:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:39 | 11:52 | +4:47 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:00 | 5:54 | +2:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:41 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.