Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMatthew Ott
#1350 · 2:04:18 · M41 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR, 2-min head start)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV, 9-min head start)
Interpretation
Julia finished 1347 places ahead overall. Julia ran 1:07:16 faster actual time than Matthew. Julia had 7 more minutes of head start than Matthew. Biggest swing: Julia gained 22:33 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Matthew (Y-DR).
Includes the 27-min Invitational → Runner section gap plus 7 min from the head-start ladder.
- Overall place Δ
- +1347
- Actual time Δ
- +1:07:16
- Group head start Δ
- 7 min (Julia)
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:41:16
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Matthew − Julia. Negative means Matthew is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Matthew (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 34:00 later (7:00 from the group head-start ladder + 27:00 because Julia ran the Invitational wave and Matthew ran the Runner wave).
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:07:16 faster on foot than Matthew.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:41:16 ahead of Matthew — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:07:16 · finish clock +1:41:16.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Matthew | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:27 | 6:46 | +5:41 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:06 | 5:03 | +5:03 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:23 | 5:20 | +7:03 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:59 | 20:26 | +22:33 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:18 | 11:52 | +16:26 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 14:52 | 5:54 | +8:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:13 | 1:41 | +1:32 |
Δ negative = Matthew ran the segment faster.