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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

Marnix Mullen

#328 · 1:12:12 · M13 · Group U · INV

Wave start 8:19 AM (U-INV)

Athlete B

Official

Ellen Smolarski

#326 · 1:15:09 · F26 · 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

Marnix (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM; Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM. That gave Ellen a 3 minutes head start on Marnix. On foot, Marnix ran 1:12:12 and Ellen ran 1:15:09 — Marnix was 2:57 faster than Ellen. Marnix took official place 328th (time-based 395th) and Ellen took official place 326th (time-based 487th). Ellen's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Marnix was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Marnix gained 1:10 from Cardiac to White Gate.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Ellen Smolarski (Q-INV) started 3 min earlier than Marnix (U-INV).

Overall place Δ
+2
Actual time Δ
-2:57
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
3 min (Ellen earlier)
Finish clock Δ
+0:03
Section place Δ
-15

Δ = MarnixEllen. Negative means Marnix is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Marnix (U-INV) · start 8:19 AM1:12:12
Ellen (Q-INV) · start 8:16 AM1:15:09
Earliest wave start (8:16 AM)Last finish (+1:15:12)
  • Ellen (Q-INV) started at 8:16 AM.
  • Marnix (U-INV) started at 8:19 AM, 3:00 later.
  • Actual running time: Marnix was 2:57 faster on foot than Ellen.
  • Finish clock: Ellen crossed the line 0:03 ahead of Marnix Ellen wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual -2:57 · finish clock +0:03.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentMarnixEllenΔ
Start to Top of Stairs7:578:56-0:59
Stairs to Windy Gap6:366:27+0:09
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:076:05+0:02
Muir Woods to Cardiac28:1529:13-0:58
Cardiac to White Gate14:0215:12-1:10
White Gate to The Stile7:117:18-0:07
The Stile to Finish2:041:58+0:06

Δ negative = Marnix ran the segment faster.