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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.

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  • Monday, November 5, 2007 09:16 AM

    yes, it's amazing, Anonymous, but i see it was true

    (from your url) "She did it after a two-year marathoning layoff, and 291 days after giving birth to Isla". when you see her picture, and knowing, from your previous post, that she trained up till the day she gave birth, she must have spent that extra time putting on weight so she *could* get pregnant. to my mind, bizarre, but, yes, she's one *dedicated* runner.
    most of the posters aren't. in fact many just barely managed to cross the oprah line. still, you say that it was very hard and simultaneously very fulfilling. yet many seem to have to call some writer you have never heard of, obscene names. why? One person didn't cheer for you? but that was his very point!

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