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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

Paul Santagata

#1042 · 1:30:53 · M48 · Group V · DR

Wave start 8:47 AM (V-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

Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 23 minutes head start on Paul because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Paul ran 1:30:53 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 42:24 faster than Paul. Paul took official place 1042nd (time-based 923rd) 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 17:35 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 23 min earlier than Paul (V-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+1040
Actual time Δ
+42:24
Section gap Δ
27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ
23 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+1:05:24
Section place Δ
—

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

Race timeline

Computed
Paul (V-DR) · start 8:47 AM1:30:53
Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29
Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:53:53)
  • Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
  • Paul (V-DR) started at 8:47 AM, 23:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Edward was 42:24 faster on foot than Paul.
  • Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:05:24 ahead of Paul — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +42:24 · finish clock +1:05:24.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentPaulEdwardΔ
Start to Top of Stairs10:255:48+4:37
Stairs to Windy Gap7:314:17+3:14
Windy Gap to Muir Woods7:344:16+3:18
Muir Woods to Cardiac35:2717:52+17:35
Cardiac to White Gate18:479:40+9:07
White Gate to The Stile8:505:03+3:47
The Stile to Finish2:191:33+0:46

Δ negative = Paul ran the segment faster.

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