Runners cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the start of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Two-time defending champion Paula Radcliffe, center, leads the women's elite runners across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the start of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York. Radcliffe came in fourth place in this year's race.
The men's professional field in the New York City Marathon crosses the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, linking the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn, at the start of the marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The race was won by American Meb Keflezighi, second from left, over Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot, left. American Ryan Hall, fourth from left, was fourth.
Dennis Marsella, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., crosses the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the start of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Geoffrey Kennedy, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, crosses the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the start of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
An unidentified runner, wearing a Lady Liberty crown, pauses to grab a piece of free chocolate cake being handed out by the Peter Pan Bakery in the Brooklyn borough of New York during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Jessica Arrien, 26, right, of Bridgeport, Conn., gets a kiss from her mother, Ellen Arrien, while passing her on the sidelines in the Brooklyn borough of New York during Jessica's first running of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Michel Bach, of France, wearing a replica of the Eiffel Tower, passes through the Brooklyn borough of New York during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
A runner pats a wheelchair competitor on the back while passing him as they make their way over the Pulaksi Bridge, connecting the Brooklyn and Queens boroughs, during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Runners pass over the Pulaksi Bridge, connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, with the Empire State Building in the background during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Kurt Fearnley, 28, of Australia, gives a thumbs up after coming in first in the men's wheelchair division of the 2009 New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland comes in first in the women's wheelchair division at the 2009 New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Meb Keflezighi, left, passes Robert Cheruiyot, of Kenya, in Central Park to become the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982, Sunday, Oct. Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Meb Keflezighi, foreground, of the United States, holds a flag high after coming in first place in the men's division in the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York. Jaouad Gharib, right, of Morocco, who finished third, looks on.
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia comes in first in the women's division at the 2009 New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
Defending women's champion Paula Radcliffe, right, of Great Britain, reacts as race director Mary Wittenberg comes to her aid shortly after finishing fourth in the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.
Derartu Tulu, of Ethiopia, walks through crowd at the finish line after winning the women's division of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in New York.