Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlex Porter
#1220 · 1:39:26 · M36 · 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
Alex (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Alex because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alex ran 1:39:26 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 42:24 faster than Alex. Alex took official place 1220th (time-based 1085th) 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 15:46 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Alex (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1217
- Actual time Δ
- +42:24
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:24
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alex − Julia. Negative means Alex is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Alex (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 42:24 faster on foot than Alex.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:24 ahead of Alex — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +42:24 · finish clock +1:16:24.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alex | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:15 | 6:46 | +3:29 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:13 | 5:03 | +2:10 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:05 | 5:20 | +2:45 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:12 | 20:26 | +15:46 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:14 | 11:52 | +11:22 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:16 | 5:54 | +5:22 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:11 | 1:41 | +1:30 |
Δ negative = Alex ran the segment faster.