Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRonald W Pharis
#1335 · 2:22:52 · M80 · Group AAA · DR
Wave start 8:27 AM (AAA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Ronald (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 11 minutes head start on Ronald because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ronald ran 2:22:52 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:25:50 faster than Ronald. Ronald took official place 1335th (time-based 1358th) 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 30:17 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 11 min earlier than Ronald (AAA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1332
- Actual time Δ
- +1:25:50
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 11 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:36:50
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Ronald − Julia. Negative means Ronald is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Ronald (AAA-DR) started at 8:27 AM, 11:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 1:25:50 faster on foot than Ronald.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:36:50 ahead of Ronald — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:25:50 · finish clock +1:36:50.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ronald | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 15:41 | 6:46 | +8:55 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 12:04 | 5:03 | +7:01 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 12:00 | 5:20 | +6:40 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 50:43 | 20:26 | +30:17 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 31:43 | 11:52 | +19:51 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 16:44 | 5:54 | +10:50 |
| The Stile to Finish | 3:57 | 1:41 | +2:16 |
Δ negative = Ronald ran the segment faster.