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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

Brian Sterling

#82 · 1:09:53 · M62 · Group L · INV

Wave start 8:12 AM (L-INV)

Athlete B

Official

Stephen C Donahue

#84 · 1:02:00 · M48 · Group V · INV

Wave start 8:20 AM (V-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

Brian (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM; Stephen (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM. That gave Brian a 8 minutes head start on Stephen. On foot, Brian ran 1:09:53 and Stephen ran 1:02:00 — Stephen was 7:53 faster than Brian. Brian took official place 82nd (time-based 319th) and Stephen took official place 84th (time-based 112th). Brian's head start was enough to flip the official order even though Stephen was faster on foot. Biggest swing: Stephen gained 1:11 from Top of Stairs to Windy Gap.

Deltas

Computed

Wave start

Brian Sterling (L-INV) started 8 min earlier than Stephen (V-INV).

Overall place Δ
-2
Actual time Δ
+7:53
Section gap Δ
±0 (same section)
Wave start Δ
8 min (Brian earlier)
Finish clock Δ
-0:07
Section place Δ
-2

Δ = BrianStephen. Negative means Brian is ahead/faster.

Race timeline

Computed
Brian (L-INV) · start 8:12 AM1:09:53
Stephen (V-INV) · start 8:20 AM1:02:00
Earliest wave start (8:12 AM)Last finish (+1:10:00)
  • Brian (L-INV) started at 8:12 AM.
  • Stephen (V-INV) started at 8:20 AM, 8:00 later.
  • Actual running time: Stephen was 7:53 faster on foot than Brian.
  • Finish clock: Brian crossed the line 0:07 ahead of Stephen Brian wins this head-to-head.

Δ (A − B): actual +7:53 · finish clock -0:07.

Position through the course

Official

Segment-by-segment splits

Official
Segment-by-segment splits comparing the two selected athletes.
SegmentBrianStephenΔ
Start to Top of Stairs8:227:11+1:11
Stairs to Windy Gap6:205:09+1:11
Windy Gap to Muir Woods6:035:40+0:23
Muir Woods to Cardiac25:30
Cardiac to White Gate14:47
White Gate to The Stile6:526:31+0:21
The Stile to Finish1:592:03-0:04

Δ negative = Brian ran the segment faster.