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Dipsey Dumpster

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Saturday, November 3, 2007 06:48 AM
Original article: How Oprah ruined the marathon

What a snooty shit!

I gave up smoking and started running at age 49. I was never athletic and knew I wasn't going to win any races, ever! Still I loved it. In two years I ran my first marathon and finished in 4:30. It was among the proudest moments of my life. I have since run four more, three of them after the age of 60.

What I can't stand are snooty shits who think winning is the only thing. Believe me 45,000 people cannot finish first, but all are winners.

Dipsey Dumpster

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