Doubts were raised before the first New York Marathon about the runners 'safety, but the enthusiastic response of city spectators, cheering and aiding the contestants, quickly put those fears to rest.
紐約之外，其他大城的馬拉松也一樣，每逢比賽，大家都使出渾身解數，各展奇招來推薦自己，像水牛城的「尼加拉瓜大瀑布」之跑、波斯頓的「古蹟之跑」等均頗富盛名。