Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJonathan S Thorpe
#817 · 1:23:31 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Jonathan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on Jonathan because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jonathan ran 1:23:31 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 26:29 faster than Jonathan. Jonathan took official place 817th (time-based 756th) 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 12:21 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than Jonathan (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +814
- Actual time Δ
- +26:29
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:29
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jonathan − Julia. Negative means Jonathan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Jonathan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 26:29 faster on foot than Jonathan.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 56:29 ahead of Jonathan — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +26:29 · finish clock +56:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jonathan | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:02 | 6:46 | +3:16 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:23 | 5:03 | +2:20 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:15 | 5:20 | +0:55 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:47 | 20:26 | +12:21 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:36 | 11:52 | +4:44 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:09 | 5:54 | +2:15 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:19 | 1:41 | +0:38 |
Δ negative = Jonathan ran the segment faster.