Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJames MacLaggan
#863 · 1:25:57 · M12 · Group T · DR
Wave start 8:45 AM (T-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
James (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 29 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, James ran 1:25:57 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 28:55 faster than James. James took official place 863rd (time-based 812th) 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 12:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 29 min earlier than James (T-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +860
- Actual time Δ
- +28:55
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 29 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:55
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = James − Julia. Negative means James is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- James (T-DR) started at 8:45 AM, 29:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 28:55 faster on foot than James.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 57:55 ahead of James — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +28:55 · finish clock +57:55.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | James | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:36 | 6:46 | +1:50 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:55 | 5:03 | +1:52 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:59 | 5:20 | +1:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:50 | 20:26 | +12:24 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:26 | 11:52 | +7:34 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:51 | 5:54 | +2:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:20 | 1:41 | +0:39 |
Δ negative = James ran the segment faster.