Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRobert L Swenson
#879 · 1:27:43 · M56 · Group R · DR
Wave start 8:44 AM (R-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 28 minutes head start on Robert because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Robert ran 1:27:43 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 30:41 faster than Robert. Robert took official place 879th (time-based 857th) 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 13:45 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 28 min earlier than Robert (R-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +876
- Actual time Δ
- +30:41
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 28 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:41
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Robert − Julia. Negative means Robert is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Robert (R-DR) started at 8:44 AM, 28:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 30:41 faster on foot than Robert.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 58:41 ahead of Robert — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +30:41 · finish clock +58:41.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Robert | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:32 | 6:46 | +3:46 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:41 | 5:03 | +2:38 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:12 | 5:20 | +1:52 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:11 | 20:26 | +13:45 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:06 | 11:52 | +5:14 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:40 | 5:54 | +2:46 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:21 | 1:41 | +0:40 |
Δ negative = Robert ran the segment faster.