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for those damn middle aged ladies ruining your sport, instead of taking a cheap shot at Oprah, learn a little something about amateurs and the marathons...
The blame for interest in marathon running for average people rests on the shoulders of Joanne Woodward, and a TV movie called "See How She Runs" 1978.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0078221/
Back when this movie was made, Boston was the big deal marathon, and this little film actually inspired more of the people you hold in contempt to try something really special.
Serious marathoners who are seeded for international competition start races before wannabees like MCClelland do their wannabe runs.
And the people who actually support financially, these runs...which have grown into huge events since "See How She Runs" are not the big name atheletes or the Oprahs, but the little people who annoy McClelland so much.
