Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEthan Xu
#580 · 1:05:09 · 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)
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
Ethan (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 34 minutes head start on Ethan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ethan ran 1:05:09 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 8:07 faster than Ethan. Ethan took official place 580th (time-based 186th) 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 5:19 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 34 min earlier than Ethan (Y-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +577
- Actual time Δ
- +8:07
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 34 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +42:07
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ethan − Julia. Negative means Ethan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Ethan (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 8:07 faster on foot than Ethan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 42:07 ahead of Ethan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +8:07 · finish clock +42:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ethan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:18 | 6:46 | +0:32 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:36 | 5:03 | +0:33 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:53 | 5:20 | +0:33 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 25:45 | 20:26 | +5:19 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 12:31 | 11:52 | +0:39 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 6:27 | 5:54 | +0:33 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:39 | 1:41 | -0:02 |
Δ negative = Ethan ran the segment faster.