Free neutering, courtesy of NYC2012!

Taking its crusade to the streets, NYC2012 armed runners in yesterday’s JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge with handheld flags bearing the organization’s logo. Maybe the committee’s judgement had been clouded by a post-West Side Stadium frenzy to save Gotham’s Olympic bid. Or maybe the thought of thousands of New Yorkers running past Central Park while holding those cute little flags trumped safety concerns. Whatever the reason, in hindsight, let’s say that giving wooden sticks to athletes who would soon be pumping their arms furiously in close quarters was not the best move.