by Alfonz Juck
NEW YORK (USA): A heightened security presence will be visible at the New York Marathon following Manhattan’s terrorist attack on Tuesday, informs insidethegames.biz. New York Police Department chief Carlos Gomez has sought to re-assure the public that Sunday’s event will be “very safe.” More trucks and blocker vehicles, as well as an increased number of heavy weapons teams and counter-terrorism officers will be implemented for Sunday’s race. “We more than doubled our observation teams, our rooftop observation posts, as well as our counter-sniper teams from the emergency services unit throughout the boroughs, not just here in Manhattan,” added Gomez.
RunBlogRun opines: With the attack on Tuesday, security increased immediately. This writer, on Thursday night, walked three miles in Manhattan and then another few miles early in the morning, and noticed New York’s finest everywhere. Perception is reality in the world of athletic security. As the security was increased in Chicago before the marathon in the Windy City, so will NYC be on high alert. This is the zietgeist. It is not something, unfortunately, that will go away for some time to come.
