Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSusan R Butler
#1190 · 1:49:55 · F54 · Group J · DR
Wave start 8:37 AM (J-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Susan (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 21 minutes head start on Susan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Susan ran 1:49:55 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 52:53 faster than Susan. Susan took official place 1190th (time-based 1226th) 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 22:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 21 min earlier than Susan (J-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1187
- Actual time Δ
- +52:53
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 21 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:13:53
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Susan − Julia. Negative means Susan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Susan (J-DR) started at 8:37 AM, 21:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 52:53 faster on foot than Susan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:13:53 ahead of Susan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +52:53 · finish clock +1:13:53.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Susan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:32 | 6:46 | +5:46 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:14 | 5:03 | +5:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:00 | 5:20 | +3:40 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:37 | 20:26 | +22:11 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:39 | 11:52 | +10:47 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:56 | 5:54 | +4:02 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:57 | 1:41 | +1:16 |
Δ negative = Susan ran the segment faster.