Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJuan J Santos
#904 · 1:23:41 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Juan (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Juan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Juan ran 1:23:41 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 26:39 faster than Juan. Juan took official place 904th (time-based 760th) 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 11:13 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Juan (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +901
- Actual time Δ
- +26:39
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +59:39
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Juan − Julia. Negative means Juan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Juan (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 26:39 faster on foot than Juan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 59:39 ahead of Juan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:39 · finish clock +59:39.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Juan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:48 | 6:46 | +3:02 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:25 | 5:03 | +2:22 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:07 | 5:20 | +1:47 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:39 | 20:26 | +11:13 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:00 | 11:52 | +5:08 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:23 | 5:54 | +2:29 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:19 | 1:41 | +0:38 |
Δ negative = Juan ran the segment faster.