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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

Alden E Besse

#519 · 1:32:22 · M9 · Group L · INV

Wave start 8:12 AM (L-INV)

Athlete B

Official

James Beyer

#521 · 1:02:45 · M58 · Group P · DR

Wave start 8:42 AM (P-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

Alden (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM; James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM. That gave Alden a 30 minutes head start on James because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Alden ran 1:32:22 and James ran 1:02:45 — James was 29:37 faster than Alden. Alden took official place 519th (time-based 951st) and James took official place 521st (time-based 129th). Alden's head start was enough to flip the official order even though James was faster on foot. Biggest swing: James gained 15:56 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Alden E Besse (L-INV) started 30 min earlier than James (P-DR).

The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.

Overall place Δ
-2
Actual time Δ
+29:37
Section gap Δ
27 min (Alden earlier)
Wave start Δ
30 min (Alden earlier)
Finish clock Δ
-0:23
Section place Δ
—

Δ = Alden − James. Negative means Alden is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Alden (L-INV) · start 8:12 AM1:32:22
James (P-DR) · start 8:42 AM1:02:45
Earliest wave start (8:12 AM)Last finish (+1:32:45)
  • Alden (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM.
  • James (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 30:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
  • Actual running time: James was 29:37 faster on foot than Alden.
  • Finish clock: Alden crossed the line 0:23 ahead of James — Alden wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +29:37 · finish clock -0:23.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentAldenJamesΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:597:25+1:34
Stairs to Windy Gap8:025:33+2:29
Windy Gap to Muir Woods8:145:43+2:31
Muir Woods to Cardiac38:3822:42+15:56
Cardiac to White Gate17:3813:15+4:23
White Gate to The Stile8:426:21+2:21
The Stile to Finish2:091:46+0:23

Δ negative = Alden ran the segment faster.

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