Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael T Benzinger
#823 · 1:18:41 · M29 · 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
Michael (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:18:41 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 21:39 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 823rd (time-based 602nd) 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 11:17 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Michael (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +820
- Actual time Δ
- +21:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Julia. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Michael (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 21:39 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 56:39 ahead of Michael — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +21:39 · finish clock +56:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 6:46 | +3:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:24 | 5:03 | +1:21 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:34 | 5:20 | +1:14 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:43 | 20:26 | +11:17 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:20 | 11:52 | +2:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:28 | 5:54 | +1:34 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:54 | 1:41 | +0:13 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.