Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAustin Coleman
#681 · 1:17:53 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 29 minutes head start on Austin because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Austin ran 1:17:53 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 20:51 faster than Austin. Austin took official place 681st (time-based 579th) 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 10:29 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 29 min earlier than Austin (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +678
- Actual time Δ
- +20:51
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 29 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +49:51
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Austin − Julia. Negative means Austin is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Austin (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 29:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 20:51 faster on foot than Austin.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 49:51 ahead of Austin — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +20:51 · finish clock +49:51.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Austin | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:05 | 6:46 | +2:19 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:52 | 5:03 | +1:49 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:50 | 5:20 | +1:30 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:55 | 20:26 | +10:29 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:08 | 11:52 | +3:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:05 | 5:54 | +1:11 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:58 | 1:41 | +0:17 |
Δ negative = Austin ran the segment faster.