Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialMaxwell Boches
#1223 · 1:50:55 · M9 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Maxwell (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Maxwell because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Maxwell ran 1:50:55 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 53:53 faster than Maxwell. Maxwell took official place 1223rd (time-based 1233rd) 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 19:48 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Maxwell (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1220
- Actual time Δ
- +53:53
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:16:53
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Maxwell − Julia. Negative means Maxwell is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Maxwell (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 53:53 faster on foot than Maxwell.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:16:53 ahead of Maxwell — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +53:53 · finish clock +1:16:53.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Maxwell | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:20 | 6:46 | +3:34 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:07 | 5:03 | +3:04 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:44 | 5:20 | +3:24 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 40:14 | 20:26 | +19:48 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 26:41 | 11:52 | +14:49 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:50 | 5:54 | +7:56 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:59 | 1:41 | +1:18 |
Δ negative = Maxwell ran the segment faster.