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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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  • Monday, November 5, 2007 09:38 AM

    Inspired by the idea, not the article

    I think it's a feat just to finish a marathon. I'm still impressed if it takes two days. My attitude is: Don't forget, the first man to run a marathon dropped dead afterwards. yes that was a long time ago, but he still gave us a goal to shoot for. To survive!

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