Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMolly Williams
#786 · 1:31:57 · F55 · Group H · DR
Wave start 8:36 AM (H-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 20 minutes head start on Molly because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Molly ran 1:31:57 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 34:55 faster than Molly. Molly took official place 786th (time-based 942nd) 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 16:14 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 20 min earlier than Molly (H-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +783
- Actual time Δ
- +34:55
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 20 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +54:55
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Molly − Julia. Negative means Molly is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Molly (H-DR) started at 8:36 AM, 20:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 34:55 faster on foot than Molly.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 54:55 ahead of Molly — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +34:55 · finish clock +54:55.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Molly | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:39 | 6:46 | +3:53 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:30 | 5:03 | +3:27 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:07 | 5:20 | +1:47 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:40 | 20:26 | +16:14 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:48 | 11:52 | +5:56 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:39 | 5:54 | +2:45 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:34 | 1:41 | +0:53 |
Δ negative = Molly ran the segment faster.