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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

Gretchen Andrus

#430 · 1:18:35 · F38 · Group Q · INV

Wave start 8:16 AM (Q-INV)

Athlete B

Official

James L Shirley

#432 · 1:11:41 · M35 · Group Y · INV

Wave start 8:23 AM (Y-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

Gretchen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM; James (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM. That gave Gretchen a 7 minutes head start on James. On foot, Gretchen ran 1:18:35 and James ran 1:11:41 — James was 6:54 faster than Gretchen. Gretchen took official place 430th (time-based 595th) and James took official place 432nd (time-based 379th). Gretchen's head start was enough to flip the official order even though James was faster on foot. Biggest swing: James gained 2:31 from Cardiac to White Gate.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Gretchen Andrus (Q-INV) started 7 min earlier than James (Y-INV).

Overall place Δ
-2
Actual time Δ
+6:54
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
7 min (Gretchen earlier)
Finish clock Δ
-0:06
Section place Δ
-31

Δ = GretchenJames. Negative means Gretchen is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Gretchen (Q-INV) · start 8:16 AM1:18:35
James (Y-INV) · start 8:23 AM1:11:41
Earliest wave start (8:16 AM)Last finish (+1:18:41)
  • Gretchen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
  • James (Y-INV) started at 8:23 AM, 7:00 later.
  • Actual running time: James was 6:54 faster on foot than Gretchen.
  • Finish clock: Gretchen crossed the line 0:06 ahead of James Gretchen wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +6:54 · finish clock -0:06.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentGretchenJamesΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:438:06+0:37
Stairs to Windy Gap7:046:04+1:00
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:275:36+0:51
Muir Woods to Cardiac30:0328:43+1:20
Cardiac to White Gate16:3814:07+2:31
White Gate to The Stile7:337:12+0:21
The Stile to Finish2:071:53+0:14

Δ negative = Gretchen ran the segment faster.