Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialAaron Reuter
#944 · 1:28:39 · M52 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Aaron (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on Aaron because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Aaron ran 1:28:39 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 31:37 faster than Aaron. Aaron took official place 944th (time-based 875th) 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 12:46 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than Aaron (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +941
- Actual time Δ
- +31:37
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:01:37
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Aaron − Julia. Negative means Aaron is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Aaron (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 31:37 faster on foot than Aaron.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:01:37 ahead of Aaron — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:37 · finish clock +1:01:37.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Aaron | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:04 | 6:46 | +3:18 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:53 | 5:03 | +2:50 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:26 | 5:20 | +3:06 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 33:12 | 20:26 | +12:46 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:49 | 11:52 | +5:57 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:50 | 5:54 | +2:56 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:25 | 1:41 | +0:44 |
Δ negative = Aaron ran the segment faster.