Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWilliam Reilly
#1258 · 1:51:59 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
William (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on William because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, William ran 1:51:59 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 54:57 faster than William. William took official place 1258th (time-based 1246th) 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 23:03 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than William (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1255
- Actual time Δ
- +54:57
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:20:57
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = William − Julia. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- William (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 54:57 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:20:57 ahead of William — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +54:57 · finish clock +1:20:57.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:51 | 6:46 | +6:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:08 | 5:03 | +5:05 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:17 | 5:20 | +2:57 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:29 | 20:26 | +23:03 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:08 | 11:52 | +10:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:55 | 5:54 | +6:01 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:11 | 1:41 | +1:30 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.