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Originally Posted by incantevole
It would be a little easier to criticize him as a runner, if it were not overshadowed by the fact that he whipped the whole fucking world so bad it hurt every year on the bike. If Jerry Rice did the same thing, no one would knock him just out of respect for what he did in another sport. And he didn't almost die of cancer.
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You are wrong about the Jerry Rice thing. Running a marathon has nothing to do with anything you did in the past. I would say the same thing about anybody who got "the star treatment". I would say just what I said. It's a great accomplishment, but it was made a whole hell of a lot easier by all the pampering.
Oh and by the way. I ran Chicago and I HAD CANCER TOO (malignant melanoma). I'm not taking anything away from his past accomplishments. I'm just commenting on the obvious. He had help with the marathon. If you can't admit that then you are blind.
I've made 487 posts without mentioning that I had cancer, so it's not like I'm trying to illicit any sort of reaction. I'm just a little tweaked that cancer would be used as an excuse to "lay off" someone or give someone a break. I love everything Lance has done with his foundation and all the great work he does for people like me. I think lance is using his fame in the most productive way he can. But, that has nothing at all to do with my critique of his marathon.