Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSasha Plichta
#898 · 1:20:25 · M24 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Sasha (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 36 minutes head start on Sasha because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sasha ran 1:20:25 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 23:23 faster than Sasha. Sasha took official place 898th (time-based 660th) 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 10:28 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 36 min earlier than Sasha (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +895
- Actual time Δ
- +23:23
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 36 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:23
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sasha − Julia. Negative means Sasha is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sasha (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 36:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 23:23 faster on foot than Sasha.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 59:23 ahead of Sasha — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:23 · finish clock +59:23.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sasha | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:00 | 6:46 | +2:14 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:17 | 5:03 | +2:14 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:31 | 5:20 | +1:11 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:54 | 20:26 | +10:28 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:13 | 11:52 | +4:21 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:15 | 5:54 | +2:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:15 | 1:41 | +0:34 |
Δ negative = Sasha ran the segment faster.