‘Today says everything about New York’: marathon runners reject terror threat
Five days after a truck attack killed eight, crowds thronged the streets of the Big Apple in a show ..
Five days after a truck attack killed eight, crowds thronged the streets of the Big Apple in a show of unity that was backed by plenty of clanging cowbells
If the intention of the New York truck attacker was to instil terror in the hearts and minds of ordinary people, he got his answer on Sunday when 50,000 runners took part in the city’s marathon, cheered on by more than 2 million undeterred supporters.
In perfect running conditions of grey sky and a mild chill, New York came out in force to celebrate the universal art of running. From the starting block under the Verrazano-Narrows bridge in Staten Island, through Brooklyn and the Bronx to Central Park where the race snaked to a finish, crowds clanged cowbells and called out encouragement to the participants from 125 countries.
