CREATE TABLE "achievements" (
  "year" real,
  "competition" text,
  "venue" text,
  "position" text,
  "notes" text
);

Question: What position did he finish after 1998 and a note time of 2:31:40?
SQL: SELECT "position" FROM "achievements" WHERE "year">1998 AND "notes"='2:31:40';

Question: What venue featured a notes of 2:38:44?
SQL: SELECT "venue" FROM "achievements" WHERE "notes"='2:38:44';