In many races competitors wear a RFID tag on their shoes or bibs. When the racer crosses a sensor a computer logs the racer’s number along with the current time. Sensors can be placed along the course to accurately calculate the racer’s finish time or pace and also to verify that the racer crossed key checkpoints. Consider such a system in use for a half-marathon running race, which is 13.1 miles. In this problem there are only three sensors: at the start, at the 7-mile point, and at the finish line.

Here is sample data for three racers. The first line is the gun time in the 24-hour time format (HH MM SS). The gun time is when the race begins. Subsequent lines are recorded by sensors and contain the sensor ID (0=start, 1=midpoint, 2=finish) followed by the racer’s number followed by the time stamp. The start time may be different than the gun time because sometimes it takes a racer a little while to get to the starting line when there is a large pack.

08 00 00
0,100,08 00 00
0,132,08 00 03
0,182,08 00 15
1,100,08 50 46
1,182,08 51 15
1,132,08 51 18
2,132,09 34 16
2,100,09 35 10
2,182,09 45 15

Create a text file with a sample race log. Write a program that reads the log data into an appropriate array structure. The program should then allow a user to enter a racer’s number and it should output the racer’s overall finish place, race split times in minutes/mile for each split (i.e., the time between sensors), and the overall race time and overall race pace. For a more challenging version modify your program so that it works with an arbitrary number of sensors placed at different locations along the course instead of just three locations. You will need to specify the mile marker for each sensor.