Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBen M Dudek
#694 · 1:13:41 · M39 · 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
Ben (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Ben because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ben ran 1:13:41 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 16:39 faster than Ben. Ben took official place 694th (time-based 441st) 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 7:28 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Ben (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +691
- Actual time Δ
- +16:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ben − Julia. Negative means Ben is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Ben (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 16:39 faster on foot than Ben.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 50:39 ahead of Ben — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +16:39 · finish clock +50:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ben | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:07 | 6:46 | +2:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:14 | 5:03 | +1:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 5:20 | +1:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:54 | 20:26 | +7:28 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:10 | 11:52 | +3:18 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:53 | 5:54 | +0:59 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:49 | 1:41 | +0:08 |
Δ negative = Ben ran the segment faster.