""" raceAnnouncer.py
    demonstrate numeric comparisons and
    elif """

for lap in range(1, 11):
    print "lap", lap
    print "    ",
    
    if lap == 1:
        print "starting the race"
    elif lap < 5:
        print "still in the first half"
    elif lap == 5:
        print "halfway there..."
    elif lap == 10:
        print "Finished!"
    elif lap >= 6:
        print "getting closer"
    else:
        print "something went wrong"

    print "     another great lap"

print "That was quite a race!!"