Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLisa Y Katz
#1184 · 1:47:17 · F50 · 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
Lisa (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Lisa because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Lisa ran 1:47:17 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 50:15 faster than Lisa. Lisa took official place 1184th (time-based 1200th) 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 15:17 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Lisa (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1181
- Actual time Δ
- +50:15
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:13:15
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Lisa − Julia. Negative means Lisa is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Lisa (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 50:15 faster on foot than Lisa.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:13:15 ahead of Lisa — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +50:15 · finish clock +1:13:15.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Lisa | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:42 | 6:46 | +4:56 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:02 | 5:03 | +3:59 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:38 | 5:20 | +5:18 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 35:43 | 20:26 | +15:17 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 25:58 | 11:52 | +14:06 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:16 | 5:54 | +5:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:58 | 1:41 | +1:17 |
Δ negative = Lisa ran the segment faster.