Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKathryn Byram
#858 · 1:27:47 · F26 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Kathryn (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Kathryn because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kathryn ran 1:27:47 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 30:45 faster than Kathryn. Kathryn took official place 858th (time-based 859th) 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 12:55 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Kathryn (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +855
- Actual time Δ
- +30:45
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:45
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kathryn − Julia. Negative means Kathryn is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Kathryn (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 30:45 faster on foot than Kathryn.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 57:45 ahead of Kathryn — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +30:45 · finish clock +57:45.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kathryn | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:53 | 6:46 | +4:07 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:32 | 5:03 | +2:29 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:48 | 5:20 | +2:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 33:21 | 20:26 | +12:55 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:32 | 11:52 | +5:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:28 | 5:54 | +2:34 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:13 | 1:41 | +0:32 |
Δ negative = Kathryn ran the segment faster.