Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialTien Nguyen
#1348 · 2:02:54 · M36 · 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
Tien (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Tien because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Tien ran 2:02:54 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:05:52 faster than Tien. Tien took official place 1348th (time-based 1303rd) 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 26:19 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Tien (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1345
- Actual time Δ
- +1:05:52
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:39:52
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Tien − Julia. Negative means Tien is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Tien (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 1:05:52 faster on foot than Tien.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:39:52 ahead of Tien — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:05:52 · finish clock +1:39:52.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Tien | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:17 | 6:46 | +5:31 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 12:29 | 5:03 | +7:26 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:16 | 5:20 | +3:56 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:45 | 20:26 | +26:19 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:05 | 11:52 | +11:13 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 14:49 | 5:54 | +8:55 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:13 | 1:41 | +2:32 |
Δ negative = Tien ran the segment faster.