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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

Elsie J Edelson

#597 · 1:16:47 · F14 · Group M · DR

Wave start 8:40 AM (M-DR)

Athlete B

Official

Julia R Maxwell Bailey

#3 · 57:02 · F30 · Group Q · INV

Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-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

Elsie (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Julia a 24 minutes head start on Elsie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elsie ran 1:16:47 and Julia ran 57:02 — Julia was 19:45 faster than Elsie. Elsie took official place 597th (time-based 543rd) and Julia took official place 3rd (time-based 32nd). Julia was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Julia gained 8:50 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Julia R Maxwell Bailey (Q-INV) started 24 min earlier than Elsie (M-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+594
Actual time Δ
+19:45
Section gap Δ
27 min (Julia earlier)
Wave start Δ
24 min (Julia earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+43:45
Section place Δ
—

Δ = Elsie − Julia. Negative means Elsie is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Elsie (M-DR) · start 8:40 AM1:16:47
Julia (Q-INV) · start 8:16 AM57:02
Earliest wave start (8:16 AM)Last finish (+1:40:47)
  • Julia (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
  • Elsie (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM, 24:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Julia was 19:45 faster on foot than Elsie.
  • Finish clock: Julia crossed the line 43:45 ahead of Elsie — Julia wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +19:45 · finish clock +43:45.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentElsieJuliaΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:496:46+2:03
Stairs to Windy Gap6:275:03+1:24
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:315:20+1:11
Muir Woods to Cardiac29:1620:26+8:50
Cardiac to White Gate16:1811:52+4:26
White Gate to The Stile7:335:54+1:39
The Stile to Finish1:531:41+0:12

Δ negative = Elsie ran the segment faster.

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