Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSamuel Blake Burnett
#1323 · 1:54:00 · M24 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Samuel (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 36 minutes head start on Samuel because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Samuel ran 1:54:00 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 56:58 faster than Samuel. Samuel took official place 1323rd (time-based 1256th) 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 22:30 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 36 min earlier than Samuel (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1320
- Actual time Δ
- +56:58
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 36 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:32:58
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Samuel − Julia. Negative means Samuel is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Samuel (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 36:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 56:58 faster on foot than Samuel.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:32:58 ahead of Samuel — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +56:58 · finish clock +1:32:58.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Samuel | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:19 | 6:46 | +4:33 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:17 | 5:03 | +5:14 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:37 | 5:20 | +4:17 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:56 | 20:26 | +22:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:54 | 11:52 | +13:02 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 12:20 | 5:54 | +6:26 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:37 | 1:41 | +0:56 |
Δ negative = Samuel ran the segment faster.