> Here are the two tables.
> 
> create table marathon_login (
>      marathon_id NUMBER Primary Key,
>      marathon_date_added date,
>      marathon_fname VARCHAR2(100),
>      marathon_lname VARCHAR2(100),
>      marathon_email VARCHAR2(100),
>      marathon_type VARCHAR2(100)
> )
> 
> create table marathon_entries (
>      marathon_id NUMBER REFERENCES marathon_login(marathon_id),
>      marathon_date_added date,
>      marathon_type VARCHAR2(100) REFERENCES 
> marathon_login(marathon_type),
>      marathon_data_date date,
>      marathon_entry VARCHAR2(10)
> )
> 
> btw, any other comments on these tables or their structure is 
> welcome.  I'm pretty new to all this.

You don't need to have marathon_entries.marathon_type - you already
reference the marathon_login table using its primary key.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
phone: 202-797-5496
fax: 202-797-5444


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