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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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  • Sunday, November 4, 2007 12:16 PM

    another good point (yes, i know, who cares if i think so), evans evans

    by only running one, oprah demeans those to whom it IS important. look, folks, it's ALL arbitrary, certainly in sports. going around and around for 400 laps? is that not crazy? not only in the Year of Global Warming. but one of the great things about people is that Some of them choose one of those arbitrary things and really try to become the best at it. oprah cuts the ground from under them, so to speak. now, deering, you have a good point too. like life, it can be seen from many angles.

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