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 Kearney
#906 · 1:21:45 · M27 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Matthew because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Matthew ran 1:21:45 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 24:43 faster than Matthew. Matthew took official place 906th (time-based 699th) 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 12:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Matthew (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +903
- Actual time Δ
- +24:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Matthew − Julia. Negative means Matthew is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Matthew (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 35:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 24:43 faster on foot than Matthew.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 59:43 ahead of Matthew — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +24:43 · finish clock +59:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Matthew | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:34 | 6:46 | +2:48 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:11 | 5:03 | +2:08 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:21 | 5:20 | +1:01 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:47 | 20:26 | +12:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:28 | 11:52 | +3:36 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:16 | 5:54 | +2:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:08 | 1:41 | +0:27 |
Δ negative = Matthew ran the segment faster.