> If you agree to some extent that races are also about determining who the better runner is I don't agree with this to a meaningful extent. "Better" is too va

> If you agree to some extent that races are also about determining who the better runner is I don't agree with this to a meaningful extent. "Better" is too vague to be meaningful. A purpose of the race is to determine who won the race. Sometimes that is to some extent the better runner, but not always. I don't care who the better runner is. I want to know who won the race.