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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 08:20 AM

    Sour grapes?

    So you ran in school, that makes you a serious runner? I loved going down to first avenue in NYC and cheering on the "amateurs". I'd rather watch people who are challenging themselves, who usually have stressful jobs and families to support, than the "elite" runners on steroids!

    Also a bigger problem in this country is that every article has to have a celebrity attached to it.

    I like Salon, but this article somehow missed the mark. Is Oprah also responsible for crappy journalism?

    —pammy61 Read pammy61's other letters

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