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I haven't run since I was in the military, a nice brisk walk is good enough for me, thank you very much.
This article wouldn't seem as ridiculous if the author wasn't lambasting an out of shape woman for running it, and she virtually tied his best time. As it is, he just sounds like a fool, even more of a fool than someone that wants to spend an afternoon running a marathon in the first place.
This fool looks at Oprah, and sees himself, that's the problem, he's a self hating marathoner wannabe.