Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJonathan Walker
#1218 · 1:43:24 · M51 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Jonathan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on Jonathan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jonathan ran 1:43:24 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 46:22 faster than Jonathan. Jonathan took official place 1218th (time-based 1145th) 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 18:06 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than Jonathan (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1215
- Actual time Δ
- +46:22
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:22
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jonathan − Julia. Negative means Jonathan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Jonathan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 46:22 faster on foot than Jonathan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:22 ahead of Jonathan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +46:22 · finish clock +1:16:22.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jonathan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:54 | 6:46 | +4:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:12 | 5:03 | +4:09 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:41 | 5:20 | +3:21 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:32 | 20:26 | +18:06 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:42 | 11:52 | +10:50 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:07 | 5:54 | +4:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:16 | 1:41 | +1:35 |
Δ negative = Jonathan ran the segment faster.