Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKaren G Poppy
#1255 · 1:54:49 · F50 · Group L · DR
Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Karen because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Karen ran 1:54:49 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 57:47 faster than Karen. Karen took official place 1255th (time-based 1258th) 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 24:08 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Karen (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1252
- Actual time Δ
- +57:47
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:20:47
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Karen − Julia. Negative means Karen is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Karen (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 57:47 faster on foot than Karen.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:20:47 ahead of Karen — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +57:47 · finish clock +1:20:47.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Karen | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 12:47 | 6:46 | +6:01 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:43 | 5:03 | +4:40 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:56 | 5:20 | +3:36 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 44:34 | 20:26 | +24:08 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 24:08 | 11:52 | +12:16 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 11:54 | 5:54 | +6:00 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:47 | 1:41 | +1:06 |
Δ negative = Karen ran the segment faster.