Comments on: Did Oprah Make You a Marathoner?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:49:01 +0000

I don’t understand why so many people always manage to find fault in even the most positive of things. Whether or not Oprah or any celeb had drinks handed to them or got to start right at the beginning… they still ran a marathon! Even to walk that distance is a huge effort, it doesn’t matter how long it took them. They did it! And to any runner out there who has become so blase about their running that they think running a marathon in 4.5 hours is “not that great”…. the fact you even think that tells me you’ve lost sight of one of the very best things about running – the concept of “personal best”. Oprah running the marathon hasn’t made me think “I could beat her”, it’s made me think “if she can do it so can I”. I plan to run my first marathon in September, and even if it takes me5 or 6 hours, even getting to the START line will be a major achievment, I can’t even begin to imagine how proud of myself I’ll be for finishing it.

By: MMS Jim

MMS Jim — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:18:16 +0000

With this generation of couch potatos – we need more of the get your butt up and do something news coverage. Good work!

By: Oprah Could Beat Me In a Race. « the razor’s edge

Oprah Could Beat Me In a Race. « the razor’s edge — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:18 +0000

[...] Winfrey, Marine Corps Marathon CRNs Anne wrote about Oprah’s influence on marathoners here. Whatever you think about Oprah, you have to hand it to her – she followed through on her program, [...]

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:34:44 +0000

I have to agree with your last sentence, humble Susan is much more of a role model to me then Star & Glitter Oprah.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:42:08 +0000

For me, being faster than Oprah is a lot like being potty trained. No one is impressed than I am, but everyone would be disappointed if I wasn’t.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:25:53 +0000

what a story anne! i’m still impressed by oprah’s finish.

By: Melisa (Irish Blue)

Melisa (Irish Blue) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:50:11 +0000

I have to admit, I want to run my first marathon in under 4:30 so I can beat Oprah. Sad, but true.

I agree with Jank, if she motivated people, then it’s a good thing.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:58:12 +0000

I think the Team in Training people probably influenced my first marathon as much as anything else. Although I didn’t do TNT, I went to a meeting and read a lot of TNT blogs before I committed to doing my first marathon. They made me realize two things: 1. that it was possible for the common person to run a marathon and 2. that there is something harder than training for a marathon – trying to raise money while you’re doing it.

By: jank

jank — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:15:58 +0000

Hey, anything that gets folks off their rumps and on the road is good.

By: ff_jeff

ff_jeff — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:32:12 +0000

I have to laugh. My whole purpose for trying to get faster is because I had a group of people heckeling me that Oprah finished with a faster Marathon time than I did. I even wrote a couple of blog posts about it.