Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEmily Martin
#799 · 1:25:28 · F38 · 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
Emily (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Emily because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Emily ran 1:25:28 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 28:26 faster than Emily. Emily took official place 799th (time-based 802nd) 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 12:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Emily (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +796
- Actual time Δ
- +28:26
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:26
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Emily − Julia. Negative means Emily is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Emily (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 28:26 faster on foot than Emily.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 55:26 ahead of Emily — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:26 · finish clock +55:26.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Emily | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:18 | 6:46 | +3:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:50 | 5:03 | +2:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:04 | 5:20 | +1:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 33:05 | 20:26 | +12:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:09 | 11:52 | +5:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:47 | 5:54 | +1:53 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:15 | 1:41 | +0:34 |
Δ negative = Emily ran the segment faster.