Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialEmmett R Novotny
#919 · 1:34:31 · M9 · 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
Emmett (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 23 minutes head start on Emmett because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Emmett ran 1:34:31 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 37:29 faster than Emmett. Emmett took official place 919th (time-based 999th) 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 19:27 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 23 min earlier than Emmett (L-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +916
- Actual time Δ
- +37:29
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 23 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:29
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Emmett − Julia. Negative means Emmett is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Emmett (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 37:29 faster on foot than Emmett.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:00:29 ahead of Emmett — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +37:29 · finish clock +1:00:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Emmett | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:16 | 6:46 | +3:30 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:09 | 5:03 | +3:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:43 | 5:20 | +1:23 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:53 | 20:26 | +19:27 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 19:07 | 11:52 | +7:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:12 | 5:54 | +2:18 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:41 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Emmett ran the segment faster.