Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAlec C Hugo
#1297 · 1:51:06 · M35 · 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
Alec (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Alec because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alec ran 1:51:06 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 54:04 faster than Alec. Alec took official place 1297th (time-based 1235th) 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 19:52 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Alec (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1294
- Actual time Δ
- +54:04
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:28:04
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Alec − Julia. Negative means Alec is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Alec (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 54:04 faster on foot than Alec.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:28:04 ahead of Alec — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +54:04 · finish clock +1:28:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Alec | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:03 | 6:46 | +5:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:35 | 5:03 | +4:32 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:59 | 5:20 | +5:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:18 | 20:26 | +19:52 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:17 | 11:52 | +10:25 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:02 | 5:54 | +7:08 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:52 | 1:41 | +1:11 |
Δ negative = Alec ran the segment faster.