Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames Read
#1270 · 1:48:52 · M14 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
James (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 31 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:48:52 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 51:50 faster than James. James took official place 1270th (time-based 1221st) 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 19:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 31 min earlier than James (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1267
- Actual time Δ
- +51:50
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 31 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:22:50
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Julia. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- James (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 31:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 51:50 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:22:50 ahead of James — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +51:50 · finish clock +1:22:50.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:38 | 6:46 | +3:52 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:49 | 5:03 | +3:46 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:57 | 5:20 | +2:37 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:42 | 20:26 | +19:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:29 | 11:52 | +14:37 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:32 | 5:54 | +6:38 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:45 | 1:41 | +1:04 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.