Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlston D Spady
#1211 · 1:50:05 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Alston because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alston ran 1:50:05 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 53:03 faster than Alston. Alston took official place 1211th (time-based 1227th) 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 19:42 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Alston (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1208
- Actual time Δ
- +53:03
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:03
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alston − Julia. Negative means Alston is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 53:03 faster on foot than Alston.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:03 ahead of Alston — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +53:03 · finish clock +1:16:03.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alston | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:08 | 6:46 | +8:22 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:40 | 5:03 | +4:37 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:54 | 5:20 | +4:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:08 | 20:26 | +19:42 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 21:51 | 11:52 | +9:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:37 | 5:54 | +4:43 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:47 | 1:41 | +1:06 |
Δ negative = Alston ran the segment faster.