Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialLiam C McCaw
#704 · 1:13:09 · M18 · 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
Liam (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Liam because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Liam ran 1:13:09 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 16:07 faster than Liam. Liam took official place 704th (time-based 428th) 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 10:36 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Liam (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +701
- Actual time Δ
- +16:07
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +51:07
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Liam − Julia. Negative means Liam is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Liam (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 16:07 faster on foot than Liam.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 51:07 ahead of Liam — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +16:07 · finish clock +51:07.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Liam | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 7:45 | 6:46 | +0:59 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 5:31 | 5:03 | +0:28 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 5:22 | 5:20 | +0:02 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 31:02 | 20:26 | +10:36 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 14:25 | 11:52 | +2:33 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:21 | 5:54 | +1:27 |
| The Stile to Finish | 1:43 | 1:41 | +0:02 |
Δ negative = Liam ran the segment faster.