Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJacob McCurdy
#792 · 1:17:10 · M26 · 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
Jacob (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Jacob because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jacob ran 1:17:10 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 20:08 faster than Jacob. Jacob took official place 792nd (time-based 561st) 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 9:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Jacob (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +789
- Actual time Δ
- +20:08
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:08
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jacob − Julia. Negative means Jacob is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Jacob (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 20:08 faster on foot than Jacob.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 55:08 ahead of Jacob — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +20:08 · finish clock +55:08.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jacob | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:42 | 6:46 | +1:56 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:47 | 5:03 | +1:44 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:25 | 5:20 | +1:05 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:22 | 20:26 | +9:56 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:11 | 11:52 | +3:19 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:37 | 5:54 | +1:43 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:06 | 1:41 | +0:25 |
Δ negative = Jacob ran the segment faster.