running-race-results

Running Race Results

A command-line tool that looks up a runner's race result across multiple timing providers. Look up by bib or by runner name within a race, or pull an athlete's full history across events. Race names are fuzzy-matched, so "berlin marathon" resolves to the right event.

running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "<race name>" <bib>            # by bib
running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "<race name>" --name "<name>"  # by name, within the race
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete "<name>" [--provider athlinks|nyrr] | --racer-id <id> | --me   # cross-event history

$ running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "berlin marathon" 73664 --year 2025
Race           BMW Berlin Marathon 2025
Runner         Sample Runner
Bib            73664
Net time       04:21:19
Gun time       04:29:35
Overall place  24556
Gender place   17968
Source         https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2025/?content=detail&...

Providers

There is no single API for race results — each timing platform is different. This tool wraps several behind one interface.

Provider	Coverage	Status
NYRR	New York Road Runners events	✅ live
Mika Timing	Berlin + World Marathon Majors (Boston, Chicago, London, Tokyo, …)	✅ live
Athlinks	Aggregator (many events worldwide)	✅ live — no token needed (ATHLINKS_TOKEN optional)
RaceResult	Events on my.raceresult.com	✅ live

How it works

race name + bib
      │
      ▼
  catalog ──▶ fuzzy resolver ──▶ (provider, event, year)
                                        │
                                        ▼
                                 provider adapter ──▶ live API / page
                                        │
                                        ▼
                              unified Result ──▶ table / JSON

• Catalog (internal/catalog/catalog.json): a bundled map of known races → provider + event id + name aliases. Extend it by adding an entry — no code change needed.
• Resolver (internal/resolve): normalizes the query (drops sponsor prefixes like TCS/BMW), then scores it against the catalog with token-overlap + edit distance. --year / --date disambiguate the edition.
• Provider adapters (internal/provider/*): one per timing platform, each implementing a common Provider interface (Lookup(event, bib) → Result).
• Result (internal/domain): a unified shape (runner, bib, net/gun time, places, age group, splits, source URL). Missing fields are omitted, never faked.

Install

Requires Go 1.26.4+.

# Install the CLI directly
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/other/running-race-results/cmd/running-race-results-pp-cli@latest
running-race-results-pp-cli --help

Or build from a clone:

git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library
cd printing-press-library/library/other/running-race-results
go build -o running-race-results-pp-cli ./cmd/running-race-results-pp-cli
./running-race-results-pp-cli --help

Usage

Look up one result — by bib or by name

# By bib
running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "mini 10k" 19 --year 2026

# Disambiguate the edition by date (year is derived)
running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "berlin marathon" 73664 --date 2025-09-28

# By runner name within a race (any provider)
running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "berlin marathon" --name "Runner" --year 2025

# Machine-readable output (works on every command)
running-race-results-pp-cli lookup "berlin marathon" 73664 --year 2025 --json

Pass exactly one of <bib> or --name. A name that matches several runners prints a list to refine by bib; an ambiguous race name lists the editions.

Athlete history across events

# Athlinks (default) — all of a person's races; pick from the list if the name is common
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete "Sample Athlete"
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete --racer-id 43234281

# Your own Athlinks history — racer id read from ATHLINKS_TOKEN, no name needed
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete --me

# NYRR history (all of someone's NYRR races)
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete --provider nyrr "Sample Runner"
running-race-results-pp-cli athlete --provider nyrr --racer-id 2969961

--provider selects the history source (athlinks default, or nyrr). --me is Athlinks-only (it reads the racer id from the token).

$ running-race-results-pp-cli athlete --me
Date        Race                                  Distance       Net time  Overall
2025-09-21  Berlin Marathon                       Marathon       3:34:01   8917
2025-10-05  Jersey City 5K                        5K Run         18:52     187
...

Configuration

Secrets are read from the environment (never hardcoded). Put them in a local .env (gitignored):

Variable	Used by	Notes
ATHLINKS_TOKEN	Athlinks	Optional. Athlinks' athlete, search, and detail endpoints are public — lookup and athlete work with no token. Set it only for athlete --me (your racer id is read from the token) or as a fallback if an endpoint returns 401/403. A Bearer … token from the Athlinks frontend; short-lived (~2h).

# .env — optional; only needed for `athlete --me` or auth-gated endpoints
ATHLINKS_TOKEN="Bearer eyJ…"

Development

go test ./...        # unit tests (offline — adapters run against recorded fixtures)
go vet ./...
gofmt -l .           # must be empty

• Adapters are tested against real recorded responses in testdata/fixtures/<provider>/, served by an in-process httptest server — no network in unit tests.
• Provider request/response shapes are documented in docs/providers/contracts.md.
• Adding a provider: implement provider.Provider in internal/provider/<name>, register it in cmd/running-race-results-pp-cli/main.go, add catalog entries, and a fixture-backed test.

Notes

• Lookups are by bib, not by runner name. Live tracking and analytics are out of scope.
• Test fixtures are anonymized recorded response shapes used purely for offline tests.