Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialSam S Coates
#931 · 1:24:01 · M17 · 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)
Interpretation
Sam (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Sam because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Sam ran 1:24:01 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 26:59 faster than Sam. Sam took official place 931st (time-based 770th) 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 16:19 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Sam (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +928
- Actual time Δ
- +26:59
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:59
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Sam − Julia. Negative means Sam is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Sam (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 26:59 faster on foot than Sam.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:00:59 ahead of Sam — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:59 · finish clock +1:00:59.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Sam | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:02 | 6:46 | +2:16 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:32 | 5:03 | +1:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:53 | 5:20 | +0:33 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 36:45 | 20:26 | +16:19 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:04 | 11:52 | +4:12 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:53 | 5:54 | +1:59 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:52 | 1:41 | +0:11 |
Δ negative = Sam ran the segment faster.