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

Melanie Chen

#1081 · 1:36:55 · F28 · 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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Interpretation

Melanie (Q-DR) started at 8:43 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 19 minutes head start on Melanie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Melanie ran 1:36:55 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 48:26 faster than Melanie. Melanie took official place 1081st (time-based 1055th) 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 17:39 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

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

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ: +1079
Actual time Δ: +48:26
Section gap Δ: 27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ: 19 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ: +1:07:26
Section place Δ: —

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

Race timeline

Computed

Melanie (Q-DR) · start 8:43 AM1:36:55

Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29

Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:55:55)

Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
Melanie (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 48:26 faster on foot than Melanie.
Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:07:26 ahead of Melanie — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +48:26 · finish clock +1:07:26.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official

Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
Segment	Melanie	Edward	Δ
Start to Top of Stairs	10:43	5:48	+4:55
Stairs to Windy Gap	8:38	4:17	+4:21
Windy Gap to Muir Woods	9:13	4:16	+4:57
Muir Woods to Cardiac	35:31	17:52	+17:39
Cardiac to White Gate	21:33	9:40	+11:53
White Gate to The Stile	8:52	5:03	+3:49
The Stile to Finish	2:25	1:33	+0:52

Δ negative = Melanie ran the segment faster.

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