Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialWilliam A Pharis
#868 · 1:19:04 · M20 · Group SCR · DR
Wave start 8:52 AM (SCR-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
William (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 36 minutes head start on William because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, William ran 1:19:04 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 22:02 faster than William. William took official place 868th (time-based 619th) 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 10:57 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 36 min earlier than William (SCR-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +865
- Actual time Δ
- +22:02
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 36 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:02
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = William − Julia. Negative means William is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- William (SCR-DR) started at 8:52 AM, 36:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 22:02 faster on foot than William.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 58:02 ahead of William — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +22:02 · finish clock +58:02.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | William | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:22 | 6:46 | +2:36 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:27 | 5:03 | +2:24 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:21 | 5:20 | +1:01 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:23 | 20:26 | +10:57 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 15:09 | 11:52 | +3:17 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:29 | 5:54 | +1:35 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:53 | 1:41 | +0:12 |
Δ negative = William ran the segment faster.