Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSarah Chao
#914 · 1:38:14 · F57 · Group G · DR
Wave start 8:35 AM (G-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Sarah (G-DR) started at 8:35 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 19 minutes head start on Sarah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sarah ran 1:38:14 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 41:12 faster than Sarah. Sarah took official place 914th (time-based 1070th) 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 16:13 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 19 min earlier than Sarah (G-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +911
- Actual time Δ
- +41:12
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 19 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:12
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sarah − Julia. Negative means Sarah is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sarah (G-DR) started at 8:35 AM, 19:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 41:12 faster on foot than Sarah.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:00:12 ahead of Sarah — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +41:12 · finish clock +1:00:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sarah | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:09 | 6:46 | +4:23 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:45 | 5:03 | +3:42 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:23 | 5:20 | +3:03 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:39 | 20:26 | +16:13 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 21:00 | 11:52 | +9:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:32 | 5:54 | +3:38 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:46 | 1:41 | +1:05 |
Δ negative = Sarah ran the segment faster.