> > The conjecture can be reduced to restricting the runners' speeds to positive integers: If the conjecture is true for n runners with integer speeds, it is tr

> > The conjecture can be reduced to restricting the runners' speeds to positive integers: If the conjecture is true for n runners with integer speeds, it is true for n numbers (sic) with real speeds. No need for sic when quoting Wikipedia; you can (and I have) just fix it!