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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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  • Friday, November 2, 2007 07:43 PM

    Admiration

    I admire anyone who completes a marathon, however slowly. I used to be a fairly good recreational runner. Yes I could scrape under 12 minutes for 2 miles, 20 minutes for 5K and 90 minutes for the half marathon, but I never, ever ran a marathon. Just too much hard work and too much pain for me. At least Oprah got off her fat butt, in spite of her numerous other committments and put in the time, effort, and mileage to get herself in shape to complete a marathon. I do not suffer from Oprahphilia, but give credit where credit is due, and she has inspired many people to achieve beyond what they thought they could go. (My God, what am I saying?)

    —Amerigo Read Amerigo's other letters

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