After two days lost, Italian marathoner found by police on New York City subway
Gianclaudio Marengo was still in his running gear.
Finishing the New York City Marathon was the easy part for Gianclaudio Marengo.
An off-duty police officer found Marengo on the No. 2 subway train Tuesday morning in midtown Manhattan after the Italian runner had gotten lost after finishing Sunday’s race, The New York Times reported. He was still wearing his running gear.
This undated photo provided by the New York Police Department shows Gianclaudio Marengo
The 30-year-old, non-English speaker was running with a group of recovering addicts from an Italian drug rehabilitation center, but finished (in 4 hours, 44 minutes, 27 seconds) alone and could not find his group. It was then Marengo realized he had lost his hotel card and subway map along the race course.
The Italian group’s medic told the Times that Marengo spent Sunday night in Central Park and Monday night on the subway, before an off-duty officer recognized him from a newspaper article.
Read the Times’ full story on Marengo and the marathon he endured — after running a marathon.
Update:
A new Times report Wednesday raises questions over Marengo’s whereabouts following the marathon.
The Italian runner originally told police that after walking the city, he took the train to Kennedy International Airport, but was not allowed to stay because “he looked homeless.’’
But the police agency for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said on Wednesday that it had conducted a full sweep of all terminals and had reviewed video and records submitted for passengers in distress, and that he did not turn up.
“The Port Authority police conducted canvasses and Mr. Marengo does not show up,’’ Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the authority, said. The police officers in the airports, he said, do not eject stranded passengers as a rule, but instead direct them to travelers’ aid representatives, their airline or homeless services.
Additionally, Marengo’s race results were invalidated because he was running under another racer’s bib number. According to race officials, Marengo was given the bib of his team’s medical director, who had said his back was hurting.
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