Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialKris Nicholson
#845 · 1:22:31 · M46 · Group W · DR
Wave start 8:48 AM (W-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Kris (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 32 minutes head start on Kris because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Kris ran 1:22:31 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 25:29 faster than Kris. Kris took official place 845th (time-based 720th) 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 11:18 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 32 min earlier than Kris (W-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +842
- Actual time Δ
- +25:29
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 32 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +57:29
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Kris − Julia. Negative means Kris is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Kris (W-DR) started at 8:48 AM, 32:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 25:29 faster on foot than Kris.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 57:29 ahead of Kris — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +25:29 · finish clock +57:29.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Kris | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:33 | 6:46 | +2:47 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 6:47 | 5:03 | +1:44 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:13 | 5:20 | +1:53 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:44 | 20:26 | +11:18 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:19 | 11:52 | +5:27 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:00 | 5:54 | +2:06 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:55 | 1:41 | +0:14 |
Δ negative = Kris ran the segment faster.