Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSierra Mauch
#1326 · 2:08:45 · F11 · Group K · DR
Wave start 8:38 AM (K-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Sierra (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 22 minutes head start on Sierra because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sierra ran 2:08:45 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:11:43 faster than Sierra. Sierra took official place 1326th (time-based 1328th) 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 23:36 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 22 min earlier than Sierra (K-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1323
- Actual time Δ
- +1:11:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 22 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:33:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sierra − Julia. Negative means Sierra is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sierra (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM, 22:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:11:43 faster on foot than Sierra.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:33:43 ahead of Sierra — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:11:43 · finish clock +1:33:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sierra | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:14 | 6:46 | +4:28 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:29 | 5:03 | +4:26 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 11:26 | 5:20 | +6:06 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:02 | 20:26 | +23:36 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:18 | 11:52 | +19:26 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 17:23 | 5:54 | +11:29 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:53 | 1:41 | +2:12 |
Δ negative = Sierra ran the segment faster.