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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

Andrew C Smith

#1145 · 1:34:57 · M43 · Group X · DR

Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Helle E Taheny

#1144 · 1:51:57 · F9 · Group D · DR

Wave start 8:32 AM (D-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

Andrew (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM; Helle (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM. That gave Helle a 17 minutes head start on Andrew. On foot, Andrew ran 1:34:57 and Helle ran 1:51:57 — Andrew was 17:00 faster than Helle. Andrew took official place 1145th (time-based 1008th) and Helle took official place 1144th (time-based 1244th). Helle's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Andrew was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Andrew gained 10:46 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Helle E Taheny (D-DR) started 17 min earlier than Andrew (X-DR).

Overall place Δ
+1
Actual time Δ
-17:00
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
17 min (Helle earlier)
Finish clock Δ
±0:00
Section place Δ
+21

Δ = AndrewHelle. Negative means Andrew is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Andrew (X-DR) · start 8:49 AM1:34:57
Helle (D-DR) · start 8:32 AM1:51:57
Earliest wave start (8:32 AM)Last finish (+1:51:57)
  • Helle (D-DR) started at 8:32 AM.
  • Andrew (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 17:00 later.
  • Actual running time: Andrew was 17:00 faster on foot than Helle.
  • They crossed the finish line at the same clock time.

Δ (A − B): actual -17:00 · finish clock ±0:00.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentAndrewHelleΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:5211:36-2:44
Stairs to Windy Gap6:338:57-2:24
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:598:09-1:10
Muir Woods to Cardiac33:1343:59-10:46
Cardiac to White Gate24:3224:29+0:03
White Gate to The Stile12:0512:05±0:00
The Stile to Finish2:432:42+0:01

Δ negative = Andrew ran the segment faster.