What crazy thing has happened during the NYC Marathon?
Pam Cooper: I think the year one runner about to win went off course! There was the wedding in 1993: Thomas and Pamela Young were married after eight miles. [One year] the running waiter balanced a bottle of champagne, and another man ran the entire marathon backwards. livegal909: I have noticed that I have started to kind of bulk up in my legs after increasing my running mileage and time ? I though that I was going to slim down. Why is this happening? Pam Cooper: Probably you needed the muscle mass. You needed to gain the muscle mass. trish30747: Pam, how do you prepare mentally for a race? Pam Cooper: I set a goal as a final time. I concentrate on one mile at a time and forget about my goal time. I just visualize that beforehand. porksnout2000: Do any of the runners take Epoetin before the race? Pam Cooper: Erythrotoietin ? it increases your number of red blood cells. The advantage is supposed to be that more red blood cells carry more oxygen to the muscles. It is very illegal! vivsa
