Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJohn Lofy
#950 · 1:28:53 · M50 · 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
John (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:28:53 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 31:51 faster than John. John took official place 950th (time-based 884th) 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 11:54 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than John (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +947
- Actual time Δ
- +31:51
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:01:51
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Julia. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- John (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 31:51 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:01:51 ahead of John — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +31:51 · finish clock +1:01:51.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:44 | 6:46 | +3:58 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:04 | 5:03 | +3:01 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:35 | 5:20 | +2:15 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:20 | 20:26 | +11:54 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 18:36 | 11:52 | +6:44 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:09 | 5:54 | +3:15 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:25 | 1:41 | +0:44 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.