Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKathleen Struble
#1242 · 1:52:33 · 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
Kathleen (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 24 minutes head start on Kathleen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kathleen ran 1:52:33 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 55:31 faster than Kathleen. Kathleen took official place 1242nd (time-based 1248th) 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 22:15 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 24 min earlier than Kathleen (M-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1239
- Actual time Δ
- +55:31
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 24 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:19:31
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kathleen − Julia. Negative means Kathleen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Kathleen (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 55:31 faster on foot than Kathleen.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:19:31 ahead of Kathleen — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +55:31 · finish clock +1:19:31.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kathleen | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:59 | 6:46 | +6:13 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:33 | 5:03 | +5:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:24 | 5:20 | +3:04 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:41 | 20:26 | +22:15 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 23:04 | 11:52 | +11:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:00 | 5:54 | +6:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:52 | 1:41 | +1:11 |
Δ negative = Kathleen ran the segment faster.