The Secret, Gross Tradition Of The New York City Marathon
Crossing the bridge isn't worth the toll.
![The Secret, Gross Tradition Of The New York City Marathon](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/8/3/741783_320x180.jpg?v=2)
The New York City Marathon has been canceled this year due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis, but we'll honor what should have been its 50th anniversary by sharing the most disgusting aspect of the race.
Read below about the common warning given to marathon participants.
![THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST MARATHON. NG 2019 RACE, BY THE NUMBERS: 54, 205 participants 53,627 finishers 141 countries represen](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/8/741778.jpg?v=2)
![ONE WARNING REMAINS ABOUT THE RACE: THE PEE SHOWER ON THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/8/1/741781.jpg?v=2)
![The race begins in Staten Island, where participants are corralled near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The bridge has two levels, and it's the first o](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/6/741776.jpg?v=2)
![tt CK USUMDE AIT BAND8 INGG 38274 Runners on the lower tier are advised to stay in the middle to avoid being urinated on by runners on the upper tier.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/8/0/741780.jpg?v=2)
![DON'T BELIEVE ME? This is a common warning on running blogs and forums. If you end up on the lower section of the Verrazano Bridge, beware of running](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/1/8/741818.jpg?v=1)
![My group would be on the lower bridge. Fun fact had heard that you don't want to run on the outsides of the bridge because people pee off the top. I d](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/1/6/741816.jpg?v=1)
![SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IT'S A MYTH I'm here to tell you from personal experience that the rumors are 100% false. First off, that would have to be one ver](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/9/741779.jpg?v=2)
![EVEN IF IT'S RARE, BELIEVE THE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS. Very true, you see people peeing off the bridge in the first half mile. Even saw a woman doing it w](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/7/741777.jpg?v=2)