Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialThomas Yates
#1262 · 1:48:37 · M53 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialJulia R Maxwell Bailey
#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV
Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)
Interpretation
Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 30 minutes head start on Thomas because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Thomas ran 1:48:37 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 51:35 faster than Thomas. Thomas took official place 1262nd (time-based 1218th) 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 21:34 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 30 min earlier than Thomas (U-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1259
- Actual time Δ
- +51:35
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 30 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:21:35
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Thomas − Julia. Negative means Thomas is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Thomas (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Julia was 51:35 faster on foot than Thomas.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:21:35 ahead of Thomas — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +51:35 · finish clock +1:21:35.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Thomas | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:13 | 6:46 | +4:27 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 9:15 | 5:03 | +4:12 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:54 | 5:20 | +2:34 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 42:00 | 20:26 | +21:34 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 22:20 | 11:52 | +10:28 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 13:01 | 5:54 | +7:07 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:54 | 1:41 | +1:13 |
Δ negative = Thomas ran the segment faster.