NEW YORK -- An Italian man who traveled to New York to compete in Sunday's NYC Marathon has gone missing, according to police.
Gianclaudio Marengo was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. Sunday at the marathon finish line in Central Park, police said.
Marengo, a recovering drug addict, was in New York to run the marathon with residents of San Patrignano - a famous European addiction rehabilitation center, CBS New York reports.
Marengo, 30, is described as around 5'8″ and approximately 150 lbs. He was last seen wearing a turquoise shirt, black shorts and an official NYC Marathon Racing Bib with the number #23781, according to police.
Before the race, Marengo was quoted by Italian media as saying he took up running to lose weight and change his lifestyle.
Marengo is recovering from a heroin addicion.
Marengo finished the 26.2-mile marathon in four hours and forty-four minutes, according to the NYC Marathon website.
He never showed up to meet his group at their hotel in Long Island City.
Police said Marengo only speaks Italian.
