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 Aitchison
#710 · 1:13:27 · M31 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
John (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:13:27 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 16:25 faster than John. John took official place 710th (time-based 435th) 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 6:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than John (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +707
- Actual time Δ
- +16:25
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +51:25
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Julia. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- John (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 35:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 16:25 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 51:25 ahead of John — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +16:25 · finish clock +51:25.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:35 | 6:46 | +1:49 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:32 | 5:03 | +1:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:41 | 5:20 | +1:21 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 27:05 | 20:26 | +6:39 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:56 | 11:52 | +3:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:29 | 5:54 | +1:35 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:41 | +0:28 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.