Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialChristopher Gathright
#870 · 1:22:11 · M44 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Christopher (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 33 minutes head start on Christopher because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Christopher ran 1:22:11 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 25:09 faster than Christopher. Christopher took official place 870th (time-based 712th) 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 10:28 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 33 min earlier than Christopher (X-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +867
- Actual time Δ
- +25:09
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 33 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +58:09
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Christopher − Julia. Negative means Christopher is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Christopher (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 33:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 25:09 faster on foot than Christopher.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 58:09 ahead of Christopher — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +25:09 · finish clock +58:09.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Christopher | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:46 | 6:46 | +3:00 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:09 | 5:03 | +2:06 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:29 | 5:20 | +2:09 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 30:54 | 20:26 | +10:28 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:56 | 11:52 | +5:04 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 7:54 | 5:54 | +2:00 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:03 | 1:41 | +0:22 |
Δ negative = Christopher ran the segment faster.