Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialNick J Goulding
#970 · 1:24:32 · M29 · 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
Nick (Z-DR) started at 8:51 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 35 minutes head start on Nick because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Nick ran 1:24:32 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 27:30 faster than Nick. Nick took official place 970th (time-based 781st) 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 11:55 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 35 min earlier than Nick (Z-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +967
- Actual time Δ
- +27:30
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Julia earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 35 min (Julia earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:02:30
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Nick − Julia. Negative means Nick is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
- Nick (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 27:30 faster on foot than Nick.
- Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 1:02:30 ahead of Nick — Julia wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +27:30 · finish clock +1:02:30.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Nick | Julia | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 9:57 | 6:46 | +3:11 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:14 | 5:03 | +2:11 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 6:59 | 5:20 | +1:39 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 32:21 | 20:26 | +11:55 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 16:51 | 11:52 | +4:59 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 8:59 | 5:54 | +3:05 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:11 | 1:41 | +0:30 |
Δ negative = Nick ran the segment faster.