Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElizabeth Porter
#1221 · 1:46:26 · F36 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Elizabeth (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Elizabeth because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elizabeth ran 1:46:26 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 49:24 faster than Elizabeth. Elizabeth took official place 1221st (time-based 1188th) 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 17:52 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Elizabeth (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1218
- Actual time Δ
- +49:24
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:24
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Elizabeth − Julia. Negative means Elizabeth is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Elizabeth (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 49:24 faster on foot than Elizabeth.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:24 ahead of Elizabeth — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +49:24 · finish clock +1:16:24.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elizabeth | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:08 | 6:46 | +5:22 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:34 | 5:03 | +3:31 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:53 | 5:20 | +4:33 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:18 | 20:26 | +17:52 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:06 | 11:52 | +11:14 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:15 | 5:54 | +5:21 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:12 | 1:41 | +1:31 |
Δ negative = Elizabeth ran the segment faster.