Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJohn Gavin
#1295 · 1:53:48 · M48 · Group V · DR
Wave start 8:47 AM (V-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 31 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:53:48 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 56:46 faster than John. John took official place 1295th (time-based 1255th) 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 23:05 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 31 min earlier than John (V-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1292
- Actual time Δ
- +56:46
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 31 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:27:46
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Julia. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- John (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 31:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 56:46 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:27:46 ahead of John — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +56:46 · finish clock +1:27:46.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:02 | 6:46 | +4:16 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:11 | 5:03 | +5:08 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:28 | 5:20 | +2:08 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 43:31 | 20:26 | +23:05 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:06 | 11:52 | +11:14 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:50 | 5:54 | +7:56 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:40 | 1:41 | +2:59 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.