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

Edward R Owens

#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV

Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)

Comparison report

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Interpretation

Elsie (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 16 minutes head start on Elsie because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Elsie ran 1:16:47 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 28:18 faster than Elsie. Elsie took official place 597th (time-based 543rd) 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 11:24 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 16 min earlier than Elsie (M-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ: +595
Actual time Δ: +28:18
Section gap Δ: 27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ: 16 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ: +44:18
Section place Δ: —

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

Race timeline

Computed

Elsie (M-DR) · start 8:40 AM1:16:47

Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29

Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:32:47)

Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
Elsie (M-DR) started at 8:40 AM, 16:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
Actual running time: Edward was 28:18 faster on foot than Elsie.
Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 44:18 ahead of Elsie — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +28:18 · finish clock +44:18.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official

Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
Segment	Elsie	Edward	Δ
Start to Top of Stairs	8:49	5:48	+3:01
Stairs to Windy Gap	6:27	4:17	+2:10
Windy Gap to Muir Woods	6:31	4:16	+2:15
Muir Woods to Cardiac	29:16	17:52	+11:24
Cardiac to White Gate	16:18	9:40	+6:38
White Gate to The Stile	7:33	5:03	+2:30
The Stile to Finish	1:53	1:33	+0:20

Δ negative = Elsie ran the segment faster.

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