http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/BAUC13L3GQ.DTL
Right, the elite athletes starting up front in their own little group are at a disadvantage. Where you really want to be is in the mass of thousands in the back.
I don’t ever remember seeing a marathon list the elite group separately. It’s just one big list. Until, you know, the elites get beaten.