Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialGarrett Fitzgerald
#804 · 1:18:47 · M35 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Garrett (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Garrett because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Garrett ran 1:18:47 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 21:45 faster than Garrett. Garrett took official place 804th (time-based 605th) 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 9:33 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Garrett (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +801
- Actual time Δ
- +21:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Garrett − Julia. Negative means Garrett is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Garrett (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 34:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 21:45 faster on foot than Garrett.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 55:45 ahead of Garrett — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +21:45 · finish clock +55:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Garrett | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:23 | 6:46 | +2:37 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:30 | 5:03 | +1:27 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:09 | 5:20 | +1:49 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 29:59 | 20:26 | +9:33 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:51 | 11:52 | +3:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:59 | 5:54 | +2:05 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:56 | 1:41 | +0:15 |
Δ negative = Garrett ran the segment faster.