Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSarah Davis
#1265 · 1:52:57 · F43 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Sarah (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on Sarah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sarah ran 1:52:57 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 55:55 faster than Sarah. Sarah took official place 1265th (time-based 1250th) 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 20:35 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than Sarah (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1262
- Actual time Δ
- +55:55
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:21:55
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sarah − Julia. Negative means Sarah is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sarah (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 55:55 faster on foot than Sarah.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:21:55 ahead of Sarah — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +55:55 · finish clock +1:21:55.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sarah | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:51 | 6:46 | +5:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:07 | 5:03 | +4:04 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:32 | 5:20 | +5:12 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 41:01 | 20:26 | +20:35 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 25:04 | 11:52 | +13:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:31 | 5:54 | +6:37 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:51 | 1:41 | +1:10 |
Δ negative = Sarah ran the segment faster.