Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialNoah Palmer
#1172 · 1:36:50 · M43 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Noah (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Noah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Noah ran 1:36:50 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 39:48 faster than Noah. Noah took official place 1172nd (time-based 1054th) 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 18:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Noah (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1169
- Actual time Δ
- +39:48
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:12:48
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Noah − Julia. Negative means Noah is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Noah (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 39:48 faster on foot than Noah.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:12:48 ahead of Noah — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +39:48 · finish clock +1:12:48.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Noah | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:37 | 6:46 | +3:51 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:19 | 5:03 | +4:16 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:43 | 5:20 | +2:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:30 | 20:26 | +18:04 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:47 | 11:52 | +6:55 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:30 | 5:54 | +3:36 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:24 | 1:41 | +0:43 |
Δ negative = Noah ran the segment faster.