Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPenelope S Oliphant
#1225 · 2:00:59 · F8 · Group A · DR
Wave start 8:29 AM (A-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Penelope (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 13 minutes head start on Penelope because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Penelope ran 2:00:59 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:03:57 faster than Penelope. Penelope took official place 1225th (time-based 1294th) 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 23:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 13 min earlier than Penelope (A-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1222
- Actual time Δ
- +1:03:57
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 13 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:57
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Penelope − Julia. Negative means Penelope is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Penelope (A-DR) started at 8:29 AM, 13:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:03:57 faster on foot than Penelope.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:57 ahead of Penelope — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:03:57 · finish clock +1:16:57.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Penelope | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:41 | 6:46 | +5:55 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:41 | 5:03 | +4:38 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:59 | 5:20 | +5:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:41 | 20:26 | +23:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 28:21 | 11:52 | +16:29 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:37 | 5:54 | +6:43 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:41 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Penelope ran the segment faster.