Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEvelyn Elsie Esser
#1204 · 1:52:35 · F10 · Group H · DR
Wave start 8:36 AM (H-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Evelyn (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 20 minutes head start on Evelyn because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Evelyn ran 1:52:35 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 55:33 faster than Evelyn. Evelyn took official place 1204th (time-based 1249th) 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 23:49 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 20 min earlier than Evelyn (H-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1201
- Actual time Δ
- +55:33
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 20 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:15:33
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Evelyn − Julia. Negative means Evelyn is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Evelyn (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM, 20:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 55:33 faster on foot than Evelyn.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:15:33 ahead of Evelyn — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +55:33 · finish clock +1:15:33.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Evelyn | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:34 | 6:46 | +5:48 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:15 | 5:03 | +5:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:15 | 5:20 | +2:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:15 | 20:26 | +23:49 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:23 | 11:52 | +11:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:54 | 5:54 | +5:00 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:41 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Evelyn ran the segment faster.