They come from all over the world participating in the New York Marathon. From Santo Domingo to Russia, from Denmark to South Africa not to miss any sporting event of the year. But those who support it, makes her, makes her thundering around the world, this New York City Marathon, are the fans. They are left to wait for their samples for hours and hours, whether rain is that there is wind, rain and snow. Await with strange clothes that bear the name of the choir runner, preparing sympathetic signs, barriers to reaching out by offering food and drinks for runners. Sometimes cheering on their dad, sometimes the son’s girlfriend, mother or best friend.
Some people do not know anyone among runners but athletes wait at the barrier for hours, until the end of the race without blaming signs of fatigue. Ring the bells, call Name the athlete who brings him back on his shirt, and give proof of entry. ‘Do not give up’, ‘run’, ‘so vai’, ‘you went very well’, ‘from which you can make it’. These are the most common phrases you hear in the streets of New York for 8:00 to 9:00 hours, until the arrival of the last ranked that does not give raise their arms when they reach the finish line in Central Park.
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