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 McLaughlin
#570 · 1:23:14 · M71 · Group B · DR
Wave start 8:30 AM (B-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 14 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:23:14 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 26:12 faster than John. John took official place 570th (time-based 747th) 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 8:24 from Cardiac to White Gate.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 14 min earlier than John (B-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +567
- Actual time Δ
- +26:12
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 14 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +40:12
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = John − Julia. Negative means John is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- John (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM, 14:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 26:12 faster on foot than John.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 40:12 ahead of John — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:12 · finish clock +40:12.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | John | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:21 | 6:46 | +2:35 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:50 | 5:03 | +1:47 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:54 | 5:20 | +3:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 26:56 | 20:26 | +6:30 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:16 | 11:52 | +8:24 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:48 | 5:54 | +2:54 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:09 | 1:41 | +0:28 |
Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.