Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialElliott Williams
#875 · 1:20:39 · M28 · Group Z · DR
Wave start 8:51 AM (Z-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Elliott (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Elliott because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elliott ran 1:20:39 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 23:37 faster than Elliott. Elliott took official place 875th (time-based 666th) 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 10:42 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Elliott (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +872
- Actual time Δ
- +23:37
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:37
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Elliott − Julia. Negative means Elliott is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Elliott (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM, 35:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 23:37 faster on foot than Elliott.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 58:37 ahead of Elliott — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +23:37 · finish clock +58:37.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Elliott | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:01 | 6:46 | +3:15 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:15 | 5:03 | +2:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:23 | 5:20 | +1:03 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:08 | 20:26 | +10:42 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:44 | 11:52 | +3:52 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:01 | 5:54 | +2:07 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:07 | 1:41 | +0:26 |
Δ negative = Elliott ran the segment faster.