Serena Williams gives booty-ful reason why she won't run a marathon

Serena Williams waited patiently at the finish line of last Sunday's NYC Marathon for her tennis rival and good friend Caroline Wozniacki to complete the race — which she did in an impressive 3 hours, 27 minutes.

And no one was happier than the teary-eyed Williams.

On Friday, Williams began her morning with a brief “SerenaFriday” question-and-answer session on Twitter, which led to an inquiry about her interest in running the New York City marathon like her tennis pal did.

The No. 1 women's player in the world didn't mince words and got right to the bottom line:

"My ass is too big."

My ass is too big. RT “@heldermario: @serenawilliams are you thinking of running in next years New York Marathon???#serenafriday”
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) November 7, 2014

My guess is that there would be too many runners who would gladly drop to the back of the pack to follow Williams' booty for 26.2 miles.

Pamela Anderson rests in bed after running New York City Marathon

Pamela Anderson showed off her post-marathon therapy after running the New York City Marathon on Sunday, with a Twitter photo simply captioned "Ouch!"

The 46 year-old former "Baywatch" beauty joined almost 50,000 other runners in this year's event but needed a little post-race resuscitation after finishing in 5 hours and 41 minutes. 

Ouch! pic.twitter.com/jM2kpkzWXW
— Pamela Anderson (@PamelaDAnderson) November 3, 2013

Anderson ran the five-borough-wide race with her brother Gerry, helping to meet the goal of raising $76,000 for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, according to People magazine.

Mission accomplished, but she clearly needed a comfortable bed and several ice packs after her daunting feat.

"Thank you New York City!" she tweeted, with a photo showing off her Road Runners medallion.

NYC Marathon considering alternate starting area due to government shutdown

The government shutdown could mean a change to the starting line for the New York City Marathon.

That's because the usual staging site is the federally operated Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Fort Wadsworth is part of Gateway National Recreation Area controlled by the National Parks Service.

Organizers of the Nov. 3 race say they are working with city, state and federal officials to come up with an alternate site if the shutdown continues.

They declined to say which site or sites they are considering but said it would remain on Staten Island. More than 45,000 runners will participate in this year's 26.2-mile run.

The marathon was canceled last year because of Superstorm Sandy. Additional security is planned for this year's event after twin bombing at the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured more than 260.

NYC Marathon bans hydration packs, strollers and masks as security measures

Heightened security prompted by the deadly Boston Marathon bombings has led race officials from the New York City Marathon to ban CamelBaks — hydration backpacks filled with water — or containers bigger than 1 liter from the race.

Other banned items for the Nov. 3 event include strollers, vests with pockets and "costumes covering the face or any non-formfitting, bulky outfits extending beyond the perimeter of the body."

More than 48,000 runners are expected at this year's race — after Hurricane Sandy washed out last year’s event  — and it was expanded to accommodate the extra runners who were denied a run through the five boroughs last year.

This year's changes  — which have become commonplace at all U.S. sporting events — were instituted immediately after the April terrorist attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 near the Boston finish line, reports the N.Y. Daily News. Runners were notified of the restrictions by the New York Road Runners Club via email.

Runners prepping for the marathon who use hydration packs — also known as reservoir packs — called them lifesavers for those who need water but don’t want to lug bottles in their hands. They now need to come up another solution to keep hydrated.

Runners can carry bottled water in their hands — as long as it is under a liter — or in "fuel belts" that can hold small bottles of water said the NYRRC.

Plenty of water and Gatorade Endurance Formula will also be available along the 26.2-mile route as well.

New York City Marathon will not be held this Sunday

After days of growing pressure from politicians, residents and runners themselves to cancel the New York City Marathon,  city officials and the event's sponsors have decided that the race will not be held this Sunday.

Details on whether or not the race would be postponed or cancelled are unclear and how the New York Road Runners — the organization which sponsors the run —would handle the change.  It's too early to know how popular the news will be among the field of nearly 50,000 runners expecting to compete — thousands who have traveled to New York to run and have trained for months.

The move comes just as the city announced that power has been restore to huge tracts of the East Side and Lower Side of Manhattan and the criticism of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to hold the race swelled.

Bloomberg issued the following statement moments after news of the cancellation came out:

"The marathon has been an integral part of New York City's life for 40 years and is an event tens of thousands of New yorkers participate in and million more watch.  While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division."

"The marathon has always bought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination.  We would  to want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it.:

"We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event — even one as meaningful as this —to distract attention away from all the critically important work that is being done to recover from the storm and get our city back on track.  The New York Road Runners will have additional information in the days ahead."

Bloomberg repeatedly said the race would go on for the good of the city's economy despite the prospect of participants running through neighborhoods ravaged by the storm.

He finally made the right decision.