Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialPaul A Stevenson
#1329 · 2:17:18 · 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)
Interpretation
Paul (B-DR) started at 8:30 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 14 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 2:17:18 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 1:20:16 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 1329th (time-based 1347th) 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 26:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 14 min earlier than Paul (B-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1326
- Actual time Δ
- +1:20:16
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 14 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:34:16
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Paul − Julia. Negative means Paul is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Paul (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 1:20:16 faster on foot than Paul.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:34:16 ahead of Paul — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +1:20:16 · finish clock +1:34:16.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Paul | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 14:39 | 6:46 | +7:53 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 11:16 | 5:03 | +6:13 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 10:33 | 5:20 | +5:13 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 46:47 | 20:26 | +26:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 32:32 | 11:52 | +20:40 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 17:20 | 5:54 | +11:26 |
| The Stile to Finish | 4:11 | 1:41 | +2:30 |
Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.