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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 11:08 PM

    Pure elitist

    Edward McClelland is all over the place with his article but when you cut through all the grumbling it sounds like he's actually disappointed that people have become attracted to the sport he loves.

    How strange!

    It reminds me of growing up in a small town on Vancouver Island where outdoor types chastised people for not exercising more and then complained when newbies started hiking on their precious mountains.

    What kind of fool wouldn't applaud even feeble attempts at physical exertion?

    Self-righteous elitists.

    —marko1965 Read marko1965's other letters

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