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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

John Yates

#601 · 1:16:19 · M10 · Group N · DR

Wave start 8:41 AM (N-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

John (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 17 minutes head start on John because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, John ran 1:16:19 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 27:50 faster than John. John took official place 601st (time-based 530th) 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 12:34 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 17 min earlier than John (N-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
+599
Actual time Δ
+27:50
Section gap Δ
27 min (Edward earlier)
Wave start Δ
17 min (Edward earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+44:50
Section place Δ
—

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

Race timeline

Computed
John (N-DR) · start 8:41 AM1:16:19
Edward (Z-INV) · start 8:24 AM48:29
Earliest wave start (8:24 AM)Last finish (+1:33:19)
  • Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
  • John (N-DR) started at 8:41 AM, 17:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: Edward was 27:50 faster on foot than John.
  • Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 44:50 ahead of John — Edward wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +27:50 · finish clock +44:50.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentJohnEdwardΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:465:48+2:58
Stairs to Windy Gap6:234:17+2:06
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:074:16+1:51
Muir Woods to Cardiac30:2617:52+12:34
Cardiac to White Gate14:419:40+5:01
White Gate to The Stile7:445:03+2:41
The Stile to Finish2:121:33+0:39

Δ negative = John ran the segment faster.

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