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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 08:25 PM

    Oh, for heaven's sake

    It's bad enough that I only run 5 miles 4 days a week and none of the "cool kids" will talk to me. And since I run (jog, really) less than an 8-minute mile, the second level of "cool kids" say "I don't know why you even bother." Now it turns out that I could run MARATHONS and the "cool kids" would still wish I'd stayed home and watched CSI: Coshocton.

    It's really hard not to feel weighed down by that snobbishness coming from fellow sports enthusiasts. Fortunately, I've managed to grow past that 8th grade mentality. Good luck to you!

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