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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 08:02 AM

    well, you're definitely not preaching to the choir here...

    you're preaching to the "everyone gets a medal, a banquet and a parade for just showing up" bunch. what do you expect from a society where everybody is entitled?

    i was at nau the summer jim ryun trained there for the '68 olympics. we were so excited. now a marathoner is some kid's 50 year old dad.

    —beuchel Read beuchel's other letters

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