Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMike LaPlante
#1237 · 1:45:47 · M50 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Mike (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on Mike because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Mike ran 1:45:47 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 48:45 faster than Mike. Mike took official place 1237th (time-based 1176th) 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 22:28 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than Mike (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1234
- Actual time Δ
- +48:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:18:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Mike − Julia. Negative means Mike is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Mike (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 48:45 faster on foot than Mike.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:18:45 ahead of Mike — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +48:45 · finish clock +1:18:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Mike | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:36 | 6:46 | +4:50 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:33 | 5:03 | +4:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:22 | 5:20 | +2:02 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:54 | 20:26 | +22:28 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:05 | 11:52 | +8:13 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:25 | 5:54 | +5:31 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:52 | 1:41 | +1:11 |
Δ negative = Mike ran the segment faster.