Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLiz Ward
#915 · 1:30:16 · F39 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Liz (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Liz because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Liz ran 1:30:16 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 33:14 faster than Liz. Liz took official place 915th (time-based 916th) 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 13:27 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Liz (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +912
- Actual time Δ
- +33:14
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:14
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Liz − Julia. Negative means Liz is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Liz (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 33:14 faster on foot than Liz.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:00:14 ahead of Liz — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +33:14 · finish clock +1:00:14.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Liz | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:29 | 6:46 | +3:43 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:55 | 5:03 | +2:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:08 | 5:20 | +2:48 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 33:53 | 20:26 | +13:27 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:41 | 11:52 | +6:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:52 | 5:54 | +2:58 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:18 | 1:41 | +0:37 |
Δ negative = Liz ran the segment faster.