Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKathleen A Stranton
#1342 · 2:17:14 · F59 · Group E · DR
Wave start 8:33 AM (E-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 17 minutes head start on Kathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kathleen ran 2:17:14 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:20:12 faster than Kathleen. Kathleen took official place 1342nd (time-based 1346th) 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 28:38 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 17 min earlier than Kathleen (E-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1339
- Actual time Δ
- +1:20:12
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 17 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:37:12
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kathleen − Julia. Negative means Kathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Kathleen (E-DR) started at 8:33 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:20:12 faster on foot than Kathleen.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:37:12 ahead of Kathleen — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:20:12 · finish clock +1:37:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kathleen | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 16:09 | 6:46 | +9:23 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:53 | 5:03 | +6:50 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:50 | 5:20 | +4:30 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 49:04 | 20:26 | +28:38 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 30:20 | 11:52 | +18:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 15:58 | 5:54 | +10:04 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:00 | 1:41 | +2:19 |
Δ negative = Kathleen ran the segment faster.