Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKaren L Keyser
#1277 · 2:00:59 · F55 · 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
Karen (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 20 minutes head start on Karen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Karen ran 2:00:59 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:03:57 faster than Karen. Karen took official place 1277th (time-based 1293rd) 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 24:43 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 20 min earlier than Karen (H-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1274
- Actual time Δ
- +1:03:57
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 20 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:23:57
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Karen − Julia. Negative means Karen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Karen (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 1:03:57 faster on foot than Karen.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:23:57 ahead of Karen — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:03:57 · finish clock +1:23:57.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Karen | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:54 | 6:46 | +6:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:44 | 5:03 | +5:41 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:48 | 5:20 | +4:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 45:09 | 20:26 | +24:43 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:25 | 11:52 | +14:33 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:45 | 5:54 | +6:51 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:14 | 1:41 | +1:33 |
Δ negative = Karen ran the segment faster.