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Saturday, November 3, 2007 07:41 AM

Ruining the Marathon

Yo Ed - Salon is actually stupid enough to pay you for this drivel? Since when is athletics only about 'winning'? And who gives a rat's arse whether Americans win another Olympic marathon or any other for that matter (not me). Its not about YOU although the article sure looks like it.

I doubt I'll ever run a marathon so you don't have to worry about me slowing everything down, but its not because I can't be competitive - its because I don't find running fun. Participating in group activities such as a marathon is a lot more about winning, whatever that is. Just getting up and trying it is a victory for many. By your standards you need to get out of journalism because clearly, based on this article, you're certainly no winner - in fact we could make a good case that you are actually contributing to lowering the literacy standards of online journalism!

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