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

Alston D Spady

#1211 · 1:50:05 · M9 · Group L · DR

Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Edward R Owens

#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV

Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)

Interpretation

Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 15 minutes head start on Alston because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alston ran 1:50:05 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 1:01:36 faster than Alston. Alston took official place 1211th (time-based 1227th) 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 22:16 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 15 min earlier than Alston (L-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ: +1209
Actual time Δ: +1:01:36
Section gap Δ: 27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ: 15 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ: +1:16:36
Section place Δ: —

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

Race timeline

Computed

Alston (L-DR) · start 8:39 AM1:50:05

Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29

Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+2:05:05)

Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
Alston (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 15:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
Actual running time: Edward was 1:01:36 faster on foot than Alston.
Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:16:36 ahead of Alston — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +1:01:36 · finish clock +1:16:36.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official

Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
Segment	Alston	Edward	Δ
Start to Top of Stairs	15:08	5:48	+9:20
Stairs to Windy Gap	9:40	4:17	+5:23
Windy Gap to Muir Woods	9:54	4:16	+5:38
Muir Woods to Cardiac	40:08	17:52	+22:16
Cardiac to White Gate	21:51	9:40	+12:11
White Gate to The Stile	10:37	5:03	+5:34
The Stile to Finish	2:47	1:33	+1:14

Δ negative = Alston ran the segment faster.

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