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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

Brian Bottani

#1082 · 1:30:04 · M40 · Group Y · DR

Wave start 8:50 AM (Y-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Melanie Chen

#1081 · 1:36:55 · F28 · Group Q · DR

Wave start 8:43 AM (Q-DR)

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

Brian (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM; Melanie (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM. That gave Melanie a 7 minutes head start on Brian. On foot, Brian ran 1:30:04 and Melanie ran 1:36:55 — Brian was 6:51 faster than Melanie. Brian took official place 1082nd (time-based 913th) and Melanie took official place 1081st (time-based 1055th). Melanie's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Brian was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Brian gained 3:06 from Cardiac to White Gate.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Melanie Chen (Q-DR) started 7 min earlier than Brian (Y-DR).

Overall place Δ
+1
Actual time Δ
-6:51
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
7 min (Melanie earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+0:09
Section place Δ
+17

Δ = BrianMelanie. Negative means Brian is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Brian (Y-DR) · start 8:50 AM1:30:04
Melanie (Q-DR) · start 8:43 AM1:36:55
Earliest wave start (8:43 AM)Last finish (+1:37:04)
  • Melanie (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM.
  • Brian (Y-DR) started at 8:50 AM, 7:00 later.
  • Actual running time: Brian was 6:51 faster on foot than Melanie.
  • Finish clock: Melanie crossed the line 0:09 ahead of Brian Melanie wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual -6:51 · finish clock +0:09.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentBrianMelanieΔ
Start to Top of Stairs10:4010:43-0:03
Stairs to Windy Gap8:108:38-0:28
Windy Gap to Muir Woods8:339:13-0:40
Muir Woods to Cardiac33:0135:31-2:30
Cardiac to White Gate18:2721:33-3:06
White Gate to The Stile8:568:52+0:04
The Stile to Finish2:172:25-0:08

Δ negative = Brian ran the segment faster.