Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPolly Baldwin
#1288 · 2:07:01 · F59 · Group E · DR
Wave start 8:33 AM (E-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Polly (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 17 minutes head start on Polly because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Polly ran 2:07:01 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:09:59 faster than Polly. Polly took official place 1288th (time-based 1320th) 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 24:45 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 17 min earlier than Polly (E-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1285
- Actual time Δ
- +1:09:59
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:26:59
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Polly − Julia. Negative means Polly is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Polly (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:09:59 faster on foot than Polly.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:26:59 ahead of Polly — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:09:59 · finish clock +1:26:59.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Polly | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 13:19 | 6:46 | +6:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 13:50 | 5:03 | +8:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:22 | 5:20 | +5:02 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 45:11 | 20:26 | +24:45 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 27:41 | 11:52 | +15:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:13 | 5:54 | +7:19 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:25 | 1:41 | +1:44 |
Δ negative = Polly ran the segment faster.