Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMiles M Gensler
#956 · 1:23:08 · M21 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Miles (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 36 minutes head start on Miles because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Miles ran 1:23:08 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 26:06 faster than Miles. Miles took official place 956th (time-based 743rd) 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 13:49 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 36 min earlier than Miles (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +953
- Actual time Δ
- +26:06
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 36 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:02:06
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Miles − Julia. Negative means Miles is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Miles (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 36:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 26:06 faster on foot than Miles.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:02:06 ahead of Miles — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:06 · finish clock +1:02:06.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Miles | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:58 | 6:46 | +2:12 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:03 | 5:03 | +2:00 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:27 | 5:20 | +1:07 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:15 | 20:26 | +13:49 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:36 | 11:52 | +3:44 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:46 | 5:54 | +2:52 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:41 | +0:22 |
Δ negative = Miles ran the segment faster.