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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 09:24 AM

    Ed, you probably ought to give up now

    Dude. You thought you were a "decent" HS runner because you ran a 20 min 5K as a teenager? Uh, that's nowhere near varsity level at my son's inner city high school. And you're slamming on Oprah?

    You're mediocre as both a runner and a writer. AND you have a bad attitude. Maybe these things are related.

    I'm a 40 year old female recreational runner. I just ran my first marathon last month. I smoked Oprah's time, Katie Holmes' time, and YOUR time. 4:03.

    Maybe you should take up some other sport, one that doesn't make you so angry and resentful (and frankly, one for which you show some aptitude). You should definitely give up judging runners.

    —Anonymous

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