1.   The requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot.

2.   Instead of New Balance shoes, many runners were wearing other brands.

3.   Numerous runners wore American flag jogging shorts on this cold, windy day.

4.   Runners should wear lightweight, breathable fabrics in multiple layers, Rodriguez said.

5.   Runners wear everything up to and including full Native American dress.

6.   Some runners wore American flag pins clipped to their bib tag, or red, white and blue shirts.

7.   Tips advised runners to wear gloves because of the cold, and to take one to two days off before the race.

8.   Torch runners wear Champion jogging togs, and support staff, some recruited by United Way, the official volunteer agency, get official Hanes T-shirts.

9.   Today, most major races prevent a Ruiz-like hoax by making the fastest runners wear timing microchips on their shoes.

10.   Every runner wore a small black ribbon in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.