Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMichael Doonan
#1202 · 1:40:30 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 32 minutes head start on Michael because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Michael ran 1:40:30 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 43:28 faster than Michael. Michael took official place 1202nd (time-based 1102nd) 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 15:49 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 32 min earlier than Michael (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1199
- Actual time Δ
- +43:28
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 32 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:15:28
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Michael − Julia. Negative means Michael is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Michael (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 32:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 43:28 faster on foot than Michael.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:15:28 ahead of Michael — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +43:28 · finish clock +1:15:28.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Michael | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:45 | 6:46 | +3:59 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:36 | 5:03 | +3:33 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:58 | 5:20 | +3:38 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:15 | 20:26 | +15:49 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:23 | 11:52 | +10:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 10:48 | 5:54 | +4:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:45 | 1:41 | +1:04 |
Δ negative = Michael ran the segment faster.