>The elite runners were not aware of her pace and could not make adjustments.

So you only run your hardest / fastest if you are aware of someone else?
That's stupid!

And here's my personal favorite part:
>There was a woman who ran the fastest time in the San Francisco Marathon, but was not declared the winner because she did not register as an elite runner.

So her time didn't count because she was not an elite runner.
If we extend this theory to other "sports" then Shane Battier's shots shouldn't count..NOT ELITE.
wtf is that?

If what you're saying is she didn't register sat all that's different.