Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlexandra McFerran
#1307 · 2:14:46 · F7 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Alexandra (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 11 minutes head start on Alexandra because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alexandra ran 2:14:46 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:17:44 faster than Alexandra. Alexandra took official place 1307th (time-based 1342nd) 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 28:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 11 min earlier than Alexandra (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1304
- Actual time Δ
- +1:17:44
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 11 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:28:44
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alexandra − Julia. Negative means Alexandra is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Alexandra (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM, 11:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:17:44 faster on foot than Alexandra.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:28:44 ahead of Alexandra — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:17:44 · finish clock +1:28:44.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alexandra | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 13:35 | 6:46 | +6:49 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 12:59 | 5:03 | +7:56 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:08 | 5:20 | +6:48 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 48:47 | 20:26 | +28:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:05 | 11:52 | +19:13 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:11 | 5:54 | +7:17 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:01 | 1:41 | +1:20 |
Δ negative = Alexandra ran the segment faster.