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Saturday, November 3, 2007 12:00 AM

How Oprah ruined the marathon

America's competitive spirit has been wrecked by feel-good amateurs like Oprah whose only goal is to stagger across the finish line.
By Edward McClelland

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  • Saturday, November 3, 2007 06:48 AM

    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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