Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSpencer Hughes
#1275 · 1:46:21 · M35 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Spencer (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Spencer because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Spencer ran 1:46:21 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 49:19 faster than Spencer. Spencer took official place 1275th (time-based 1186th) 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 17:54 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Spencer (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1272
- Actual time Δ
- +49:19
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:23:19
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Spencer − Julia. Negative means Spencer is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Spencer (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 34:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 49:19 faster on foot than Spencer.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:23:19 ahead of Spencer — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +49:19 · finish clock +1:23:19.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Spencer | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:38 | 6:46 | +4:52 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:50 | 5:03 | +3:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:21 | 5:20 | +5:01 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:20 | 20:26 | +17:54 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:39 | 11:52 | +11:47 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:59 | 5:54 | +5:05 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:34 | 1:41 | +0:53 |
Δ negative = Spencer ran the segment faster.