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Unofficial Dipsea 2026 Race Analysis
Preliminary results · 1,398 finishers · source dipsea.orgLoaded 16 Jun 2026 · preliminary results may change

Head-to-head

Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.

Athlete A

Official

Zoe J Smith

#729 · 1:22:37 · F27 · Group Q · DR

Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Edward R Owens

#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV

Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)

Comparison report

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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.

Interpretation

Zoe (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 19 minutes head start on Zoe because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Zoe ran 1:22:37 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 34:08 faster than Zoe. Zoe took official place 729th (time-based 723rd) and Edward took official place 2nd (time-based 1st). Edward was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Edward gained 14:11 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 19 min earlier than Zoe (Q-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+727
Actual time Δ
+34:08
Section gap Δ
27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ
19 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+53:08
Section place Δ
—

Δ = Zoe − Edward. Negative means Zoe is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Zoe (Q-DR) · start 8:43 AM1:22:37
Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29
Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:41:37)
  • Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
  • Zoe (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM, 19:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Edward was 34:08 faster on foot than Zoe.
  • Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 53:08 ahead of Zoe — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +34:08 · finish clock +53:08.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentZoeEdwardΔ
Start to Top of Stairs10:285:48+4:40
Stairs to Windy Gap6:404:17+2:23
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:504:16+2:34
Muir Woods to Cardiac32:0317:52+14:11
Cardiac to White Gate17:129:40+7:32
White Gate to The Stile7:315:03+2:28
The Stile to Finish1:531:33+0:20

Δ negative = Zoe ran the segment faster.

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