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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

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

Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 15 minutes head start on Ed because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Ed ran 1:28:08 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 39:39 faster than Ed. Ed took official place 774th (time-based 869th) 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 15:41 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 15 min earlier than Ed (L-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+772
Actual time Δ
+39:39
Section gap Δ
27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ
15 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+54:39
Section place Δ
—

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

Race timeline

Computed
Ed (L-DR) · start 8:39 AM1:28:08
Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29
Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:43:08)
  • Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
  • Ed (L-DR) started at 8:39 AM, 15:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Edward was 39:39 faster on foot than Ed.
  • Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 54:39 ahead of Ed — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +39:39 · finish clock +54:39.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentEdEdwardΔ
Start to Top of Stairs9:315:48+3:43
Stairs to Windy Gap7:484:17+3:31
Windy Gap to Muir Woods7:174:16+3:01
Muir Woods to Cardiac33:3317:52+15:41
Cardiac to White Gate18:089:40+8:28
White Gate to The Stile9:115:03+4:08
The Stile to Finish2:401:33+1:07

Δ negative = Ed ran the segment faster.

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