Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul A Rademacher
#816 · 1:20:29 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Paul (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:20:29 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 23:27 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 816th (time-based 662nd) 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 11:34 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Paul (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +813
- Actual time Δ
- +23:27
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:27
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Julia. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Paul (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 23:27 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 56:27 ahead of Paul — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:27 · finish clock +56:27.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:01 | 6:46 | +2:15 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:26 | 5:03 | +2:23 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:29 | 5:20 | +1:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:00 | 20:26 | +11:34 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:09 | 11:52 | +4:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:21 | 5:54 | +1:27 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:41 | +0:22 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.