Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialChris J Ford
#820 · 1:26:38 · M57 · Group Q · DR
Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Chris (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 27 minutes head start on Chris because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Chris ran 1:26:38 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 29:36 faster than Chris. Chris took official place 820th (time-based 823rd) 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 13:12 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 27 min earlier than Chris (Q-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +817
- Actual time Δ
- +29:36
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +56:36
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Chris − Julia. Negative means Chris is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Chris (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 27:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 29:36 faster on foot than Chris.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 56:36 ahead of Chris — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +29:36 · finish clock +56:36.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Chris | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:01 | 6:46 | +3:15 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:02 | 5:03 | +2:59 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:58 | 5:20 | +1:38 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 33:38 | 20:26 | +13:12 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 17:37 | 11:52 | +5:45 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:09 | 5:54 | +2:15 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:13 | 1:41 | +0:32 |
Δ negative = Chris ran the segment faster.