27 October,2009 08:18 AM IST | | Agencies
On November 1, some 42,000 runners will share the experience of running the New York City Marathon.
But marathon organisers are taking special measures to make sure they won't also be sharing the flu specifically, the H1N1 virus, aka swine flu.
For the first time, marathoners' goody bags customarily filled with things like minipacks of pain relievers and samples of energy bars will include small hand sanitiser sprays printed with the logo of the New York Road Runners, the organisation that puts on the race. The official marathon program also says hand sanitiser will be available at the race's start.
Race organisers advise people not to run the race if they come down with the flu during marathon week, since it could spread the virus to other runners.
