If you were running a race and you passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now? Answer You thought you would be in first place? You would be in second place, because the person who is in first place is still first. If you were running a race and you passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now? Answer You thought you would be in first place? You would be in second place, because the person who is in first place is still first.