Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaula Castillo Hi Esping
#1278 · 1:56:07 · F21 · Group N · DR
Wave start 8:41 AM (N-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Paula (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 25 minutes head start on Paula because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paula ran 1:56:07 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 59:05 faster than Paula. Paula took official place 1278th (time-based 1265th) 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 28:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 25 min earlier than Paula (N-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1275
- Actual time Δ
- +59:05
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 25 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:24:05
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paula − Julia. Negative means Paula is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Paula (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM, 25:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 59:05 faster on foot than Paula.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:24:05 ahead of Paula — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +59:05 · finish clock +1:24:05.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paula | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:40 | 6:46 | +5:54 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:25 | 5:03 | +5:22 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:56 | 5:20 | +2:36 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 48:41 | 20:26 | +28:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:22 | 11:52 | +10:30 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:26 | 5:54 | +5:32 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 1:41 | +0:56 |
Δ negative = Paula ran the segment faster.