Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPierce Klempan
#787 · 1:25:00 · M11 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Pierce because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Pierce ran 1:25:00 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 27:58 faster than Pierce. Pierce took official place 787th (time-based 792nd) 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 13:36 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Pierce (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +784
- Actual time Δ
- +27:58
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +54:58
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Pierce − Julia. Negative means Pierce is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Pierce (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 27:58 faster on foot than Pierce.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 54:58 ahead of Pierce — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +27:58 · finish clock +54:58.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Pierce | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:08 | 6:46 | +3:22 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:35 | 5:03 | +2:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:35 | 5:20 | +1:15 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:02 | 20:26 | +13:36 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:09 | 11:52 | +4:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:20 | 5:54 | +2:26 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:41 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Pierce ran the segment faster.