Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialThomas F Coates
#1181 · 1:41:09 · M54 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Thomas (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 29 minutes head start on Thomas because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Thomas ran 1:41:09 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 44:07 faster than Thomas. Thomas took official place 1181st (time-based 1114th) 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 20:44 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 29 min earlier than Thomas (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1178
- Actual time Δ
- +44:07
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 29 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:13:07
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Thomas − Julia. Negative means Thomas is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Thomas (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 29:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 44:07 faster on foot than Thomas.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:13:07 ahead of Thomas — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +44:07 · finish clock +1:13:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Thomas | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:03 | 6:46 | +4:17 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 10:16 | 5:03 | +5:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:49 | 5:20 | +2:29 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 41:10 | 20:26 | +20:44 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:16 | 11:52 | +7:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:07 | 5:54 | +3:13 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:28 | 1:41 | +0:47 |
Δ negative = Thomas ran the segment faster.