New York City Marathon Highlights

Photo MORNING COMMUTE: Viktor Havel of Czech Republic waits for an A train at the Nostrand Avenue stop in Bedford-Stuyvesant on his way to run the New York City Marathon early Sunday morning. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times Photo Runners boarded an R train at Jay Street-Metrotech on their way to the New York City Marathon. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times Photo Michal Kapral joggled during the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon last year. Credit Christine Spingola/Canada Running Series As an elite joggler — that is, someone who runs while juggling a trio of balls in the air — Michal Kapral of Canada is used to doing things the hard way. But at this year’s New York City Marathon, that will mean settling for an ordinary 26.2 miles, empty-handed. Marathon organizers have banned joggling from the course, ruling that millet-filled beanbags like Kapral’s count as “Prohibited Items.”

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