Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames Beyer
#521 · 1:02:45 · M58 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 26 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:02:45 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 5:43 faster than James. James took official place 521st (time-based 129th) 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 2:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 26 min earlier than James (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +518
- Actual time Δ
- +5:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 26 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +31:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Julia. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 26:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 5:43 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 31:43 ahead of James — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +5:43 · finish clock +31:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:25 | 6:46 | +0:39 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:33 | 5:03 | +0:30 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:43 | 5:20 | +0:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 22:42 | 20:26 | +2:16 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 13:15 | 11:52 | +1:23 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:21 | 5:54 | +0:27 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:46 | 1:41 | +0:05 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.