Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialBrian McClenaghan
#697 · 1:14:45 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Brian because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Brian ran 1:14:45 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 17:43 faster than Brian. Brian took official place 697th (time-based 471st) 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 8:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Brian (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +694
- Actual time Δ
- +17:43
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +50:43
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Brian − Julia. Negative means Brian is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Brian (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 17:43 faster on foot than Brian.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 50:43 ahead of Brian — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +17:43 · finish clock +50:43.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Brian | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 8:28 | 6:46 | +1:42 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:43 | 5:03 | +1:40 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:24 | 5:20 | +1:04 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 28:50 | 20:26 | +8:24 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:15 | 11:52 | +3:23 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:14 | 5:54 | +1:20 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:51 | 1:41 | +0:10 |
Δ negative = Brian ran the segment faster.