Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMelanie C Foltz
#1207 · 1:46:45 · F42 · 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
Melanie (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on Melanie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Melanie ran 1:46:45 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 49:43 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1207th (time-based 1193rd) 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 19:52 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than Melanie (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1204
- Actual time Δ
- +49:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:15:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Melanie − Julia. Negative means Melanie is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Melanie (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 49:43 faster on foot than Melanie.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:15:43 ahead of Melanie — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +49:43 · finish clock +1:15:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Melanie | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:19 | 6:46 | +5:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:28 | 5:03 | +4:25 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:12 | 5:20 | +3:52 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 20:26 | +19:52 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 11:52 | +10:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:39 | 5:54 | +4:45 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:41 | 1:41 | +1:00 |
Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.