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 Vreede
#902 · 1:33:36 · F49 · 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
Sarah (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Sarah because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sarah ran 1:33:36 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 36:34 faster than Sarah. Sarah took official place 902nd (time-based 976th) 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 14:28 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Sarah (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +899
- Actual time Δ
- +36:34
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:34
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sarah − Julia. Negative means Sarah is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sarah (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 36:34 faster on foot than Sarah.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 59:34 ahead of Sarah — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +36:34 · finish clock +59:34.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sarah | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:07 | 6:46 | +4:21 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:38 | 5:03 | +3:35 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:49 | 5:20 | +3:29 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:54 | 20:26 | +14:28 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:40 | 11:52 | +6:48 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:59 | 5:54 | +3:05 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:29 | 1:41 | +0:48 |
Δ negative = Sarah ran the segment faster.