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I think, man, quitcher belly-aching, you sound all whiney instead of manly. Blame it on Oprah? Man, you have got that wrong. Oprah is the cause of global warming, the Y2K debacle, and the fact that that little tip of the toothpaste gets hard overnight. Geez, get it straight.
You want to be 'an elite?' Start your own marathon. Those who wish to be 'elite' have, since forever, started their own cricket clubs and country clubs. If you wish to compete though: the truly elite competition already exists: The Olympics.
Complaining about 'the great unwashed' participating in a marathon, is like complaining about all the mom and pop startups in America, except you're The Donald. It ain't befittin' man, to be carrying on like that...unless you're still living with your parents.
Here's the real deal: your age, year after year, is going to be the real slower-downer in every sense of those words. Age will do to your running speed, ankles, hips, shins, what Oprah couldnt. All I can say, is come on over. The spirit of running is what its about. We don't talk about 'the ego of running,' man. We talk about Spirit.
