LA Marathon Literally Offering Participation Trophies

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We can all agree that our culture has a serious “participation trophy” problem.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Marathon offered runners the chance to quit at the 18-mile mark and still get a medal. Yes, not finish the race, but still get your participation trophy even though you were a sucker who couldn’t hack it.

As someone who just ran a marathon a couple of weekends ago, I find this incredibly embarrassing. I’m getting second-hand embarrassment for all the grown adults who couldn’t finish the race and still had the gumption to........

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