Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialErik C Blachford
#680 · 1:20:46 · M59 · 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
Erik (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on Erik because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Erik ran 1:20:46 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 23:44 faster than Erik. Erik took official place 680th (time-based 671st) 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 9:09 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than Erik (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +677
- Actual time Δ
- +23:44
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +49:44
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Erik − Julia. Negative means Erik is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Erik (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 23:44 faster on foot than Erik.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 49:44 ahead of Erik — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:44 · finish clock +49:44.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Erik | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:19 | 6:46 | +3:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:17 | 5:03 | +2:14 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:00 | 5:20 | +1:40 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:35 | 20:26 | +9:09 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:06 | 11:52 | +4:14 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:02 | 5:54 | +2:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:27 | 1:41 | +0:46 |
Δ negative = Erik ran the segment faster.