Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPhil C McMichael
#771 · 1:17:00 · M39 · Group Y · DR
Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-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
Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Phil because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Phil ran 1:17:00 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 19:58 faster than Phil. Phil took official place 771st (time-based 554th) 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 8:26 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Phil (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +768
- Actual time Δ
- +19:58
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +53:58
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Phil − Julia. Negative means Phil is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Phil (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 34:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 19:58 faster on foot than Phil.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 53:58 ahead of Phil — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +19:58 · finish clock +53:58.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Phil | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:51 | 6:46 | +2:05 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:51 | 5:03 | +1:48 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:46 | 5:20 | +1:26 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:52 | 20:26 | +8:26 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:29 | 11:52 | +3:37 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:47 | 5:54 | +1:53 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:24 | 1:41 | +0:43 |
Δ negative = Phil ran the segment faster.