Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElizabeth M Davis
#687 · 1:24:13 · F51 · 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
Elizabeth (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Elizabeth because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:24:13 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 27:11 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 687th (time-based 777th) 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 12:07 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Elizabeth (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +684
- Actual time Δ
- +27:11
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:11
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Elizabeth − Julia. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Elizabeth (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 27:11 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 50:11 ahead of Elizabeth — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +27:11 · finish clock +50:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:47 | 6:46 | +3:01 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:48 | 5:03 | +2:45 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:49 | 5:20 | +1:29 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:33 | 20:26 | +12:07 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 11:52 | +5:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 5:54 | +2:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 1:41 | +0:37 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.