Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKatharina Anna Simkins
#806 · 1:28:54 · F45 · Group M · DR
Wave start 8:40 AM (M-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Katharina (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 24 minutes head start on Katharina because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Katharina ran 1:28:54 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 31:52 faster than Katharina. Katharina took official place 806th (time-based 885th) 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 14:20 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 24 min earlier than Katharina (M-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +803
- Actual time Δ
- +31:52
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +55:52
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Katharina − Julia. Negative means Katharina is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Katharina (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 31:52 faster on foot than Katharina.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 55:52 ahead of Katharina — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:52 · finish clock +55:52.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Katharina | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:22 | 6:46 | +3:36 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:07 | 5:03 | +3:04 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:06 | 5:20 | +1:46 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 34:46 | 20:26 | +14:20 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:17 | 11:52 | +5:25 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:39 | 5:54 | +2:45 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 1:41 | +0:56 |
Δ negative = Katharina ran the segment faster.