Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialCraig R Mead
#912 · 1:45:08 · M73 · Group AA · DR
Wave start 8:28 AM (AA-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Craig (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 12 minutes head start on Craig because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Craig ran 1:45:08 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 48:06 faster than Craig. Craig took official place 912th (time-based 1166th) 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 20:45 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 12 min earlier than Craig (AA-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +909
- Actual time Δ
- +48:06
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 12 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:00:06
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Craig − Julia. Negative means Craig is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Craig (AA-DR) started at 8:28 AM, 12:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 48:06 faster on foot than Craig.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:00:06 ahead of Craig — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +48:06 · finish clock +1:00:06.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Craig | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:54 | 6:46 | +5:08 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:53 | 5:03 | +3:50 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 8:37 | 5:20 | +3:17 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 41:11 | 20:26 | +20:45 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:07 | 11:52 | +10:15 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:51 | 5:54 | +3:57 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:35 | 1:41 | +0:54 |
Δ negative = Craig ran the segment faster.