Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAnita Sparks
#1322 · 2:06:56 · F51 · 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
Anita (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Anita because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Anita ran 2:06:56 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:09:54 faster than Anita. Anita took official place 1322nd (time-based 1318th) 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 23:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Anita (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1319
- Actual time Δ
- +1:09:54
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:32:54
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Anita − Julia. Negative means Anita is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Anita (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 1:09:54 faster on foot than Anita.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:32:54 ahead of Anita — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:09:54 · finish clock +1:32:54.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Anita | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:32 | 6:46 | +8:46 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:16 | 5:03 | +5:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:38 | 5:20 | +6:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:33 | 20:26 | +23:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:40 | 11:52 | +16:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:52 | 5:54 | +7:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:25 | 1:41 | +1:44 |
Δ negative = Anita ran the segment faster.