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Amani Toomer with Boomer & Carton

Amani Toomer & Lynn Swann Talk NYC Marathon

Ex-Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer joined Boomer & Carton Friday to discuss the 2010 ING NYC Marathon. Lynn Swann also called in to engage Amani in some trash-talking.

WFAN–2010/11/05

(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Hot Topic: November 5

The Mets’ season of embarrassment isn’t over yet, as New York’s longtime clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels was suspended by the team Thursday.

WFAN–2010/11/05

Rescued miner Edison Pena on the "Late Show With David Letterman." (Courtesy: Worldwide Pants Inc.)

Rescued Miner Steals The Show On ‘Letterman’

Edison Pena gave the term “underground comedy” a whole new meaning when he appeared on The Late Show Thursday night.

2010/11/05

New York City Marathon race director Mary Wittenberg is seen at a news conference with rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena - New York, NY - Nov 4, 2010 - Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

Marathon Race Director Also Running In Race

At 5:15 in the morning, Mary Wittenberg is already on the run in Central Park.

2010/11/05

Runners compete in the 2009 New York City Marathon - Nov 1, 2009 - Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

NYC Marathon Runner Has New Lease On Life

To participate in the New York City Marathon at 69-years-old is outstanding. To do it with a new heart that you just got in January is absolutely unbelievable.

2010/11/05

Runners of the 2005 New York City Marathon pass through Brooklyn, NY - Nov 6, 2005 - Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Jobless Columbia Grad Finds Time For Marathon Training

Finding time to train for the New York City Marathon is tough, but not for the unemployed.

2010/11/04

Edison Pena (Credit: Photo/Associated Press)

Rescued Chilean Miner Prepared For NYC Marathon

Edison Pena has prepared for Sunday’s New York City Marathon like no other competitor: running each morning and afternoon in steel-tipped electrician’s boots that he cut down to ankle-high shoes.

WFAN–2010/11/04

Ethan Zohn arrives at Stand Up To Cancer at Sony Pictures Studios - Culver City, CA - Sep 10, 2010 - Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

TV, Real Life “Survivor” Running NYC Marathon

He was the mop-top, million dollar winner of “Survivor: Africa,” but 36-year-old Ethan Zohn made the cover of People magazine for a very different challenge: cancer.

2010/11/03

Runners of the 2009 New York City Marathon pass through Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY - Nov 1, 2009 - Photo: Afton Almaraz/Getty Images

Meet The Face Of The New York City Marathon

On the sides of city buses and on the subways, on light pole banners and magazines, you’ll see her. Her name is Veronica Velasquez.

2010/11/03

Meb Keflezighi of the USA crosses the finish line to win the mens during the 40th ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Meb Keflezighi Returns To NYC Marathon As Champion

The reigning New York City Marathon champion boarded a plane to come defend his title, and another passenger asked, “Are you Meb Keflezighi?”

WFAN–2010/11/03

The runners of the New York City Marathon pass through Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY - Nov 1, 2009 - Photo: Afton Almaraz/Getty Images

Charity Not Suffering At New York City Marathon

Charities have benefited from the long odds of getting into the New York City Marathon.

2010/11/02

Runners participate in the New York City Marathon - Nov 1, 2009 - Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images

Army Vet Running NYC Marathon In Brother’s Memory

Sarah Shea is running her first NYC Marathon – in honor of her younger brother Ryan, who died while competing for a spot on the U.S. men’s marathon team.

2010/11/01

(Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images/IAAF)

NYC Marathon: No Talk Of Quitting From The Great Geb

Fortunately for the New York City Marathon, Haile Gebrselassie won’t even talk about retirement.

WFAN–2010/11/01

(AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

B&C Show Blog & Audio: What Now?

With the Jets on a bye and the Giants playing in Dallas Monday night, the floor was wide-open to talk about the Yankees and their loss to the Rangers in the ALCS.

WFAN–2010/10/25

Fairfield, Conn. resident Tim Sweeney will run his first marathon next month - thanks to a rare double lung transplant to treat his cystic fibrosis.

Man To Run NYC Marathon After Double Lung Transplant

A Connecticut man is running his first marathon next month. That might not sound unusual except for the fact that last fall he couldn’t walk across a room.

2010/10/21

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