Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialFred McFerran
#1308 · 1:53:46 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 32 minutes head start on Fred because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Fred ran 1:53:46 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 56:44 faster than Fred. Fred took official place 1308th (time-based 1253rd) 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 21:42 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 32 min earlier than Fred (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1305
- Actual time Δ
- +56:44
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 32 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:28:44
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Fred − Julia. Negative means Fred is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Fred (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 32:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 56:44 faster on foot than Fred.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:28:44 ahead of Fred — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +56:44 · finish clock +1:28:44.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Fred | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:18 | 6:46 | +2:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:14 | 5:03 | +2:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 5:20 | +1:52 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:08 | 20:26 | +21:42 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:42 | 11:52 | +19:50 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:13 | 5:54 | +7:19 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:41 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Fred ran the segment faster.