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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

Ed Swanson

#774 · 1:28:08 · M62 · Group L · DR

Wave start 8:39 AM (L-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Kevin M Finn

#776 · 1:29:10 · M64 · Group K · DR

Wave start 8:38 AM (K-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

Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Kevin (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM. That gave Kevin a 1 minute head start on Ed. On foot, Ed ran 1:28:08 and Kevin ran 1:29:10 — Ed was 1:02 faster than Kevin. Ed took official place 774th (time-based 869th) and Kevin took official place 776th (time-based 889th). Ed was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Ed gained 0:59 from Windy Gap to Muir Woods.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Kevin M Finn (K-DR) started 1 min earlier than Ed (L-DR).

Overall place Δ
-2
Actual time Δ
-1:02
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
1 min (Kevin earlier)
Finish clock Δ
-0:02
Section place Δ
+4

Δ = Ed − Kevin. Negative means Ed is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Ed (L-DR) · start 8:39 AM1:28:08
Kevin (K-DR) · start 8:38 AM1:29:10
Earliest wave start (8:38 AM)Last finish (+1:29:10)
  • Kevin (K-DR) started at 8:38 AM.
  • Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 1:00 later.
  • Actual running time: Ed was 1:02 faster on foot than Kevin.
  • Finish clock: Ed crossed the line 0:02 ahead of Kevin — Ed wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual -1:02 · finish clock -0:02.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentEdKevinΔ
Start to Top of Stairs9:3110:56-1:25
Stairs to Windy Gap7:487:47+0:01
Windy Gap to Muir Woods7:178:16-0:59
Muir Woods to Cardiac33:3332:47+0:46
Cardiac to White Gate18:0817:44+0:24
White Gate to The Stile9:118:54+0:17
The Stile to Finish2:402:46-0:06

Δ negative = Ed ran the segment faster.

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