Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialNathan R van Hoff
#809 · 1:28:05 · M10 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Nathan (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 25 minutes head start on Nathan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Nathan ran 1:28:05 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 31:03 faster than Nathan. Nathan took official place 809th (time-based 867th) 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 12:17 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 25 min earlier than Nathan (N-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +806
- Actual time Δ
- +31:03
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:03
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Nathan − Julia. Negative means Nathan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Nathan (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 31:03 faster on foot than Nathan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 56:03 ahead of Nathan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:03 · finish clock +56:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Nathan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:18 | 6:46 | +2:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:01 | 5:03 | +1:58 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:43 | 5:20 | +2:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:43 | 20:26 | +12:17 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:23 | 11:52 | +7:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:28 | 5:54 | +3:34 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:29 | 1:41 | +0:48 |
Δ negative = Nathan ran the segment faster.