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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

Melissa Quigg

#1112 · 1:42:03 · F48 · Group M · DR

Wave start 8:40 AM (M-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

Melissa (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 16 minutes head start on Melissa because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Melissa ran 1:42:03 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 53:34 faster than Melissa. Melissa took official place 1112th (time-based 1123rd) 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 21:04 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 16 min earlier than Melissa (M-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+1110
Actual time Δ
+53:34
Section gap Δ
27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ
16 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+1:09:34
Section place Δ
—

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

Race timeline

Computed
Melissa (M-DR) · start 8:40 AM1:42:03
Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29
Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:58:03)
  • Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
  • Melissa (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM, 16:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Edward was 53:34 faster on foot than Melissa.
  • Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:09:34 ahead of Melissa — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +53:34 · finish clock +1:09:34.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentMelissaEdwardΔ
Start to Top of Stairs12:025:48+6:14
Stairs to Windy Gap8:404:17+4:23
Windy Gap to Muir Woods8:154:16+3:59
Muir Woods to Cardiac38:5617:52+21:04
Cardiac to White Gate21:319:40+11:51
White Gate to The Stile9:495:03+4:46
The Stile to Finish2:501:33+1:17

Δ negative = Melissa ran the segment faster.

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